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Texas & New Orleans RR

Dayton & Goose Creek
24.998 miles
Built by Dayton-Goose Creek Ry 1917-1919
to Texas & New Orleans RR control 1926

Orange to Houston
Built by Sabine & Galveston Bay RR & Lbr Co 1877
to Texas & New Orleans RR 12-24-1859
to Southern Pacific RR control 1881
merged into Southern Pacific RR 11-1-1961
to Union Pacific RR 9-11-1996

Louisiana Lines

Avondale to Algiers
Built by New Orleans Opelousas & Great Western RR 1852-57 as 5'6" gauge
to Charles Morgan 4-22-1870
converted to standard gauge 1872
to Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co 4-1-1877
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR 3-1-1885
controlled by Southern Pacific RR
to Texas & New Orleans RR after 3-1-1927
merged into Southern Pacific RR 11-1-1961
to Union Pacific RR 9-11-1996

Franklin & Abbeville Sterling Branch
built by F&A 1898

Mamou Branch
Built by Louisiana Western RR 1907-08
controlled by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR
controlled by Southern Pacific RR
to Texas & New Orleans RR 3-1-1927
merged into Southern Pacific RR 11-1-1961

Lake Charles to DeRidder LA
Built by Louisiana & Pacific Ry
controlled by Long-Bell Co.
to Lake Charles & Northern RR 2-21-1908
controlled by Texas & New Orleans RR
controlled by Southern Pacific RR
to Texas & New Orleans RR 3-1-1927
abandoned

Elks Spur

St Martinville Spur
Built by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co 1882
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR 3-1-1885
to Texas & New Orleans RR after 3-1-1927
to Union Pacific RR 9-11-1996

Ruth Spur

Breaux Bridge Spur

St. Martinville LA to Arnaudville LA
Built by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co 1899
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR 3-1-1885
to Texas & New Orleans RR after 3-1-1927

Arnaudville LA to Port Barre LA
Built by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co 1907

Cade to St. Martinville LA

F&A Youngsville Spur

Franklin & Abbeville Ry
F&A Jct. to Murphy Station built by Franklin & Abbeville RR 1890
Murphy Station to Peebles Plantation built by F&A 1903
Peebles Plantation to Davids Jct. built by F&A 1898
Davids Jct. to Milton built by F&ARy 1910
to Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co control 1924
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR

Cypremort Branch
Built by ML&T 1884

Cypremort Branch
Baldwin to Cypremort Built by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas 1884
Cypremort to Weeks Island Built by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas 1903

Cypremort Branch abandoned
Baldwin to Cypremort Built by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas 1884
Cypremort to Weeks Island Built by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas 1903

Untitled Path

Bayou Sale Branch
abandoned

Lake Arthur Branch
Built by Louisiana Western RR 1903
controlled by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR

Eunice Branch
Built by Louisiana Western RR 1893-94
controlled by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co
abandoned

Salt Mine Branch

Iberia & Vermillion
Built by Iberia & Vermillion RR 1892

Alexandria Branch
Lafayette to Washington built by Morgan's Louisiana & Texas 1881
Washington to Cheneyville built by ML&T 1882

Baton Rouge Branch
Atchafalaya Bridge destroyed flood 1927, abandoned east of Breaux Bridge

Raceland to Lockport LA

Raceland Jct to Raceland LA

Napoleonville Spur

Thibodaux to Napoleonville LA

Shriever to Thibodaux LA

Colley Extension
Built by Texas & New Orleans RR 1930

Houma Branch
Built by New Orleans Opelousas & Great Western RR 1872
to Charles Morgan 4-22-1870
to Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co 4-1-1877

Lafayette to Orange
Built by Louisiana Western RR 1878-1881

Morgan City LA to Lafayette

Avondale to Morgan City LA
Built by New Orleans Opelousas & Great Western RR 1852-57 as 5'6" gauge
to Charles Morgan 4-22-1870
converted to standard gauge 1872
to Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Ry & Steamship Co 4-1-1877

Abbeville Branch
Midland to Gueydan built by Louisiana Western RR 1895
Gueydan to Abbeville built by LW 1902
to ML&T
to T&NO

