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- 1 2 3 Durrenberger 1988, p. 91.
- 1 2 3 4 Young, Nancy (January 1, 1995) [1952]. "Groveton, Lufkin and Northern Railway". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ Maxwell 1998, p. 73.
- 1 2 3 4 Hensley, Patricia B. (January 1, 1995) [1952]. "Groveton, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ↑ Durrenberger 1988, pp. 90–91.
- 1 2 Werner, George C. (January 1, 1995) [1952]. "Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ↑ Maxwell 1998, p. 81.
Bibliography
- Durrenberger, Cyril (July 1988). "A railroad you can model: The Wobble, Bobble, Turnover & Stop". Model Railroader . Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company.
- Maxwell, Robert S. (1998). Whistle in the Piney Woods: Paul Bremond and the Houston, East and West Texas Railway. Denton, Texas: East Texas Historical Association and University of North Texas Press. ISBN 1-57441-061-X.
