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The '''Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway''', the oldest component of the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]], dating to 1852, was the first [[railroad]] in [[Texas]]. |
The '''Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway''', the oldest component of the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]], dating to 1852, was the first [[railroad]] in [[Texas]]. |
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Construction started at [[Harrisburg, Texas]] and continued west to the [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]]. Often this line is misrepresented as starting at [[Houston]] rather than Harrisburg, which was at the time a separate town; the towns were then located several miles apart and |
Construction started at [[Harrisburg, Texas]] and continued west to the [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]]. Often this line is misrepresented as starting at [[Houston]] rather than Harrisburg, which was at the time a separate town; the towns were then located several miles apart and were in competition with each other. (Harrisburg is now part of Houston.) |
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The original charter called for the line to run to [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. After the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and financial problems which led to [[foreclosure]] in 1870, the charter was amended and the name changed to the '''Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway''' {{reporting mark|GHSA}}<ref>[[Railway Equipment and Publication Company]], [http://books.google.com/books?id=1A3WAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT540 The Official Railway Equipment Register], June 1917, p. 667</ref>. At this time the line was extended to and beyond [[San Antonio]]. The interests controlling the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway were friendly to those controlling the Southern Pacific. |
The original charter called for the line to run to [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. After the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and financial problems which led to [[foreclosure]] in 1870, the charter was amended and the name changed to the '''Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway''' {{reporting mark|GHSA}}<ref>[[Railway Equipment and Publication Company]], [http://books.google.com/books?id=1A3WAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT540 The Official Railway Equipment Register], June 1917, p. 667</ref>. At this time the line was extended to and beyond [[San Antonio]]. The interests controlling the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway were friendly to those controlling the Southern Pacific. |
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Revision as of 04:13, 17 December 2009
The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway, the oldest component of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, dating to 1852, was the first railroad in Texas.
Construction started at Harrisburg, Texas and continued west to the Colorado River. Often this line is misrepresented as starting at Houston rather than Harrisburg, which was at the time a separate town; the towns were then located several miles apart and were in competition with each other. (Harrisburg is now part of Houston.)
The original charter called for the line to run to Austin. After the Civil War and financial problems which led to foreclosure in 1870, the charter was amended and the name changed to the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway (reporting mark GHSA)[1]. At this time the line was extended to and beyond San Antonio. The interests controlling the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway were friendly to those controlling the Southern Pacific.
References
- ^ Railway Equipment and Publication Company, The Official Railway Equipment Register, June 1917, p. 667
- A History of the Texas Railroads by S. G. Reed (Houston: St. Clair, 1941; rpt., New York: Arno, 1981).
External links
- Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway from the Handbook of Texas Online