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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1169
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join the citizens of El Paso and West Texas in celebrating the |
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sesquicentennial of El Paso and Southwestern Locomotive No. 1; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, El Paso and Southwestern Locomotive No. 1 was |
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built in 1857; it was named Spring Green when it first came to the |
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Southwest in 1889; it was designated No. 1 by the El Paso and |
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Southwestern Railroad that served the Gadsden Purchase area of |
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the New Mexico Territory; by 1902, it was used to connect |
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southern Arizona Territory through El Paso to northeastern |
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New Mexico Territory; and |
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WHEREAS, El Paso and Southwestern Locomotive No. 1 |
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is a classic standard American steam locomotive built by |
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Breese Kneeland and Company at the New York Locomotive Works of |
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Jersey City, New Jersey; it is the oldest classic American steam |
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engine west of the Mississippi River and the only Breese Kneeland |
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locomotive still in existence; and |
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WHEREAS, Classic American locomotives pulled the |
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trains that opened Texas and the West to transcontinental |
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traffic and trade; the locomotives were used to connect the |
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Central Pacific Railroad to the Union Pacific Railroad on the |
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first transcontinental rail line in 1869 and again when the |
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second transcontinental railroad connected Texas to California, |
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the Midwest, and New Orleans; and |
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WHEREAS, El Paso and Southwestern Locomotive No. 1 was |
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retired in 1909 and placed on display in El Paso; it was moved to |
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Texas Western College in 1960; it is listed on Save America's |
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Treasures; while at The University of Texas at El Paso, it was |
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restored and is now on display in the Railroad and Transportation |
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Museum of El Paso; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to El Paso and |
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Southwestern Locomotive No. 1 on its 150th anniversary and |
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extend best wishes to the citizens of El Paso and to the members |
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of the El Paso County Historical Commission and the Southwest |
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Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |
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for a rewarding sesquicentennial celebration for El Paso and |
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Southwestern Locomotive No. 1; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a |
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memento of the special occasion. |
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Shapleigh |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 25, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |