I've been researching an old west Texas shortline that was rather small and I'm trying to find an old timetable or really any information at all and I've hit a brickwall. I've already gotten copies of Sanborn maps of the towns serviced by this shortline but what I really need now is a timetable...any suggestions where? By the way I know that none of the auctions on the net (or anywhere else as far as I know) will carry this type of stuff (at least for this railway company,to small).Does anyone think that maybe a newspaper from the era of the shortline would carry a train schedule or something of import?I'm stumped! Mucho Gracias, Gene p.s.The shortline if your interested is the Cisco & Northeastern Ry.Co.
Stepchild, may I suggest you write the Cisco Chamber of Commerce, tell them as much as you know about the old railroad, and ask them for several things: 1. Mail address of newspaper. 2. Same any Historical Society regarding the town or railroad. 3. Same any known Hobby Shop in town. 4. Same any known Model Railroad Club(s). 5. Same any known person known to be a historian. (Used to be one who had an arrow head collection, antique store on the east side of theain street going out to the Cisco Dam.) There was a huge swimming pool at the foot of that dam where we would go swimming. I don't remember ever seeing any trains around Cisco, except the Texas & Pacific, so could be before my time,(about when dirt was invented). ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
Watash,Dang if you ain't a fount of knowledge! you obviously know Cisco well,I too spent many a summer afternoon in what was once billed as the "world's largest swimming pool".My dad grew up there (a lil bit older than you FYI) and hence I got to spend summers there with my grandparents.If all you noticed was the T&P then you missed the M-K-T that crossed there on a north-south run.Unless you grew up there and born before 1945 you missed the Cisco& Northeastern -as well as the zoo on the hillside of the pool.Both ceased within a few short years during the War and shortly therafter. But my guess is that you haven't been to Cisco in a number of years,b/c no hobby shops have existed there in years as well as anything resembling a model railroad club there.Also there is no longer any historical society that I have been able to determine and finding out when the library is open is just about next to impossible.Basically this little town is dying a slow death and no one in the town seems to care I guess the Chamber of Commerce might be able to help...right now that is the only new idea to come around! Gene ------------------ Cisco & Northeastern Ry.Co. is spoken here!
Stepchild, my family moved to Texas in 1945, and my girlfriend and I used to drive my 1940 La Salle (4 door) convertible from Abilene to Cisco to go swimming. Yes I have been to the zoo with her, and got chocolate malts at the drug store. Then we walked around window shopping and sometimes went to the movie, then drove home to Abilene. We used to venture down inside the "secret passages" inside the dam, but that got scarey when the steps lead down into the water! The strange sounds down there terrified her! The last time I was actually in town was when I stopped to talk to the old guy who had the antique (used stuff) store, about 1969/70. He was only around 75 then, so should be....ah....GEE HOW TIME FLIES!! GADS! I'M NOT YOUNG AND HANDSOME ANYMORE! ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
