Houston has it, but I reckon not many other cities do......

[mudchicken]

Ed:

FYI - USGS Library photo archives (Denver Federal Center) has photos 1880-1910 in the Houston area with elderly 4-4-0's switching in the woods around Houston & Baytown/Mt. Belview. USGS took photos of the terrain, flora & fauna with these odd iron monsters in the background of timber operations. May not exactly be the urban centers you are interested in, but they are roughly the same area. USGS is a packrat in preserving old photos.

[espeefoamer]

How is the engine at Enron Field powered?

[Anonymous]

There is a book by Zlatkovich (spelling may be bad and I do not know his first name) that is a compilation of the additions and abandonments by year of the records of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Very little text and lots of tables. This might be a good source to in\dentify the 18 lines into Houston.

[Kozzie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Ed:

FYI - USGS Library photo archives (Denver Federal Center) has photos 1880-1910 in the Houston area with elderly 4-4-0's switching in the woods around Houston & Baytown/Mt. Belview. USGS took photos of the terrain, flora & fauna with these odd iron monsters in the background of timber operations. May not exactly be the urban centers you are interested in, but they are roughly the same area. USGS is a packrat in preserving old photos.

Mudchicken, is it one of those 4-4-0s in the archive photos the same as the one on the Houston City Seal?
(seal can be seen on www.cityofhouston.gov - then click on About Houston, then click on City Government )

Dave