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Brake-Staff.

Description: Patent for a new type of brake staff for trains featuring a modular design allowing its form to be changed as necessary. This is useful for connecting train cars where regular brake staffs may get in the way. Including illustrations.
Date: September 12, 1905
Creator: Clark, James Thomas & Meyer, Henry L.
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Arc-Lamp Headlight

Description: Patent for an electric arc headlight for trains, cars, or boats which produces a steady light and lasts long enough to allow travel over long distances.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Lacy, Benjamin B.
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Arc-Lamp

Description: Patent for an arc lamp which does not spark for use in headlights for trains and automobiles and in street lights.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Anderson, Thomas J.
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Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study

Description: The purpose of the Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study is to analyze the feasibility of implementing 110 mph intercity passenger rail service between Austin and Houston including possible service to Bryan/ College Station. This feasibility analysis consisted of identifying the characteristics of existing rail infrastructure and operations in the study corridors, analyzing potential alternative alignments for the passenger rail operations, and determining required infrastructure and impacts f… more
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
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Car-Brake.

Description: Patent for a car brake that has independent brake shoes and brake pressure is equally applied to all the wheels of the truck. The invention is meant to "obtain in a car brake of this class a central transmission of the applied brake power to the different groups of brake mechanism whereby the brake power is distributed equally to each wheel and the brakes are not only rendered more stable and certain in their operation, but are better adapted for the application of either hand or air brake or p… more
Date: December 12, 1893
Creator: McGee, James
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Car-Coupling.

Description: Patent for an invention for train cars which "relates to car couplings, and especially to that class of the same which effect an automatic coupling by means of a gravity-hook," (lines 12-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1884
Creator: Washburn, Andrew Lynch & Journeay, Abram L.
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Spark-Arrester.

Description: Patent for the "construction of a spark-arrester adapted to the smoke-stack of any locomotive" (lines 12-13) detailing a new and better combination and arrangement of plates and screens.
Date: February 10, 1880
Creator: Wiggin, John E.
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Car Coupling.

Description: Patent for automatic freight car coupler, including illustrations. The coupler "obviates the necessity of any one going between the cars while being coupled" (lines11-13).
Date: September 26, 1882
Creator: Chapman, John Edward Howard
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[Passenger's Check Ticket]

Description: Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date: August 7, 1932
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Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Passenger's Check Ticket]

Description: Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date: August 7, 1932
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[T&P Train #610]

Description: Photograph of T&P train #610 pulling the American Freedom Train in Houston, Texas. Written underneath the image are "Houston, Texas Feb 1976" and "Mrs. Joseph L. Oates."
Date: February 1976
Creator: Oates, Mrs. Joseph L.
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Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Train #610]

Description: Photograph of T&P train #610 moving near Spring, Texas with a faint plume of smoke rising from the engine. There are a few people visible to the left of the train. Written underneath are "Spring, Texas" and "Tom Kelcec."
Date: unknown
Creator: Kelcec, Tom
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Car Journal-Box.

Description: Patent for "new and useful improvements in car journal boxes, and more particularly to the box in which the journal of the axle of the ordinary railway car has a bearing." (lines 8-12)
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Law, Charles R.
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[T&P Train Car #316 Being Rebuilt]

Description: Photograph of T&P train car #316 being rebuilt inside a warehouse. Painted on the side of the car is "No. 75." Written below the image are "Houston, Texas Jun 10th 1977 - Hahn & Clay Co. rebuilding Texas State Railroad #201 - originally T&P #316" and "Allen Rider."
Date: June 10, 1977
Creator: Rider, Allen
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[T&P Train Car #316 Being Rebuilt #2]

Description: Photograph of T&P train car #316 being rebuilt inside a warehouse. Painted on the side of the car is "No. 75." Written below the image are "Houston, Texas Jun 10th 1977 - Hahn & Clay Co. rebuilding Texas State Railroad #201 - originally T&P #316" and "Allen Rider."
Date: June 10, 1977
Creator: Rider, Allen
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