Historical MarkerFort Worth-Dallas Interurban
Fort Worth · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1980 · THC Atlas #5439004801
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
In 1901 the Texas Legislature authorized the Northern Texas Traction Company of Fort Worth to extend rail service to Dallas. The interurban system, powered by overhead electrical lines, was completed one year later. The thirty-five mile trip took just over an hour. Passengers could flag the train and board at any point on the route. Each car held up to forty travelers. Rail traffic began to decline in the 1930s when paved roads were constructed between the two cities, and the last train made the interurban run on Christmas Eve, 1934. (1980)
About this site
Fort Worth-Dallas Interurban is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7305, -97.2196 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Handley Power Plant & Lake Erie (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Handley Cemetery, Handley Church of Christ, and Handley United Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439004801. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
