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Lonestar Southwesten Railway train No. 1, a Cotton Belt train headed by Engine No. 679, a type 4-8-2 locomotive arriving in Dallas.
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Passenger Trains of Texas - Cotton Belt
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Texas Railroad History - Tower 131 - Terrell
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Passenger Trains of Texas - Cotton Belt
[Cotton Belt train at Dallas Union Terminal] - The Portal to Texas
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Carrollton TX Almanac
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Passenger Trains of Texas - Cotton Belt
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Cotton belt railroad hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Texas Railroad History - Tower 18 - Fort Worth (Hodge)
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The Fort Worth Gazette: 2014
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railroads - HistoricRail.com
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Cotton Belt - Southern Pacific Railroad History Center
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Texas Railroad History - Tower 131 - Terrell
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Then and Now: Richardson Station and Freight Depot – The Plano
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Cotton Belt Railroad Industrial Historic District - Wikipedia
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Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor, Dallas County, Texas, US