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#1 djold1

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Posted 21 September 2014 - 12:25 PM

Here's a Fort Worth Gazette blog about some local history starting in 1889


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Posted 22 September 2014 - 09:45 PM

Great work, Pete. Nice to see a lot of dots getting connected in Fort Worth's railroad history.

 

I sure would enjoy seeing the Google Earth file you must have based on that screenshot in the blog post. Looks like a ton of good info in there!



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Posted 23 September 2014 - 09:03 AM

Thanks NS..  

 

The Google Earth file is my private and rather messy collection of historic and interesting things.  But I appreciate your interest.. 


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Posted 24 September 2014 - 02:16 PM

I understand and can certainly relate. I have used Google Earth to map the majority of the territory my seniority allows me to operate trains over. Lots of free time in far-flung hotels with nothing to watch on TV will do that to you. I was in the midst of that project when I found myself sitting at a red signal at Tower 55 and it dawned on me that most of the track in my range of vision will be removed and replaced in a short period of time. That's when I began using GE to map not only the removed routes through Tower 55, but also other historical railroads in the region.

 

Prior to railroading, I worked in land surveying and civil engineering for many years, so I'm pretty comfortable with maps, plats and aerial photography. One of these days I'd like to get back to the Tarrant County courthouse and dig into the deed records for some right-of-way parcel information. I have a feeling that's the only way I'll track down some of the more challenging "lost" routes in the area.

 

Anyway, back to this thread, it's nice how your research and findings in this particular area have overlapped my interest in the same area. It's been very informative for me. I'm hoping to attend the Cotton Belt Symposium in the next week and a half (provided work doesn't intervene), where I'm sure this particular discovery will be much discussed.






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