Orange spur

Shadyside Plantation spur

Patterson spur

Houston Terminal

Englewood to Hardy St Yard
built by Sabine & Galveston Bay RR & Lbr Co 1861

Baer Jct to Englewood
Built by T&NO 1893-1895

Semmes Jct to Eureka
Built by Galveston & Red River RR 1856
to Houston & Texas Central

Houston East & West Texas
Built by HE&WT 1879

Semmes Jct to Baer Jct

Hardy St to Chaney Jct
built by Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 1881

Untitled Path
built by Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 1881

Baer Jct to Clinton
Built by Texas Transportation Co 1876

San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Built 1901

San Antonio & Aransas Pass existing
Built 1901

West Jct to Chaney Jct
built by Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 1918

Original Route Clinton Branch

Galena Branch
built by T&NO 1916

San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Built by San Antonio & Aransas Pass Ry 1888
to Southern Pacific RR control 1892
leased to Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 4-8-1925
to Texas & New Orleans RR 1934

San Antonio & Aransas Pass abandoned
Built by San Antonio & Aransas Pass Ry 1888
to Southern Pacific RR control 1892
leased to Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 4-8-1925
to Texas & New Orleans RR 1934

GH&SA Galena Jct to Harrisburg to Stang
built by La Porte Houston & Northern RR 1894

GH&SA Harrisburg to Stella
Built by Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Ry 1853

Galveston Branch existing South
Strang to Galveston built by North Galveston, Houston & Kansas City RR 1896

Galveston Branch existing North
Strang to Galveston built by North Galveston, Houston & Kansas City RR 1896

Galveston Branch abandoned
Strang to Galveston built by North Galveston, Houston & Kansas City RR 1896

Morgans Point Loop
Built by GH&SA 1914

La Porte Cutoff abandoned

Morgans Point Loop abandoned
Built by GH&SA 1914

La Porte Cutoff

North Jct to East Jct

Stella Spur
Gone by 1944

Houston Heights Branch
Built by Houston & Texas Central 1896

Galveston GH&SA Trackage

Houston East & West Texas

Houston TX to LA/TX State Line
Built by Houston East & West Texas Ry 1876-1885 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1894
merged into Texas & New Orleans RR 6-30-1934

TX/LA State Line to Shreveport LA
Built by Shreveport & Houston Ry 1883 as 36" gauge
controlled by Houston East & West Texas Ry
to Houston & Shreveport RR 9-9-1891
merged into Texas & New Orleans RR 6-30-1934

Houston Div

Sabine Pass to Sabine
Built by Texas & New Orleans RR 1890

Beaumont to West Port Arthur
Built by East Texas Ry 1880
to Sabine & East Texas Ry 8-3-1881

West Port Arthur to Sabine Pass abandoned
Built by East Texas Ry 1880
to Sabine & East Texas Ry 8-3-1881

Beaumont to Kountze
Built by East Texas Ry 1881
to Sabine & East Texas Ry 8-3-1881

Kountze to Rockland
Built by East Texas Ry 1881-2

Rockland to Nacogdoches
Built by Texas & New Orleans RR 1902

Nocogdoches to Athens TX
Built by Texas & New Orleans RR 1902-03

Athens to Eustace
Built by Texas & New Orleans RR 1902-03

Eustace to Gossett
Built by Texas & New Orleans RR 1902-03

Dallas to Gossett
Built by Texas Trunk RR 1881

Ennis to Roberts
Built by Texas Central Ry 1884
to Texas & New Orleans RR 1928
Ennis to Kaufman abandoned 1942
Kaufman to Greenville abandoned 1958

Greenville to Commerce
Built by Texas Midland Ry 1921

Commerce to Paris
Built by Texas Midland Ry 1896

Midland Jct to Garrett

West Port Arthur to Port Arthur

Guffey to Chaison
Built by Texas & New Orleans RR 190?

Nome to Sour Lake

Rusk to Gallatin
8.08 miles
ICC approved abandonment 5-31-1934

Houston & Texas Central

Houston to Bryan
Built by Galveston & Red River Ry 1856-60
to Houston & Texas Central Ry 9-1-1856
to Houston & Texas Central RR 6-30-1890
merged into Texas & New Orleans RR 1934

Bryan to Corsicana
Built by Houston & Texas Central Ry 1871
to Houston & Texas Central RR 6-30-1890
merged into Texas & New Orleans RR 1934

Corsicana to Dallas
Built by Houston & Texas Central Ry 1872
to Houston & Texas Central RR 6-30-1890
merged into Texas & New Orleans RR 1934

Mockingbird to Denison
Built by Houston & Texas Central Ry 1873
to Union Pacific RR 9-11-1996?

