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Houston and Texas Central Railroad: H&TC SP: 1889 1934 Texas and New Orleans Railroad: Houston and Texas Central Railway: SP: 1856 1889 Houston and Texas Central Railroad: Huntsville Branch Railway: MP: 1871 1873 Houston and Great Northern Railroad: Imperial Valley Railway: MP: 1907 1912 Sugar Land Railway: Indianola Railroad: SP: 1858 1871
The present Houston station, which opened on October 26, 1959, was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad to replace Grand Central Station, which was just east of the present station. That station operated from September 1, 1934 until the property was sold to the U.S. Government in 1959 to become the site of the Houston main post office.
This listing includes current and discontinued routes operated by Amtrak since May 1, 1971. Some intercity trains were also operated after 1971 by the Alaska Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Georgia Railroad, Reading Company, and Southern ...
The Texas Triangle is one of eleven megaregions in the United States, clusters of urban areas that share economic and cultural ties. In 2004, the Texas Triangle contained five of the 20 largest cities in the U.S. and was home to more than 70% of all Texans, with a population of 13.8 million. [3] In the next 40 years, the population of the Texas ...
Location. Downtown Transit Center (Houston) is a bus and light rail transportation center in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States, operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). It includes an island platformed METRORail light rail station and bays for bus service. The station was opened on January 1, 2004.
30th Street Station in Philadelphia Omaha station in Omaha, Nebraska, designed as part of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program This is a list of train stations and Amtrak Thruway stops used by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States). This list is in alphabetical order by station or stop name, which mostly corresponds to the city in which it is located. If an ...
1,233 (bus) 76 (light rail) [4] The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is a major public transportation agency based in Houston, Texas, United States. It operates bus, light rail, bus rapid transit, HOV and HOT lanes, and paratransit service (under the name METROLift) in the city as well as most of Harris County.
November 10, 1977. Designated TSAL. 5/28/1981. Union Station is a building in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Dedicated on March 2, 1911, and formerly a hub of rail transportation, the building now serves as a cornerstone for Minute Maid Park. [ 2 ] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has since been superseded by ...