Dallas Depot
A rare photograph of the MKT freight depot in downtown Dallas before its unsavory demolition. I say "rare" because most freight depots...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 5, 2022
Denison labor
Camp for National Guardsmen, called to Denison, Texas to quell potential violence during a railroad shopmen strike, at Forest Park near...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2021
Red River City
According to this map filed by the Houston & Texas Railroad with the Texas General Land Office, their rail line was proposed to extend to...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Apr 1, 2020
Old friends
The depot from Sanger (Denton County, Texas) was moved to Tioga (Grayson County) and now has a second life as an antique store. Drove to...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 23, 2018
Transcontinental mapping
The northern portion of John Pope’s 1854 map to survey a possible transcontinental route through Texas marks the Cross Timbers between...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 7, 2018
Grayson County Rails (that aren’t Denison. Denison deserves a separate post).
Note that the map’s cardinal directions are a bit different. From left to right is north to south. To see a larger image of this map,...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 16, 2015
Antebellum Ghost Towns and the Railroads that did them in
I’ve been making several trips around the Red River Valley to discover forgotten towns for my book project this summer. However, I don’t...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Mar 16, 2013
Mapping the Red River Valley
Google Maps have been my constant companion since they were introduced back in the stone ages (okay, a few years ago). I can’t believe I...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 25, 2013
Three Things I love about Fort Worth
A while back, I posited three of Dallas’ greatest places to visit… according to my biased, unasked-for opinion, anyway. Woe is me if I...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Dec 2, 2011
Insulator-ing
I consider myself very lucky because my son likes to take road trips with me. Sometimes, I feel as though I need to justify my trips, and...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 31, 2011
In Defense of Automobiles
I love a good road trip, and I believe that I’m not alone in sharing that sentiment. I’d wager to guess that the majority of people from...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 20, 2008
Curiosity is not just killing the Cat
Lately, I have been getting what Laura Ingalls Wilder called “itchy feet:” I’m just so itching to get out of the house and explore...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 4, 2008
Hidden Dallas
The tiled floor peaks out from underneath the asphalt of a parking lot in downtown Dallas reminds me of what has been lost. Passenger...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 4, 2008
Driving and discovering
I took a couple of roadtrips this past weekend. My road trips are usually local – I don’t drive very far because I like to know where I...
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