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Passenger Trains of Texas - Burlington Route

This book features 11 different Burlington Route (FW&D) passenger trains that once operated across Texas. Chapters include but are not limited to the Wichita Falls to Waurika mixed; the West Texas Express; the Wichita Valley doodlebug; the Spur Spur; and the Zephyrs. 184 pages, hardback. 

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​Passenger Trains of Texas - The Katy

This book has a whopping 272 pages, featuring almost 300 B&W and color photographs and 13 chapters dedicated to Katy passenger operations in Texas. Chapters include but are not limited to the Waco to Stamford motorcar, the Wichita Falls to Woodward, the Stamford to Rotan branch, and the Henrietta Sub to Wichita Falls.

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DVDs

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Memories of The Fort Worth & Denver Railway

75 minutes. Features rare color 8mm and 16 mm movies of the FW&D from 1952-1983. Includes 2-8-2 and 4-6-2 steam, E-5, E-8, F-7, SD-7, SD-9, SD40s, SW-1s, NW-2s and SW1200s. Includes the Texas Zephyr, Sam Houston Zephyr and the August 1959 Greenbelt Bowl football special.

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Wichita Valley: The Final Days of a BN Branch Line

65 minutes. Features Burlington Northern operations along the now abandoned Wichita Valley Railway between Wichita Falls, Stamford and Abilene, including the final two trains over the line in May 1994.

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Texas Central: The Last Trip of The Peanut Line

46 minutes. Program follows the final run of ALCO S2 switcher No. 3 as the "Peanut Line" made its final roundtrip from Dublin to Gorman on November 3, 1994. This was not only the final day of ALCO operation, it was the last day the Texas Central operated.

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Katy Northwest Part One: Welon to Wichita Falls

​78 minutes. 1970s Super 8mm color film and 1987-1988 video of Katy's southwest Oklahoma branch line from Altus, Oklahoma to Wichita Falls, Texas. Known for its annual wheat harvest, aging GP7s, and exceptionally poor track conditions, the Western Subdivision was one of the most unique Katy branch lines ever.

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Katy Northwest Part Two: Wichita Falls to Ft. Worth

67 minutes. Starts where Part One left off. Features MKT operations between 1987-1989 over the BN (ex-FW&D) trackage rights between Wichita Falls and Fort Worth. Also includes operation of the Wichita Falls turntable.

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Santa Fe's Orient: Final Days of a Santa Fe Branch Line

51 minutes. A tribute to the Santa Fe features operations filmed in 1990 along the historic ex-KCM&O line between Sweetwater, Texas and Clinton, Oklahoma shortly before the line was sold and abandoned. Also includes rare vintage 16mm and Super 8mm movies shot in the 1950s and 1970s.

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Union Pacific 844 On The FW&D

72 minutes. This outstanding program features the UP 844's rare trip home from Texas over the BNSF's former Fort Worth & Denver mainline in November 2012. Three days of operation between November 2nd - 4th are featured including Wichita Falls and locations east and west.

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