​Overview

Scope and Content

Collection documents the City of Dallas’ 1915-1917 attempts to correct safety deficits in railroad grade crossings within the city through collaboration with several railroads.  Grade separation is the process of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights (grades) such that they do not disrupt the flow of traffic on one another when they cross.  This is achieved by building bridges over or tunnels under the crossing site, allowing roads, railways, and canals to pass another without interrupting the flow of traffic.  A junction that is grade-separated is called an interchange, as opposed to an intersection that is not grade-separated; a lack of grade separation is described as "at-grade".

The collection contains primarily correspondence between City of Dallas Mayor Henry D. Lindsley (1872-1938) and officials representing the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, and the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway regarding the maintenance or elimination of grade crossings in Dallas.  A draft ordinance and newspaper clippings concerning grade crossings are also included.

Organization

The collection is arranged by correspondent or corporate body.

​Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.  The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Citation​

Railroad Grade Separations in Dallas, 1915-1917 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Materials

Texas and Pacific Railroad Grade Separations, 1911-1923

Index Terms

Dallas -- Texas -- History
Railroad crossings -- United States -- Safety measures

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