Cotton Belt Route Links & Resources

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References and Additional Cotton Belt and Tyler History Resources

Details about the Cotton Belt's move from St. Louis to Tyler ... thanks to Marshall W. Hamil, retired Cotton Belt News editor and public relations officer, who resides in Tyler

Smith County Historical Society

Texas Transportation Archive: Cotton Belt - 80 Years of Progress

The Cotton Belt Route: A Brief History

Cotton Belt Depot Museum in Tyler Texas

History of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway

The Encyclopedia of Arkansas: The St. Louis Southwestern Railway

From Cotton to T-Shirts: The Role of Cotton in the Civil War

American Rails: The St. Louis Southwestern Railway

WikiPedia: The St. Louis Southwestern Railway

Handbook of Texas: The St. Louis Southwestern Railway

St. Louis Southwestern Railway

St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines
Safety Rules Governing Maintenance of Way and Structures Employes
Effective September 1, 1953

Railroad Signals of the U.S. - Tyler

The Railroads of Alexandria Louisiana: Texas & Pacific, Missouri Pacific, KCS, Rock Island

The Railroads of Hope Arkansas: Missouri Pacific, Frisco, Kansas City Southern (KCS), Kiamichi

Texas & Pacific (T&P) Railway Railfans Site

History of Tyler and Smith County at The Handbook of Texas Online
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Past Glimpses of Tyler...by Robert Reed
Heart of Tyler Main Street Program
National Register of Historic Places - Smith County Sites
Smith County History (RootsWeb)
Tyler History (City of Tyler)
Camp Ford Historical Association
Preservation Texas
Texas Historical Commission
Texas Downtown Association
Texas Association of Museums
Texas State Preservation Board
East Texas Historical Association
Camp Fannin