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[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, February 5, 1955]

Description: Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison stating that the General Grievance Committee would be the best option to handle the consolidation of the 11th and 15th districts, instead of both districts attempting to consolidate on their own, and gives Burlison the details of the meeting he is to appear at.
Date: February 5, 1955
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society
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[News Clip: Shortest railroad still operating]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the shortest independent railroad in the state, an 18 mile track in the Southeast Texas town of Trinity. The railroad turns a profit by serving the transport needs of seven industrial facilities along its short track.
Date: February 5, 1954
Duration: 2 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Shortest railroad still operating]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the shortest independent railroad in the state, an 18 mile track in the Southeast Texas town of Trinity. The railroad turns a profit by serving the transport needs of seven industrial facilities along its short track.
Date: February 5, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Rail-Joint.

Description: Patent for rail joints that reduce "wear and tear on the wheels of rolling stock" (lines 12-13) and are more securely fastened than conventional rail-joints.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Mertins, John L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Railroad Cattle-Gate

Description: Patent for a gate or guard to be positioned on a railroad track to prevent cattle or persons crossing the railroad track from turning up or down the track, and so avoid injury or death to cattle or persons. It is designed to be automatically activated by the passing train, and is of a simple design that is inexpensive to construct.
Date: February 5, 1918
Creator: Seay, Thomas A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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