Alex Wolford
@thetexanrhino.bsky.social
Writer Covering Transportation, Cities, and Sometimes Other Stuff
Work on Substack & Medium + @dmagazine.bsky.social
Dallas, TX | Columbia, MO
https://linktr.ee/TheTexanRhino
Work on Substack & Medium + @dmagazine.bsky.social
Dallas, TX | Columbia, MO
https://linktr.ee/TheTexanRhino
In January 1956, Dallas became the 5th city in America to offer an air taxi service. Seen here sitting on top of the Statler-Hilton Hotel, this "Helix Air Transports" aircraft was part of a service to shuttle guests between local airports and the hotel.
Photographer Unknown.
Photographer Unknown.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In January 1956, Dallas became the 5th city in America to offer an air taxi service. Seen here sitting on top of the Statler-Hilton Hotel, this "Helix Air Transports" aircraft was part of a service to shuttle guests between local airports and the hotel.
Photographer Unknown.
Photographer Unknown.
The El Paso Streetcar running along Stanton Street, having just passed the Stanton/Kerbey station. The PCC streetcars now used on this route were restored after being abandoned at the city's airport when streetcar service was terminated in 1974.
Photograph by Blair Kooistra.
Photograph by Blair Kooistra.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The El Paso Streetcar running along Stanton Street, having just passed the Stanton/Kerbey station. The PCC streetcars now used on this route were restored after being abandoned at the city's airport when streetcar service was terminated in 1974.
Photograph by Blair Kooistra.
Photograph by Blair Kooistra.
Amtrak's Sunset Limited stares down a German ICE train in front of the Alamodome, summer 1993. The European trainset was toured around the country in the hopes of raising support for high-speed rail.
Photograph by Fred M. Springer.
Photograph by Fred M. Springer.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Amtrak's Sunset Limited stares down a German ICE train in front of the Alamodome, summer 1993. The European trainset was toured around the country in the hopes of raising support for high-speed rail.
Photograph by Fred M. Springer.
Photograph by Fred M. Springer.
...that cities like Plano are ready to build a new transit paradigm without DART membership.
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
...that cities like Plano are ready to build a new transit paradigm without DART membership.
It focuses on DART being an outdated model and...
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It focuses on DART being an outdated model and...
From the other site:
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
From the other site:
The TEXRail train "Vaquero" flies over a Fort Worth and Western train at Hodge Yard. The FWWR train is led by an SD60M locomotive no. 2035, named "Butch Cassidy."
Photograph by Jason Burke.
Photograph by Jason Burke.
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The TEXRail train "Vaquero" flies over a Fort Worth and Western train at Hodge Yard. The FWWR train is led by an SD60M locomotive no. 2035, named "Butch Cassidy."
Photograph by Jason Burke.
Photograph by Jason Burke.
The DART green line being constructed through Downtown Carrollton in 2008.
Photograph by Scott Dorn
Photograph by Scott Dorn
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The DART green line being constructed through Downtown Carrollton in 2008.
Photograph by Scott Dorn
Photograph by Scott Dorn
The Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr," northbound to Denver, heading out of Fort Worth in 1950.
Photograph by Roger Plummer.
Photograph by Roger Plummer.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr," northbound to Denver, heading out of Fort Worth in 1950.
Photograph by Roger Plummer.
Photograph by Roger Plummer.
Looking west toward the Trinity River, Dallas City Hall under construction in the mid-1970s.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Photograph by John Rogers.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Looking west toward the Trinity River, Dallas City Hall under construction in the mid-1970s.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Photograph by John Rogers.
They're brighter in the photo than they were to my eyes, but you can see the northern lights from Downtown Columbia, Missouri.
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
They're brighter in the photo than they were to my eyes, but you can see the northern lights from Downtown Columbia, Missouri.
A DART Silver Line FLIRT meets with an eastbound CPKC manifest train at 12th Street Station, Plano, October 2025.
Photograph by David Hawkins.
Photograph by David Hawkins.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A DART Silver Line FLIRT meets with an eastbound CPKC manifest train at 12th Street Station, Plano, October 2025.
Photograph by David Hawkins.
Photograph by David Hawkins.
Dallas man in front of the Southland Life Building, 1950s–60s.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Photograph by John Rogers.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Dallas man in front of the Southland Life Building, 1950s–60s.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Photograph by John Rogers.
Looking east over Elm Street, Dallas, December 1943.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Looking east over Elm Street, Dallas, December 1943.
"Auditory foaming"
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Auditory foaming"
Listen, I don’t think you’d want to see what happens if the vehicle on the left ran into the vehicle on right.
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Listen, I don’t think you’d want to see what happens if the vehicle on the left ran into the vehicle on right.
Some very interesting polling numbers regarding Plano and Farmers Branch's calls to withdraw from DART here.
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Some very interesting polling numbers regarding Plano and Farmers Branch's calls to withdraw from DART here.
Yeah, it's November in Missouri, alright.
November 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Yeah, it's November in Missouri, alright.
Some Dallas trolleybuses:
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Some Dallas trolleybuses:
They tried this same move in both 1989 and 1996
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
They tried this same move in both 1989 and 1996
DART NEWS – Plano City Council has announced that at 5:00 PM next Wednesday, November 5th, they will be holding a special session to "consider whether to call a special election on the city’s future with DART," starting the process for a potential withdrawal election from DART.
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
DART NEWS – Plano City Council has announced that at 5:00 PM next Wednesday, November 5th, they will be holding a special session to "consider whether to call a special election on the city’s future with DART," starting the process for a potential withdrawal election from DART.
This was actually my first time covering a protest for anything journalism-related, and I decided to bring my camera along. I'm pretty happy with how both the piece and the photos turned out, all things considered.
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This was actually my first time covering a protest for anything journalism-related, and I decided to bring my camera along. I'm pretty happy with how both the piece and the photos turned out, all things considered.