1961 - 1980 BRI & MKT Waxahachie "EXTRA"

Waxahachie, Texas was a great place to watch trains over many years. There were two agencies in town located within a few steps of each other. Both served as passenger depots and soon after passenger service ended, the BRI agency closed. The MKT agency served both railroads until the late 1970's. After the Katy was sold to the Union Pacific Railroad, the MKT mainline from Waxahachie to Hillsboro was abandoned and the track removed.

00:01 1965 BRI depot
00:16 1965 BRI depot from vestibule of passing train
00:19 1975 Rock Island F7A's leading BRI freight Red Oak, Texas
00:23 1975 MKT agent/operator handing up train orders to BRI crew
00:37 1961 MKT depot - passengers waiting for "Texas Special"
01:01 1964 MKT depot
01:15 1964 MKT agent/operator flags "Texas Special" stop for passengers
01:21 1964 MKT engineer graps train orders
01:30 1965 MKT depot Train Bulletin shows passenger service discontinued Dallas South; however, service between Kansas City and Dallas is still shown.
01:34 1975 MKT engineer, Train No. 1, grabs orders from the same position as 11 years earlier.
01:38 1975 MKT conductor grabs train orders from agent/operator standing on passenger platform.
01:42 1974 MKT passing track at Elva removed, most likely because it was too short for train length in 1974.
01:50 1974 MKT block signal at Elva removed from service.
01:54 1980 MKT industry at Nena siding - main line south of Nena out of service and track removed.
01:58 1979 MKT main line abandoned and track removed location south of Waxahachie

The 8mm motion picture clips in this video were taken from longer clips on this channel and can be seen in the following links:
   • 1962 BRI Waxahachie, Texas Handing Up Trai...  
   • 1978 BRI Waxahachie, Texas Handing Up Trai...  
   • 1961 MKT "Texas Special" Waxahachie, Texas...  
   • 1964 MKT "Texas Special," Waxahachie, Texa...  

The motion picture clips and still pictures are from a private collection.

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