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Against that background, the TXNW was formed on January 28, 1982, to purchase the Rock Island line running north-northwest from Stinnett, Texas to Hardesty, Oklahoma, about 97 miles. [1] [3] The railway additionally picked up a branch off this line which ran west from Morse Junction (just south of Morse) though Sunray to Etter, Texas.
Austin & Northwestern Railroad locomotive in Austin, Texas, early 1880s. The Austin and Northwestern Railroad began construction on a rail line west of Austin, Texas, USA, toward Llano on April 20, 1881. The railroad was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line with plans to connect to the Texas and Pacific Railway at Abilene.
It also was known as Southern Pacific Railroad—Fairland to Llano branch. The historic district is generally a linear 30-mile (48 km) strip along the railroad with a 100 ft (30 m) width of the right-of-way for the tracks. The three exceptions to this are the Fairland wye, the Antlers Hotel in Kingsland and the original depot in Llano, Texas. [3]
The original plan was for a line extending north from Wichita Falls through Indian Territory to Englewood, Kansas. [1] Toward that goal, two companies were chartered: the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway Company of Texas on September 26, 1906, to construct the seventeen-mile stretch from Wichita Falls to the Red River, and a few days later the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway ...
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway: Central Texas and Northwestern Railway: SP: 1881 1901 Houston and Texas Central Railroad: Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway: RI&G, RIG RI: 1902 1948 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad: Chicago, Rock Island and Mexico Railway: RI: 1900 1903 Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway: Chicago, Rock ...
1919 map of the railroad The Groveton, Lufkin and Northern Railway (GL&N) was a standard gauge U.S. shortline railroad located in East Texas . Originally chartered on May 15, 1908, as the Texas Northern Railway Company , it changed its name on August 17, 1908.
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad: Texas North Western Railway: TXNW 1982 1987 Railroad still exists but no longer extends into Oklahoma Texas and Oklahoma Railroad (1991) TXOR 1991 1993 Farmrail Corporation: Texas and Oklahoma Railroad (1902) MKT: 1902 1903 Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad: Texas and Pacific Railway: T&P, TP MP: 1967 1976
Map of the Colorado and Southern Railway lines, including the Fort Worth and Denver City lines in Texas. The FW&DC was the first rail line to penetrate the northwest part of Texas, which contributed greatly to the growth of Texas cities such as Wichita Falls, Childress, Amarillo, and Dalhart. In addition, the railroad actively promoted ...