Murder & Mayhem on the Texas Rails - Softcover

Plano Conservancy For Historic Preservation; Campbell, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467151459 ISBN 13: 9781467151450

Publisher: History Press, 2022

Synopsis

Texas has a long, romantic history when it comes to railroads. But even though steam engines and streetcars offer nonstop service to Nostalgia City, there's a dark side to Texas rail. The Black Widow of Fort Worth engineered a fatal double-cross at a railroad crossing. The Mountaineer Madman brought death to the Texas Electric Railway, while the Trolley Bandit terrorized the citizens of El Paso. From a freak accident involving a banana peel to a tragic trip to see Santa Claus, Jeff Campbell and the staff of the Interurban Railway Museum cross the Lone Star State on trains derailed by murder and mayhem.

About this title

About the Author

Jeff Campbell is director of the Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation. He writes about Plano history for Plano Magazine and also coauthored Football and Integration in Plano, Texas: Stay in there, Wildcats! (The History Press, 2014), Plano's Historic Cemeteries (Arcadia Publishing, 2014), Hidden History of Plano (The History Press, 2020) and Texas Bluegrass History (The History Press, 2021). Jeff has worked on historic preservation projects in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. He serves on the board of the Texas Chapter of the Association of Gravestone Studies and on the advisory board of Texas Dance Hall Preservation and is a chapter representative for the Forest Fire Lookout Association. In 2019, he received a Preservation Texas Award for his work at Historic Davis Cemetery. Since 2001, the Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation has managed the Interurban Railway Museum in Historic Downtown Plano, Texas. The Plano Conservancy also works to preserve Plano's historic cemeteries and produce exhibits, books, wayside signs and events such as Hike Through History and an annual Archaeology Fair.

Edition details

• Publisher: History Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467151459
• ISBN 13: 9781467151450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128