Interurban Rail Service
On Dec. 15, 1913 The Eastern Texas Electric Co., now GSU, commenced the rail service between Beaumont and Port Arthur. The deluxe electric trolley cars ran once an hour. The Nederland Station, 50 feet to the west, served as a depot for passengers, freight and mail until Aug. 15, 1932 when the service was discontinued. In 1933 the station and rails were removed permitting the right-of-way to be used for high voltage power lines. Exhibited is a portion of an original interurban rail.
William "Bill" Quick, Historian.