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The Galveston Railroad Museum is a railroad museum housed in the former Santa Fe Railroad station, at 25th and Strand in Galveston, Texas. The Museum is owned and operated by the Center for Transportation and Commerce, a non-profit organization. [2] The museum was established with funds from Galveston businesswoman and philanthropist Mary Moody ...
South Galveston and Gulf Shore Railroad, End of Tracks to South Galveston 1891 Galveston 13.5 miles to new city of South Galveston (now Galveston Island State Park). Only 4.5 miles completed. Temple–Northwestern Railway: 1910 Temple through Gatesville and Hamilton to Comanche: 40 miles of grading and 5 miles of track Texas, New Mexico and ...
20th Century Technology Museum. The list of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Galveston, Henderson and Houston Railroad was granted its charter on 7 February 1853. Named for its main destinations, Galveston, Houston, and Henderson, construction of the road began in 1857 and service between Virginia Point, Texas and Houston was available about two years later.
Map of Galveston in 1871 Galveston City Railway Company c 1894. At the end of the 19th century, Galveston was a booming metropolis with a population of 37,000. Its position on the natural harbor of Galveston Bay along the Gulf of Mexico made it the center of trade in Texas and one of the largest cotton ports in the nation, in competition with New Orleans. [22]
The Galveston–Houston Electric Railway was an interurban railway between Galveston and Houston, Texas from 1911 to 1936. The railway was recognized as the fastest interurban line in 1925 and 1926. The railway was recognized as the fastest interurban line in 1925 and 1926.
The Galveston Railroad (reporting mark GVSR) is a Class III terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. It primarily serves the transportation of cargo to and from the Port of Galveston. [1] GVSR operates 32 miles (51 km) of yard track at Galveston, over a 50-acre (200,000 m 2) facility.
AT&SF Union Station in Galveston, Texas. GC&SF also participated in Galveston's efforts to raise the city after the 1900 Galveston hurricane.In 1904, the board granted Goedhart and Bates a five-year lease to a strip of land on the east end of the Gulf Company in Galveston, which would be used for canal purposes in connection with the grade-raising of the city.