Seeing a need to expand in other directions, the owners of the Texas Traction Company purchased a twenty-eight-mile line from Dallas to Waxahachie in 1912.

The interurban became a vital link for communities until the increasing usage of the automobile caused a decline in revenue.

The wood frame passenger depot in downtown Plano and its attached brick electric transformer section remained in use until December 31, 1948.

The Monroe Shops (1914), once the maintenance facility for Texas Electric's vehicles, was restored in 2011 and now serves as headquarters to the DART Police Department.

[4] The Texas Electric Railway Allen Station still stands at 105 South Butler Drive.