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THE ALLEN STATION

Historical marker, 1986

THE ALLEN STATION

OF THE TEXAS ELECTRIC RAILWAY

THE COMMUNITY OF ALLEN, FOUNDED

IN THE 1870s, EXPERIENCED A SURGE

OF GROWTH AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF

THE TEXAS TRACTION COMPANY IN

1908. THE TOWN WAS A STOP ON THE

INTERURBAN LINE BETWEEN DALLAS

AND SHERMAN, SERVICED DAILY BY

HOURLY PASSENGER CARS FROM 6 A.M.

TO 6 P.M. TWO DAILY FREIGHT DELIV-

ERIES BROUGHT MAIL, PRODUCE, AND

RAILWAY EXPRESS PACKAGES. AFTER

FIRST OPERATING FROM A FARMHOUSE,

TEXAS TRACTION BOUGHT THIS PROP-

ERTY IN 1912 AND BUILT THIS BRICK

DEPOT IN 1913. THE RAILWAY BECAME

THE TEXAS ELECTRIC IN 1917, WITH

SERVICE FROM DENISON TO WACO

UNTIL IT WAS ABANDONED IN 1948

TEXAS SESQUICENTENNIAL 1836-1986

Allen

Interurbans and Railroads

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