Introduction
Fulfilling an Exciting Vision 60 Years in the Making
Original “Age of Steam Exhibit” guide published in 1964, 20 pages. This souvenir booklet was available to Fairgoers throughout the 1960s. A second updated edition was printed in 1967, reflecting additional acquisitions. It was compiled by the Southwest Railroad Historical Society with a forward written by Museum co-founder and SRHS Chairman Everett L. DeGolyer, Jr. A prominent family of Dallas, Texas, the DeGolyer estate is now the Dallas Arboretum.
Today’s Museum of the American Railroad guide to the collections, 100 pages! Reflecting 60 years of growth in size and scope, this publication features over 60 pieces of rolling stock now on display in Frisco, Texas. Available through Arcadia Publishing’s Images of Modern America series. Nearly every image is featured in color, chronicling the museum’s historic cars and locomotives with the introduction written by museum President & CEO Bob LaPrelle.