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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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Money was tight from the beginning, and the decision was made to build the railroad in 3-ft narrow gauge as a cost-saving measure. [4] Construction began in the summer of 1875, and the first twenty-one miles, from Tyler to Big Sandy, was completed in early October 1877. [3] [5] There, it met the tracks of the Texas and Pacific Railway. [4]
In 1916, the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway assumed control of the Gulf Coast Lines and established itself as an independent railway company until 1924. The New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway Co. was incorporated in 1916 to hold the securities of four railroads: (1) New Orleans, Texas & Mexico; (2) Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western; (3 ...
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.
The Oahu Railway and Land Company was the largest narrow-gauge class-one common-carrier railway in the US (at the time of its dissolution in 1947), and the only US narrow-gauge railroad to use signals. The OR&L used Automatic Block Signals, or ABS on their double track mainline between Honolulu and Waipahu, a total of 12.9 miles (20.8 km), and ...