Car #330 faithfully served the interurban station 3 times a day until the line closed. It was placed beside the Burleson Visitors Center, the last remaining Interurban Station on the Fort Worth to Cleburne line, in 2010. Rail Car #330 (built in 1903) is the oldest remaining interurban car of any type in Texas. The City now has 2 cars on display in Burleson. 19, 2012, the car was moved to Burleson where volunteers of the Burleson Heritage Foundation and the North Texas Historic Transportation group restored the car. When the T decided to give Car #411 to someone who would undertake the restoration and be able to properly display the car to the public, Burleson was selected as the successful bidder. When the family decided to sell them more than 15 years ago the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (the âTâ), purchased the #25 and #411 to restore. When the service was withdrawn about 1933, an individual purchased 3 of the cars and arranged them as a summer residence at Lake Worth. These 2 car sets ran on a high speed commuter trip between Fort Worth and Dallas for many years as an extra cost, no stop express service at a rather high ticket price (for the day) of $1.80 each way. At the last minute they decided to order a fifth car which was to become Car #411. In 1918 the North Texas Traction Company ordered 4 special first class cars to be trailers for 4 of their regular cars between Fort Worth and Dallas. The crimson and red Parlor Car #411 made it to its permanent home in front of Burleson City Hall on Saturday, October 6, 2012.
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