Series XXX: Texas and Pacific Railway: El Paso Yards

This series consists of photographs of the Texas and Pacific Railway's facilities in El Paso, Texas. These photographs were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 31, are referred to by the letter Y in testimony, and were taken by Roy T. Stanley. Mr. Stanley was employed as a locomotive fireman by the T&P and was a member of BLF&E, Local 664. The T&P was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California. The Missouri Pacific Railroad gained majority ownership of the Texas and Pacific Railway's stock in 1928 but allowed it to continue operation as a separate entity. This series documents the T&P facilities in El Paso, Texas, the industries it served, a view of the neighborhood around the train yard, and a view of the El Paso Union Depot. Of particular interest is the photograph of a streetcar which ran across the border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.