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There was an excellent Interurban linking Galveston and Houston between 1911 and 1936.It travelled the approximate route of the Gulf Freeway, and was removed because they were "tired of letting the niggers ride for free" (source: memory of my father, used as an example of the racism in Texas society in the past by my father).
Bob Ebersole
Hi,
The truth is even worse then you think. The Galveston and Houston Bluebird Line was one of the fastest interurbans in the US AND was still in the black when Stone and Webster shut it down.
They saw were things were headed and decided to convert to buses instead of replacing the classic wood coaches with new high speed lightweights like Johnston, Gloversville and Fonda, Indiana Railroad and Cincinnatti and Lake Erie did. That said, those three lines invested in new high speed cars and went under within 10 years.
See if you can find Interurban Press's "The Bluebird Line". It is a soft cover that occasionally comes up on Ebay. Also, NWSL sells and O and HO Scale models of the coaches.
Charles