Red River Railroad Museum
Geologist Devin Dennie visits the Red River Railroad Museum in Denison, TX and talks about some of the area's history as it relates to the M-K-T (a.k.a Katy) Railroad
CitiRail Power on BNSF Manifest in Denison, TX
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At 5:14 in this video, it was the first time I saw this train, idle in the BNSF Denison, TX yard. After I visited the Red River Railroad Museum, I heard the horn of a train and sure enough, it was the same one making its way North into Oklahoma. It was on the Madill Sub and came from Frisco. This was my 2nd CitiRail engine sighting and it was a nice one. Thanks for watching!
The engines were:
CREX 1429 GE ES44AC
BNSF 7887 GE ES44DC
Memorial Day Denison Texas
Red River Bridge Texoma
Overview
Through truss bridge over Red River on a railroad line, just east of U.S. 69/75 highway
Location
Grayson County, Texas, and Bryan County, Oklahoma
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1890; Two spans lost to flooding 1908 & replaced; Substructure rebuilt 1916-7; Southernmost truss damaged by a derailment & replaced w/relocated DPGs mid-1950s
Railroads
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (SLSF; Frisco)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Four span through truss
Also called
Frisco - Red River Bridge (courtesy of BridgeHunters.com)
Denison Area Chamber of Commerce - Best Recreation Destination - Texas 2013
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With a nod to its historic past, Denison has an eye toward the future. Steady growth, friendly people, some of the finest schools in America, along with a a highly-skilled workforce, Denison is consistently ranked among the top places to live in the country.
Doc Holliday Festival, Denison TX April 29 2017
Today I talk with Donna Dow, Denison TX Main Street Director. The Doc Holliday Festival will be April 29, 2017 and many other events throughout the summer.
May 31, 2015 Red river Denison, Texas flooding from record high
Lake Texoma new all time highest level today from all the flooding so much water coming into red river from lake and highway 91 washout river so flooded it looks like islands on the river most these areas are not under water usually
UP 1988 (MKT heritage) at Denison, Tx. 03/27/2009 ©
Over 2 1/2 hrs. late, the Katy heritage unit was delivered to the RED RIVER RAILROAD MUSEUM re-grand opening by the TNER DGNO. Tags: Railfanning NS UP KCS CSX CN CP BNSF FXE AMTRAK SP WP CNW E8A 40-2 Metrolink Metra EJ&E SD38-2 Sw1500 MP15AC MP15DC Conrail GTW Santa Fe Burlington Northern Gp 38-2 39 SD 40 45 50-2 60 SD70MAC SD70ACe ES44DC 30-7 40-8 32-8 DASH9 ACC45TE 44CW SD9043Mac mkt ssw cotton belt dgno tner hlcx necr llpx gmtx svgx kiamichi rmpx railamerica intermodal grain manifest barfbonnet heritage nafta 1982 1983 1988 1989 1995 1996 2001 2002 4575 9647 2010 8444 3985 844 7400 ©
Carpenters Bluff Bridge and Taovayas Memorial Bridge- Texas-Oklahoma
Our latest ride took us to Carpenters Bluff Bridge and the Taovayas memorial Bridge. Carpenters Bluff Bridge is a 116 year old historic one lane bridge that crosses the red river between Texas and Oklahoma. It was scheduled to be closed forever to motor transport and we wanted to ride it before that happened. On the way back into Texas we stopped at the Taovayas memorial Bridge which is the newest bridge that crosses the Texas-Oklahoma state line.
Wrenching on bikes isn't all we do, we ride them too. Riding videos like these depict the Ride it portion of this channel. Both local and multi-state rides we embark on are the underlying reason we have bikes and continue to share some of those adventures.
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A Little Switching Work in Denison, TX
Moving some cars September 4, 2016 in the Denison yard. A few fallen flag cars in the mix of cars.
Destruction in Denison (part 2)
Part 2 of 4, footage of the storm damage early Sunday morning. Video footage of uprooted trees and down power lines through out the whole city, or most of it. Also the bank, church, McDonalds & Burger King were destroyed from Straight line winds up to 80 mph. This was minor compared to damage in other states! The electricity was out for 18 hrs here.
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Plano, Texas TX Interurban Railway Museum 2
About the Interurban Railway Museum
Located in downtown Plano, the Interurban Railway Museum is housed in a building that served as a primary stop on the Texas Electric Railway that ran from Denison to Dallas beginning in 1908. On December 31, 1948, the Denison to Dallas Interurban made its last run.
The station remained closed until early 1990 when a complete restoration of the building was completed and the building was converted into a museum by the city of Plano. The museum exhibit contains many artifacts associated with the Interurban Line, as well as a history of Plano.
