The local industries at the time were:

Thurber,Tx coal, and a major brick manufacuring they made brick for roads that paved streets all over Texas.

OIL Ranger Texas was a major oil field in 1917 the Ranger field was discovered
This is credited with winning WW1.

And you had Cotton gins, peanuts and cattle for local agricultural interests.

Hi I am wanting to model a steam layout of the area that I live ( central Texas) in what I need to know is this. What names would you find on rolling stock ? My engines I want to model would be the Wichita Falls Ranger & Fort Worth Railroad.
I have found pictures of boxcars from AT&SF,Frisco,MKT,T&P what others might be found ? Thanks for your help.

I just bought 2 little engines off of the internet both in boxes and both look brand new but they act like the gears are stripped. After looking closer it looks like the wheels are slipping on the axles can this be fixed?