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This little softcover book - more of a booklet, really - was published by the railroad in 1946 for its 75th anniversary, and only a few thousand were printed. Most went to employees, executives and friends of the railroad. They are quite rare today. The cover is made of embossed cardstock for a leather-look appearance. |
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Texas & Pacific 100-150
It is not commonly known that the T&P had an experimental early model streamliner prototype from the Budd Company, a year before either the CB&Q's "Pioneer Zephyr" or the UP's "M-10,000." According to this rare publicity brochure from Budd - printed in silver and blue ink - the consist featured a two-car articulated train, with a power car, including a small RPO, and a trailing coach car. |
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"Topics" Magazine
This was the employee magazine of the T&P, published from the mid 1940s until sometime in the early 60s. Each issue contains feature stories, articles about railroad operations, editorials from management, and is full of tidbits of information about employees and their activities. *- October, 1952, cover, courtesy Amanda Mathers |
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Through much of the 1950s, the T&P conducted a very successful advertising and public relations campaign, placing ads in major national magazines. These ads promoted pro- Christian and pro-American values and the Free Enterprise system, and received various advertising awards. (See my page "Advertising the T&P" page for some examples.) Readers of the ads were invited to write to T&P for brochures by railroad president W.G. Vollmer; one was "Our Four Great Faiths," another was "The Four Pillars of Freedom." The booklet "Toward a Better World" contained small-sized reprints of the ads. Thanks to Mrs. Jo Ann Bailey for sharing this material with me. |
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Books Published by the T&P |
This picture of Mr. Vollmer is from the March, 1950, issue of Trains magazine by Kalmbach Publishing. That issue contained a feature story about the T&P entitled, "Straight Through Texas," by David P. Morgan. This material has been preserved in several different collections, some of which are virtually unknown today and almost impossible to find. Below are listed those items which I have accumulated; if you know of other collections, I would appreciate hearing from you. |
This particular copy is signed by J.B. Shores, longtime director of the T&P's Public Relations Department. Note that Mr. Shores dedicated this copy to "Dr. J.T. Wilbanks," but the opposite page reads, "Library of T.J. Wilbanks." |
This collection contains 35 articles by Mr. Vollmer, most of which I think originally appeared in the employee magazine. The titles include"Fruits of Freedom," "Lifeblood of Our Railroad," "Creed for Business," and "Not Things, but People."
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As the title suggests, this little brochure outlines Mr. Vollmer's views on developing and maintaining good relations with railroad customers and the public at large. |
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Here are three wonderful art prints by Fort Worth artist John Winfield. Note that these images are protected by US and International Copyright law and are used with permission. You can see his complete collection and order these prints at www.winfieldart.com. |
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![]() An all-time favorite by Howard Fogg. |
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