A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 6: Transportation Facilities, Rail-Air-Highways-Water Page: 19
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Summary 0 The operations of the T.& P. Railroad present no
obstacle to existing or future urban development since, for the great
majority of their length through Dallas, the tracks go through industrial
areas or low lands not suitable for residential use.
The Southern Pacific Lines.
Location and operation. The Southern Pacific main line from
Houston enters the metropolitan area from the southeast. A short dis-
tance north of the Trinity River it divides into two lines, one paralleling
the Trinity River and proceeding to the Union Terminal, and the other going
to the north along the valley of White Rock Creek. This latter route,
known as the "1H.& T0C, Belt Line"' was built in 1925.
The original main line of the Ho& T.C. traversed what are now developed
areas of the city, passing along the eastern edge of the business district
and proceeding out to the north, crossing the M-K-T a short distance south
of Mockingbird Lane. It joins the Belt Line north of the town of Vickery0
This is now a secondary line and is used primarily for direct service to
the freight house.
A contract has been signed by the railroad and the city providing for
the removal of this "H.& T.C" secondary line between the M-X-T tracks in
North Dallas and Main Street and from the Belt Line in South Dallas to
Grand Avenue. As one of the considerations of this agreement, the city
is obligated to provide a new rail route, free of grade crossings, to the
Southern Pacific freight house team tracks, and other facilities between
Grand Avenue and Main Street,
Also entering the urban area from the southeast is the Southern Pacific s
line to Beaumont which crosses White Rock Creek just south of bcyene Road.
At the junction of this line and the Belt Line a wye connection permits main
line traffic to be routed to the Miller Yard and the Union Terminal over the
Belt Line. This line continues on into the city beyond the Belt Line
crossing as a secondary line crossing as a secondary line used primarily
for industrial service, passing some three blocks south of Fair Park and
terminating at a connection with the T.& P0
The Southern Pacific maintains an industrial spur track in the alley
south of Commerce Street which connects with the tracks of the Beaumont
Division in the vicinity of Second Avenue. A similar track occupies the
alley south of Canton Street and extends into the Murray Gin Company's plant
along the Beaumont Division tracks0 A third track, known as the Marilla
Street Spur, was originally built to serve a freight station at Lamar and
Wood Streets0 This long spur track is now used for industrial service.
The Southern Pacific's freight terminal yard is the Miller Yard
located south of the city about three-quarters of a mile beyond the Trinity
River crossing. The Miller Yard is a large modern yard with round house
facilities, fuel tanks, engine and car repair facilities, and classification
yards with space for additional facilities whenever needed in the future.
All freight to local industries and the freight house, is handled into and
out of this yard in switching service.
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Harland Bartholomew and Associates. A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 6: Transportation Facilities, Rail-Air-Highways-Water, report, July 1944; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803747/m1/27/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.