Fort Worth Belt Railway

Fort Worth Belt Railway (HM1PD9)

Location: Fort Worth, TX 76164 Tarrant County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 47.34', W 97° 20.679'

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Beginning in 1904, the Belt Railway serviced the Fort Worth Stock Yards. The arrival of the railroad in Fort Worth in 1876 moved the cow town from a regional economic player to a national force. The Stockyards Corporation, chartered in 1895, created a belt railway system to handle the movement of livestock and supplies into the yards and finished products out to the national market. As road traffic grew in the mid-1920s, the Belt's role began to diminish. By 1978, the Texas & Pacific and the Missouri Pacific railroads gained full control of the Belt. In 1988, the Fort Worth and Western Railroad purchased what was left of the Belt. The remaining two miles of line are now used as an access route by an excursion train to the National Historic District.
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HM NumberHM1PD9
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Marker Number17927
Year Placed2014
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 655011 N 3629108
Decimal Degrees32.78900000, -97.34465000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 47.34', W 97° 20.679'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 47' 20.4" N, 97° 20' 40.74" W
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Area Code(s)682
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701-829 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth TX 76164, US
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