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Douglas Lee Braudaway. A resident of Del Rio, an instructor at Southwest Texas Junior College, and author of Arcadia's Val Verde County, is a member of the Val Verde County Historical Commission and the Texas State Historical Association. Featuring nearly 200 fascinating photographs, Railroads of Western Texas tells the unforgettable story of the old Southern Pacific Railroad and those towns that lined the iron road that stretches across Texas, holding the state together and making Texas a center of transportation and trade.
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Product details
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing; Edition Unstated edition (September 2, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738507660
ISBN-13: 978-0738507668
Product Dimensions:
6.5 x 0.3 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.1 out of 5 stars
4 customer reviews
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Book has historical value, especially if you are familiar with west Texas and the cities and terrain detailed in the book. Photos are very old, and reproduced poorly...
If you're a Texas railroad buff, this book is a must read. and well worth buying and reading. Great book.
I recommend this book for rail buffs and model railroaders who have an interest in the Southern Pacific Railroad, Texas or San Antonio railway history It also covers other rail lines of the area. This book has some great little seen photos of the railroads running into and out of San Antonio. I regret I didn't find this book sooner.
As a youngster growing up in Texas, 1947-1959, aged seven to nineteen, I had two Aunts who taught school at Comstock, Texas. Originally named Sotol City, the name was later changed and named after John B. Comstock, a dispatcher for the Southern Pacific Railroad. First located at Cow Creek crossing the town was later moved to be closer to a small lake which was to be the town's water supply. When the first Pecos River High Bridge was completed in March 1892, the rail line was moved up and out of the Devils River, Rio Grande River and Pecos River canyons. The earlier route in the canyons had been the preferred choice in order to maintain a reasonable grade that the locomotives of the time could handle. Some short tunnels had been necessary also. The terrain in this part of Val Verde County, Texas, was extremely rugged and dotted with these river canyons and also those of many draws and creeks that were most often just dry beds. But experience had shown that sudden flash floods could be devastating. The first railroad station building at Comstock, pictured in this book, was constructed around 1900 after the new bridge and the railroad's realignment. My first visit to my Aunts and to the area was around 1950. Thanks to these Aunts as school teachers I was already an avid reader and was generally aware of the rail road's activities in the area. There were also many picture post cards of these rail road bridges and other bridges in the area. As the main southern transcontinental rail road route the second Pecos High Bridge had been completed in 1944 as the older bridge could not continue to handle the weight of the modern trains. Further, movement of military personnel and equipment was critical during this period. I wanted to see this bridge. From U.S. Highway 90, just west of it's crossing of the Pecos River and canyon on a lower level highway bridge, the upper portion, just the truss structure, was visible from a view point. This of course to me was not satisfactory. I wanted to see the entire bridge. However such access was available only from private ranching property and a lengthy drive on gravel, stone and dirt roads. Sheep and angora goat ranches in this part of Val Verde County are huge, measured in sections rather than acres. One section is 640 acres. Permission to go on this property was necessary. Since my Aunts were acquainted with the land owners involved, such access was not too difficult. And a young man and former student of my Aunt's was recruited to drive our automobile. At my young age the actual sight of this bridge was thrilling. All of the steel work from the original bridge had been removed in 1949, but, the original stone and granite pillar footings were remaining on the floor of the canyon. In the 1954 flood event the railroad bridge easily withstood the flood waters, but, the original 1929 U.S. Highway 90 bridge just downstream had been destroyed with a temporary low water crossing bridge erected in it's place. The highway wound down the sides of the canyon to this bridge, just above the normal level of river flow. In 1955, I was again thrilled to be able to make this drive as I now had my Texas Drivers License. A high bridge over the Pecos River Canyon for this highway was later constructed and built above the level of any major flooding. From 1950 until 1972, when my Aunts retired at Comstock I made regular trips to visit, usually at least twice a year, some years more. Sadly, I have not returned since that time.
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