The '''Tandy Center Subway''' operated in [[Fort Worth, Texas]] from 1963 to 2002. It ran a distance of 0.7 miles (1.1 km) and was, during the period of its operation, one of only two privately owned [[metro|subway]]s in the [[United States]], the other being the [[Newark City Subway]] in [[New Jersey]].
The subway was originally built by the Leonards Department Store in [[1963]], connecting the store to its large parking lots on the edge of downtown. Originally known as the Leonards M&O Subway, it consisted of one underground station beneath the store and three stations in the parking lots. The [[Tandy Corporation]] purchased the department store, its parking lots, and the subway in [[1967]]. The corporation built its headquarters, the [[Tandy Center]], on the site in [[1974]]. Although they demolished the original store, Tandy retained the subway.
The small subway primarily served patrons visiting the mall at the base of the Tandy Center. However, the anchor tenant moved out in [[1996]] and the mall declined. The Tandy Center Subway ceased operation on [[August 30]], [[2002]].
==External links==
*[http://world.nycsubway.org/us/fortworth/ Pictures of Tandy Subway Cars in Fort Worth]
*[http://www.northtexastransport.org/ Parts of Subway preserved by North Texas Historic Transportation, Inc.]
[[Category:Electric railways]]
[[Category:Subways in the United States]]
[[Category:Transportation in Texas]]
[[Category:Fort Worth, Texas]]
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