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Pages in category "Narrow gauge railroads in Texas" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In South America, the Central Railway of Brazil ordered 17 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge 2-10-4 locomotives, 10 from Baldwin, which were delivered in 1940, and another seven from the American Locomotive Company, which were delivered in 1947. [citation needed]
Texas Western Narrow Gauge Railway: 1875 1879 Texas Western Railway: First narrow-gauge railroad chartered in Texas Timpson and Henderson Railway: 1909 1923 N/A Timpson and Northwestern Railway: 1901 1909 Timpson and Henderson Railway: Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway: CB&Q/ RI: 1902 1930 Burlington – Rock Island Railroad: Trinity, Cameron ...
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A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) and 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ).
This network at one time had over 770 km of railway in operation, but only about 13 km remain in operation as a steam powered tourist railway. Other small narrow-gauge lines include the Rio de Janeiro streetcar (Bonde de Santa Teresa), with approximately 13 km of 1,100 mm (3 ft 7 + 5 ⁄ 16 in) gauge, and a very short industrial railway near ...
Uriah Lott, a transportation entrepreneur, engaged his friends Richard King and contractor Mifflin Kenedy in development of three railroad lines in Texas to improve connections from major cities to smaller ones, and to trading areas in Mexico. The Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Railroad connected Corpus Christi and Laredo.
It is often referred to as the Tex Mex, or Tex Mex Railway. [4] The railroad traces its roots back to the Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Gauge Railroad, a narrow-gauge railroad established in 1875. In 1883, the line was extended over the Rio Grande and the Mexico–United States border. The railroad was purchased by the Mexican ...