Southern Spectacular Tour 9 | |
Fort Worth | |
A Budd consist arrives at Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center. It then runs on to the terminus at T&P Station - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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TRE (Trinity Rail Express) trains and Fort Worth buses call at the Intermodal Transportation Center, but it is only a short walk to Sundance Square (above) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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The Chisholm Trail Mural was painted on a flat gable by Richards Haas in the mid-1980s - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
Sundance Square - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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The Knights of Pythias Hall was erected in Sundance Square in 1881 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
Restored art deco buildings in Sundance Square - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Authors Ernest Hemmingway and George Orwell (above) and James Joyce (right) as they appear on a mural in the café of the Barnes and Noble bookstore in, Sundance Square - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
Just off Sundance Square is the Nancy Lee and Perry R Bass Performance Hall. Perhaps most surprisingly it was built in 1998! - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
West Exchange Avenue in Fort Worth Historic District - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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North Main Street in Fort Worth Historic District - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Fort Worth Stock Yards and Cowtown Coliseum (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth Stock Yards includes a concerts, dancing, a restaurant, an arcade, a casino and live bull riding - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Ikons of the West by the Stock Yards Railroad station from which a preserved steam train operates from time to time - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
Every morning and afternoon a cattle drive takes place for the benefit of tourists - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Amtrak SDP40F heads a consist of Superliners at Fort Worth Intermodal (left). Roadways soar over a multitude of tracks between Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center and Fort Worth T&P - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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A Budd consist (above) and non streamline F59PH arriving at Fort Worth T&P (Texas and Pacific) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
Union Pacific freight trains passing Fort Worth T&P - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Dallas Fort Worth | |
Once passengers have gone through security they can access the monorail which operates in a loop serving all terminals - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
Taxi and take-off from DFW - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Climb out over Dallas from DFW - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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