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News: SOUTHERN PACIFIC Business car #127, the “ALAMO”  

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          The Southern Pacific business car, #127, the “Alamo” was constructed by the Pullman Company in June of 1926 for the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway as car #999, “Alamo”.  The car was sold/transferred to the Texas & New Orleans Railroad as car #999 somewhere between June 1931 and June 1932 where it continued to…

News: Texas Supreme Court Takes on the Hays Street Bridge Case

News: William R. Cantrel

  • Posted November 3rd 2018, 8:43 PM
  • By IronHorse

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It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of one of our members, Mr. William R. Cantrel.  He was just 42 years old when he passed from this world on November 2, 2018.  He is survived by his Mother, Sister, Son, Daughter, and many friends.

Some of our members have been friends with Will A.K.A…

News: 150th Anniversary - Transcontinental Railroad Completion

  • Posted May 10th 2019, 12:01 AM
  • By IronHorse

Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
The Union Pacific has been very busy during the last few years, restoring a steam locomotive that when they retired them from revenue service in 1959, they would never be operated again.
A few days again Big Boy UP4014, backed out of its stall in the UP Steam Shop in Cheyenne WY under its own power.  This is simply an awesome piece of railroading history that has been fully restored and is now back on the rails…

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