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2011 Cotton Belt Symposium
September 23-24, 2011
Media Gallery
photos by L. Joyce Davis & Jason L. Davis

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Symposium attendees viewing artifact displays at the Friday evening mixer.
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John Morris showing some photos to Gee Library's Digital Reference Librarian, Adam Northam.
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L. R. Moore viewing artifacts on the Commerce Public Library's display table.
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Commerce Public Library's Local History Librarian, Cheryl Westhafer visiting with Brenda Davis.
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Dr. Harley Davis, Dr. Jason Lee Davis, Dr. James Conrad, & Samrurng Tuengkun
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Artifacts on display.
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Loyal Symposium attendees, Steve & Marinelle Morrow.
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RPI Motorcar operators, Rocky & Marilyn Thornton and Myron Malone.
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Symposium attendees view Ira Glen Williams' artifacts.
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Tribute to the late Winford Blake Dyer.
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Justin Lee Davis shows historical documents and images.
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Tony Wilson (Amtrak) & Dr. Harley Davis.
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Symposium attendees, Samrurng, Mike, & Rocky.
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Myron Malone & Gerry Satterwhite view historical photographs.
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Author Ed Cooper, accompanied on the trip from Kentucky by his wife Cindy, personalizes a copy of his book, Cotton Belt Engineer, for Tony Wilson.
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Leroy & Brenda Davis assist Bryan Davis with his railroad lantern display.
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John Morris & Tony Wilson ensure East Texas is well represented at the Symposium.
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Robert L. Haynes, curator of the Interurban Railroad Museum in Plano, TX, with Dr. Jason Lee Davis.
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"Buddy Lee" watches over the activities.
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Lenton Ray Moore, Myron Malone, Steve Standefer, Mark Standefer, Chris Standefer, Dr. Harley Davis, Ed Cooper, Dr. Jason Lee Davis.
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Mei-Ying "Elaine" Lin & Parinya Suwannakit, TAMU-C doctoral students, welcome Symposium attendees.
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Mrs John Morris displays John's steam photographs.
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Symposium attendees.
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Symposium attendees.
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Educational Leadership Department Head, Dr. Madeline Justice, welcomes Symposium attendees.
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Wyman Williams welcomes visitors on behalf of the university administration.
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Dr. Jason Lee Davis welcomes Symposium attendees.
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Robert L. Haynes, curator of the Interurban Railroad Museum in Plano, TX, delivers a presentation on the Electric Railways in North Texas.
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Symposium attendees are invited to the centennial celebration for Wolfe City's Santa Fe Depot Museum.
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Gary Powell tell the story of reclaiming the Cotton Belt Long Caboose #2305.
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Symposium attendees.
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Symposium attendees.
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Symposium attendees.
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Cheryl Westhafer discusses the history of the Texas Midland Railroad in Northeast Texas.
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Musical entertainment at the Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon..
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Musical entertainment at the Symposium Luncheon.
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Musical entertainment at the Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon.
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Symposium Luncheon..
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Tony Wilson discussing the Cotton Belt Passenger Car Fleet and his business car "Dixie."
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Blacklands Railroad President, Wayne Defebaugh, giving an update on current railroad operations.
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Filmmakers David Walvoord & Dr. Richard Schroeder introduce the screening of their documentary film on the NETEX/Blacklands Railroad.
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Symposium attendees.
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Samrurng holds the Symposium's youngest railfan.
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Tony Wilson & Charles Neyman.
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Discussion panelists:  Rheba Icenhower, Leo Sykes, Lenton Ray Moore, & Billy Reed.
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Billy Reed shares a story with the audience.
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Panel moderator, Harley Davis, hands the microphone off to Rheba Icenhower for her comments.
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Rheba Icenhower shares stories of her many family connections to the Cotton Belt with the audience.
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Leo Sykes, former Cotton Belt Communications Technician.
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Lenton Ray Moore.
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Panelist, Leo Sykes, sharing a story with the audience as Harley Davis and L. R. Moore listen in.
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NETEX Rail District Board Member, Jason Lee Davis, welcoming Symposium attendees to the official ceremony to dedicate Dyer Junction.
Nathan Bailey
Symposium attendees.
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Symposium attendees.
Dyer Junction Dedication
Symposium attendees.
Dyer Junction Dedication
Railroad Partners, Inc. member's motorcars & Blacklands locomotive #201 on display at the Dyer Junction Dedication.
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RPI Motorcars & Blacklands #201 on display at the Dyer Junction Dedication.
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Leo Sykes reminisces about his office in the old Commerce Depot when he was the Cotton Belt's Communications Tech.
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RPI Motorcars at the Dyer Junction Dedication.
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Dyer Junction.
Signal Garden Open House
Steve Pawlow's Signal Garden


2011 Event Materials

  Flyer (PDF)
  Poster (PDF)
  Program (PDF)


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