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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 government in 1900, which controlled the railroad until 1982 when it ...
The remainder of the former FW&RG from Belt Junction in Fort Worth to Ricker, six miles (9.7 km) east of Brownwood, [5] was bought by Cen-Tex Rail Link, an affiliate of the South Orient Railroad on May 20, 1994. [1] South Orient sold the Cen-Tex line to the Fort Worth and Western Railroad in 1999. [6]
The Texas Land Survey System is often measured in Spanish Customary Units. The most important of these is the vara, which, while ambiguous in the past, was legally established to be exactly 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 inches (846.67 mm) long in June 1919. [2] The subdivision levels in Texas are as follows: [3]
Fort Worth & Denver Alco 2-8-0 No. 304 at the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum FW&D Engine 501 in Childress, Texas. At the railroad's peak in 1944, during the World War II economic boom, the Texas Railroad Commission reported that the FW&DC earned $12,132,515 in freight revenue, $5,839,399 in passenger revenue, and $1,488,095 in other revenue ...
The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company; Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company; and The Houston East and West Texas Railway Company, joint yards and terminals at Houston embracing 46.33 miles of road; rental a proportion of 5 per cent on agreed valuation; maintenance, operation,
Eastern Texas Railroad: SSW: 1900 1921 N/A Eastern Texas Railroad: 1860 1863 N/A Eastland, Wichita Falls and Gulf Railroad: 1918 1944 N/A El Paso and Northeastern Railroad: SP: 1896 1937 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad of Texas: El Paso Northern Railway: SP: 1894 1897 El Paso and Northeastern Railroad: El Paso Southern Railway: SP: 1897 1961 ...
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From the Lancaster Tap Railroad, constructed by a receiver of the Houston and Texas Central Railway Company (2), Hutchins to Lancaster, 1889 or 1890 4.75 From the Hearne and Brazos Valley Railway Company, constructed by that company, 1891-1892; destroyed by flood in 1899; rebuilt in 1900-1901, Hearne to Stone City 18.61