Railroads are often upgraded. Wooden bridges from about 1880 were untreated and would need replacement. Iron bridges needed replacement with steel. New locomotives might not fit through truss structures. Perhaps street underpasseswould be needed.
Bridge engineer? Useful fellow!
B Burton

M&NW president T. J. O'Donnell had earlier built a roadbed from Stanton to Lamesa for the West Texas & Northern. At the same time he was chosen president of the Panhandle Short Line, which had a roadbed Hereford to Dimmitt. The Santa Fe 'hired' him to drop these projects and build their Slat...

Prior to WWII the through Pullman via P&SF ran to Amarillo. The service included head end and chair cars. Two sets of through equipment were required and the two railroads provided one each. The Pullmans and chair cars ceased running through in 1950, but a mail storage car continued into the Six...