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[Men Waiting to Unload Train]

Description: Photograph of a group of men identified as local grocers waiting to unload food from a train car. Some men are leaning on cars, and other men are standing in the doorway of a train car. In the background, a train car says "Plessala Bros. Complete Food Stores Port Arthur, Texas" on the side.
Date: 1946
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Owner of Fred Miller Bicycle Company]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as Fred Miller, the owner of Fred Miller Bicycle Company on 526 Austin Avenue. The man is wearing a suit and hat, and is standing in front of a truck that says "Fred Miller Bicycles Hardware & Pets[,] 526 Austin Ave. Dial 5519." Behind the man and truck, there is another truck with cargo on the back of it. In the background, there is a train car with a sign on the side that says "Burlington Route."
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[City Drainage System Projects]

Description: Photograph of men working on a drainage improvement project for Port Arthur, Texas. A stack of sandbags are sitting on a stack of wood. Men are sitting on top of the sandbags. In the background, there is a train car. Text below the photograph says "72" Pipe Test - Thomas Blvd."
Date: August 23, 1930
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[City Drainage System Projects]

Description: Photograph of men working on a drainage improvement project for Port Arthur, Texas. Men are sitting on top of a stack of sandbags on a stack of wood. In the foreground, four men are standing on the ground. In the background, there is a train car and rows of pipe. Text below the photograph says "Load 58230 No Failure. 8-23-30."
Date: August 23, 1930
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Kansas City Southern Locomotive]

Description: Photograph of a Kansas City Southern steam locomotive before being given for a museum display. The front portion is a light metallic color while the rest of the locomotive is dark. A bell is attached to the top with a rope running from it into the cab. A large light is on the very front of the locomotive. The adjacent coal car reads, "Kansas City Southern."
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Kansas City Southern Passenger Car]

Description: Photograph of a Kansas City Southern Passenger Car. The car is painted with the words, "Kansas City Southern, Port Arthur." There is a row of windows down the side of the car with shades partially drawn. It is hooked on both sides to more cars.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Kansas City Southern Rail Depot]

Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Passenger Station at the foot of Procter Street in Port Arthur, TX. Behind the station is a passenger car. Several horse-drawn carts and buggies are in front of the station. Below the picture are the words, "Kansas City Southern the only road."
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Kansas City Southern Passenger Train]

Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Passenger Station in Port Arthur, TX. The depot is located to the left of the railroad tracks. On the tracks is a Kansas City Southern Lines train waiting for passengers. A large group of passengers is on the platform next to the train. Two people are walking towards the engine.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Kansas City Southern Train Schedule]

Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Southern train schedule for May 10, 1968 in Port Arthur, Texas. The schedule shows the arrival and departure times for a train called "The Flying Crow." The board is posted on a wall next to a large window.
Date: May 10, 1968
Creator: Watkins Studio
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[The Flying Crow]

Description: Photograph of a Kansas City Southern Lines train leaving the train depot in Port Arthur, Texas. A conductor is standing on the platform giving hand signals to the train as it pulls away. Several large trailers are in the background on the other side of the railroad tracks. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says: "Kansas City Southern Lines, 'The Flying Crow,' Port Arthur 5-10-68."
Date: May 10, 1968
Creator: Watkins Studio
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Arrival of Work Train]

Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot in Port Arthur, TX. A work train is stationed on the tracks next to the platform. A large group of people is walking next to the train.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[KCS Train Crew]

Description: Photograph of a Kansas City Southern train outside the Kansas City Southern Depot in Port Arthur, TX circa 1914. The train's crew of six men is posed in front of the engine. Some men are standing on the engine, while are others are on the platform around it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[KCS Train Crew]

Description: Photograph of a Kansas City Southern train outside the Kansas City Southern Depot in Port Arthur, TX circa 1910. The crew is standing next to the engine. The cars attached to the engine appear to have passengers in them. The engine is number 106.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[KCS Train Crew]

Description: Photograph of a Kansas City Southern train outside the Kansas City Southern Depot in Port Arthur, TX circa 1920. The crew is standing next to the engine. A large group of people is standing behind the crew on the depot platform. The engine is numbered 606.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[KCS Train Depot]

Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot in Port Arthur, TX. An unpaved road leads up to the front of the depot. A train is behind the depot. A caption below the picture reads, "The Kansas City Southern Depot at Port Arthur."
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[KCS Train Depot]

Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot in Port Arthur, TX. The tracks next to the platform are empty. Several cars are parked around the depot. Accompanying information states the picture was taken circa 1950.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[KCS Train Depot]

Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot in Port Arthur, TX. Engine number 274 is in front of the depot. A large group of people is standing on the platform and in front of the engine.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[KCS Train Engine]

Description: Photograph of a Kansas City Southern Railroad Engine in Mena, Arkansas. A group is standing in front of the engine. Attached to the back of the engine is a coal car. The engine and car are numbered 503. The coal car is marked "Port Arthur Route."
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[KCS Administration at Train Depot]

Description: Photograph of the railway manager and two other people standing outside of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot in Port Arthur, Texas. Their names are (L to R): Dow Wynn, Mrs. W. F. Fredeman, and Bill White. A large sign on the front of the building reads, "K.C.S. Lines."
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Watkins Studio
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Burton Shipyard]

Description: Photograph of Burton Shipyard just east of Port Arthur, TX. Several ships are on land in the process of construction. Several more ships are already in the water, still under construction.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gulfport Shipyard]

Description: Photograph of the Gulfport Shipyard on the Sabine Neches Canal in Port Arthur, TX. Several ships are under construction. The Kansas City Southern rail yards run next to the shipyard. In the background is the town of Port Arthur. Beyond the town are the Gulf and Texaco Oil Company tank farms.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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