Allen station was established as a wood frame farmhouse servicing the Texas Electric Railway interurban rail line from Dallas, Texas to Sherman, Texas in 1908.[1][2] The Texas Interurban Railway routed hourly passenger railcars or streetcars for access to the Dallas business district and Dallas Farmers Market district. The electric rail supported two freight delivery services transporting mail, parcel post packages, and produce from the 6 A.M. to 6 P.M. hours incorporating the North Texas vicinity.
Allen | |||||
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 The station building in 2021 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 105 South Butler Drive Allen, Texas 75013 USA | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°06′09″N 96°40′15″W / 33.10256°N 96.67093°W | ||||
| Owned by | Texas Traction Company | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1908 | ||||
| Closed | 31 December 1948 | ||||
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In 1912, the Texas Traction Company purchased the property constructing a new building for railway station services. By 1913, the depot was completed as a brick and mortar structure with continuation of full railway services from Dallas to Sherman.[3] In 1917, the railway was entitled the Texas Electric Railway with service extended from Denison, Texas to Waco, Texas.[4] The Texas Electric Railway abandoned the rail line and discontinued the rail services by 1948.[5]
Texas Historical Commission site
editAllen Station received a historical marker in 1986 by the Texas Historical Commission recognizing the 1908 establishment as an integral chapter of the Texas railroad history.[6]
Gallery
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Allen Station completed in 1913 as brick and mortar structure -
Texas Historical Commission marker at Texas Electric Railway Allen Station -
Cargo weight scale with Texas historical marker
See also
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edit- ^ Rieder, Robert A. "Electric Interurban Railways". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ "Interurban" [The Interurban & Railroads]. Collin County, Texas, History. Collin County History.
- ^ "Allen Station - Collin County History" [The Allen Station of the Texas Electric Railway]. Collin County, Texas, History. Collin County History.
- ^ Ryan, Terri Jo. "Interurban Railway" [Texas Electric Railway Brought Mass Transit to Waco]. Waco History. Baylor University.
- ^ Werner, George C. "Texas Electric Railway". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ "Allen Station of the Texas Electric Railway - Collin County ~ Marker Number: 127". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission.
External links
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Media related to Texas Electric Railway Allen Station at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Texas Electric Railway Car 360 at Wikimedia Commons
- "Interurban Railway - Allen, Texas". Internet Archive. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
- "Interurban Railway Museum". Plano, Texas: The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc.
- Catalog record for Texas 1900 Railway Map at the United States Library of Congress