Interurban History
If you were fortunate enough to live in Plano between 1908 and 1948, then you most likely had an opportunity to experience the rollicking, clickity-clack sway of riding on a Texas Electric Railway Interurban Car. This second generation of rail transportation extended from Denison to Waco, with connections to Fort Worth, Cleburne, and Denton possible through the hub station in Dallas. Rail transportation powered by steam first arrived in Plano in 1872 and forever changed the agrarian lifestyle of early settlers who had traveled to this area by covered wagon.
While steam engines guaranteed the survival and likelihood of growth to a community and transported farm crops to distant locations, the laborious process of producing enough steam to drive the train forward limited the frequency of stops along a line. In the late 1800s ingenious inventors discovered the wonder of electricity and devised ways to harness this marvel into driving trolley cars previously drawn by mules or horses.
Economic Importance
Entrepreneurs, capitalizing on ways to market this new transportation, developed systems throughout the United States that connected small towns and outlying farms to a large, regional city. Overnight, farming families isolated from society by distance had easy and affordable access to opportunities and amenities available to urban populations.
A contract signed with the United States Post Office in 1914 permitted mail to be carried and delivered to the many towns along the line via the Texas Electric Railway System. Three interurban cars were refitted with bins, sorting tables, mail slots and cancellation stamps enabling two postal employees, in a secured rear compartment, to process mail as the car traveled north and south on its daily schedule.
Connecting Past to Present
The Interurban building in Plano was also an electric sub-station that converted the high voltage alternating current to direct current in order to power the line. This is the only remaining sub-station example on the Interurban line, which served as a primary stop on the Texas Electric Railway, linking Denison and Dallas beginning in 1908. The Interurban's impact on rural life was dramatic as it ended the isolation of distant farm families. Not only did it bring the mail, salesmen, and new products to small towns and their stores, but it gave rural residents a means to explore the bright lights and big city cheaply and safely. Trains ran hourly from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm.
The advent of the automobile contributed to the closing of the Plano station on December 31, 1948, when the Denison to Dallas Interurban made its last run. The building was used in a variety of ways until 1982. It was then closed until 1990, when a complete restoration of the building was completed by the City of Plano. The dedication of this Texas Historical Landmark was held on June 17, 1991 and was opened to the public as a museum.
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Irish Immigrant Stone Dam at Allen Station, Built In 1874 Allen Texas for Houston and Texas Railroad
In 1874, the Houston and Texas Central Railway Company was expanding north from Houston to Denison, Texas. Water stops were necessary along the route at 7 - 10 mile intervals to keep the steam locomotives going. At this location Irish immigrants constructed the stone dam you see, and later German immigrants maintained the water stop. The purpose of the water reservoir was to fill the water tower located along the railroad tracks just to the west. The foundation of the tower and the foundation of the pump house are still visible today. The section house where the workers lived is long gone.
In 1912, the railroads needed more water, and a larger dam was constructed just to the south on Cottonwood Creek, submerging this dam. In the 1960’s, the 1912 dam was breached, majestically revealing the original 1874 dam.
This railroad water reservoir dam is thought to be the only one left in the United States. The citizens of Allen are proud of the role Allen Station played in the development of North Texas.
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Interview with the Lead for Hyde Park Neighborhood, Denison Texas.
UP rock train at Red river Ok./Tx. 01/24/2010 ©
Led by UP power, this herzog rock train came south on the BNSF Madill sub prior to crossing CPT 656 red river of the BNSF Madill sub at the Tx./Ok. border. Tags: Railfanning NS UP KCS CSX CN CP BNSF FXE AMTRAK SP WP CNW E8A 40-2 Metrolink Metra EJ&E SD38-2 Sw1500 MP15AC MP15DC Conrail GTW Santa Fe Burlington Northern Gp 38-2 39 SD 40 45 50-2 60 SD70MAC SD70ACe ES44DC 30-7 40-8 32-8 DASH9 ACC45TE 44CW SD9043Mac mkt ssw cotton belt dgno tner hlcx necr llpx gmtx svgx kiamichi rmpx railamerica intermodal grain manifest barfbonnet heritage nafta 1982 1983 1988 1989 1995 1996 2001 2002 4575 9647 2010 8444 3985 844 7400 ©
MKT GP40 197 EB though Kirkwood, MO, 8-21-1988, The Katy's Final Day!
MKT Extra 197 grinds east past Leffingwell Ave. in Kirkwood, Mo. The date is 8-21-1988, and this is the Final MKT Train to pass Kirkwood. On 8-22-2010, the Katy was no longer an independent railroad, but a ward of the Union Pacific. The Katy lasted as a UP subisidary until December 1st, 1989, when it was formaly merged into the Union Pacific Railroad.
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