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 Justin Lee Davis shows historical documents and images.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