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[Train Wreck in Jonesville, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a train wreck in Jonesville, Texas. A large group of men are visible inspecting the wreckage, as well as a large crane on the right side of the photo. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."
Date: March 5, 1953
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Train #625]

Description: Photograph of T&P train #625 near the junction in Longview, Texas. There is a faint plume of smoke in front of the engine. Written underneath the image are "[sic] T&P #625 Extra East of Longview Jct, Texas March 15th 1936" and "A. E. Brown Photo / Louis Saillard Collection."
Date: March 15, 1936
Creator: Brown, A. E.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Train Engine #901 and Cars]

Description: Photograph of train engine #901 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "901" is visible on the front of the engine. Buildings sit in the distance on the left and right. An electrical pole stands to the left of the tracks. People mill about the gap between the tracks on the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Marshall Texas Mar. 1934 ('Sunshine Special')."
Date: March 1934
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Partner: The Grace Museum

Angle Cock Device

Description: Patent for "stop cocks for controlling the flow of fluids and more particularly to what are known as angle cocks for use in train pipes of air brake and other fluid pressure systems upon railway cars" (lines 8-13) including illustrations.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Ellwood, Thomas B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[News Script: Amtrak]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Amtrak inter- American which was expected to be hours behind schedule for its Dallas and Fort Worth stops on the run to Laredo because of the hoorah ceremonies along the way.
Date: March 14, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Spark-Arrester.

Description: Patent for a simple and durable spark arrester for locomotives that has a minimum number of parts and "which will remove arrested sparks to the fire box of the locomotive and will prevent live sparks being thrown out by the locomotive and thereby endanger property adjoining the railroad tracks" (lines 19-23).
Date: March 20, 1894
Creator: O'Donnell, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Door

Description: Patent for a rail-car door. This invention is in relation to 'flush doors'. Illustration includes.
Date: March 22, 1904
Creator: Saling, Thomas W. & McKiel, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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