www.CottonBeltRoute.com
Preserving the Legacy of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway

 

St.L.S-W. L-1 Steam Engine #819, Mt. Pleasant, TX, Nov. 6, 1988
Jason Lee Davis photo

www.CottonBeltRoute.com

Dedicated to preserving and honoring the history and legacy of the former St. Louis Southwestern Railway.

Harley Davis working "The Dog" in Big Sandy, Texas in 1960.
L. Joyce Davis photo

Biographies of Cotton Belt "Icons" coming soon.

The Annual
Cotton Belt
Railroad Symposium

Please join us for the next free, public event to document and preserve the legacy of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway and the Cotton Belt "Family."

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, Texas

2011 Symposium Information

Commerce Union Depot, circa 1910
Commerce Public Library Collection | used with permission

This website and associated events are presented in the interest of citizenship, service learning, historical stewardship, civic responsibility, and community outreach by Dr. Jason Lee Davis and Texas A&M University-Commerce.

 

September 23-24, 2011, A free, public event celebrating railroad heritage and the legacy of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway and other railroads of the Northeast-Texas and Ark-La-Tex region.