The transportation legacy that built North Texas.
Railroads, streetcars, interurbans, and the preservation work that keeps regional mobility heritage operational today.
Preservation mission
This site originated as the home of North Texas Historic Transportation Inc., focused on transportation heritage preservation across the DFW region. That mission continues here as a dedicated section, even as the broader site has expanded into contemporary infrastructure coverage.
Heritage isn't museum work alone — many of the rights-of-way and corridor decisions made a century ago still shape how people and freight move across North Texas today.
From interurban electric lines to modern TEXRail, Fort Worth's transit story is a roadmap for preserving regional mobility heritage.
Fort Worth's streetcar grid shaped neighborhoods that still define the city. A look at what was, what was lost, and what survives in form.
The freight and passenger rail map drawn between 1870 and 1910 still defines how goods and people move through North Texas today.
Class I rail consolidation, the Texas & Pacific terminal, and the Cotton Belt corridor's modern second life.
Fort Worth's pre-1939 electric streetcar grid and the neighborhood form it left behind.
Interurbans, depots, and the preservation work keeping regional mobility heritage operational.