Dallas to Mockingbird TX

Dallas Bypass

Dallas Bypass abandoned

Garrett to Waxahatchie
Built by Waxahatchie Tap RR 1872
to Central Texas & Northwestern Ry 9-28-1881

Waxahatchie to Fort Worth
Built by Fort Worth & New Orleans Ry 1886

Hempstead to Brenham
Built by Washington County RR 1860
to Houston & Texas Central Ry 3-11-1869

Brenham to Austin

Nelleva Jct to Mexia Jct
Built by Houston & Texas Central RR 1906

Evansville Coal Co Spur
shown on 1919 USGS Map

Hutchins to Lancaster
Built by Lancaster Tap RR 1890

Marlin to Waco
Built by Waco & Northwestern RR 1872
to Houston & Texas Central Ry 2-4-1873

Bremond to Marlin
Built by Waco & Northwestern RR 1872

Waco to Ross
Built by Waco & Northwestern RR 1872

Hearne to Stone City
Built by Hearne & Brazos Valley Ry 1891-92

Stone City to Giddings
Built by Houston & Texas Central RR 1913

Austin to Burnet TX
Built by Austin & North Western RR 1881-82
to Austin & Northwestern RR 11-7-1887
to AUAR

Burnet to Scobee
Built by Austin & Northwestern RR 1888-92
to AUAR

Scobee to Llano
Built by Austin & Northwestern RR 1888-92

A&NW Fairland to Marble Falls
Built by Austin & Northwestern RR 1899
to AUAR

Quarry Spur

Burnet to Lampasas
Built by Houston & Texas Central RR 1902

Quarry Spur
Shown on 1919 USGS Map

San Antonio & Aransas Pass

Houston to Wallis
Built by San Antonio & Aransas Pass Ry 1888
leased to Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 4-8-1925

Wallis to Yoakum

Eagle Lake to Altair

Yoakum to Cuero
to Union pacific RR 9-11-1996

Cuero to Kenedy

Saspamco to San Antonio

Kenedy to Saspamco

Kenedy to Sinton

Sinton to Kosmos TX

Kosmos to Rockport

Ingleside Spur
Shown on 1918 USGS Map
Gone by 1950

Ingleside Wye

Aransas Pass Pier

Corpus Christi Branch

Skidmore to Alice

Alice to McAllen

Yoakum to West Point

West Point to Giddings

Giddings to Lexington

Lexington to Lott

Lott to Waco

San Antonio to Kerrville

Lockhart Branch

Rogers Lacy to Palo Alto Jct

Palo Alto Jct to Brownsville

Edinburg to Rogers Lacy

Brownsville Spur

Harlingen Spur

Eagle Lake Gravel Spur

Gravel Spur

Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio

Houston to Alleyton
Built by Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Ry 1860
to Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 7-27-1870
to Southern Pacific control 7-1-1881
merged into Texas & New Orleans RR 6-30-1934
T&NO merged into Southern Pacific RR 11-1-1961

Allyton to Schulenburg
Built by Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 1873
to Southern Pacific control 7-1-1881
T&NO merged into Southern Pacific RR 11-1-1961

Schulenburg to San Antonio
Built by Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 1877
to Southern Pacific control 7-1-1881
T&NO merged into Southern Pacific RR 11-1-1961

San Antonio to El Paso
Built by Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 1881-1883

Fannin to Victoria
Built by Gulf Western Texas & Pacific Ry 1889
to Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 8-8-1905
to Union pacific RR 9-11-1996

Beeville to Fannin
Built by Gulf Western Texas & Pacific Ry 1889
to Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 8-8-1905

Victoria to Rosenburg
Built by New York, Texas & Mexican Ry 1882
rebuilt by Union Pacific RR

Victoria to Cuero
Built by Gulf Western Texas & Pacific Ry 1873

Cuero to Stockdale
Built by Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 1907

Stockdale to Cibola
Built by San Antonio & Gulf RR 1898

Cibolo to San Antonio
Built by San Antonio & Gulf Shore Ry 1894
to San Antonio & Gulf RR 5-29-1897

Port Lavaca to Victoria
Built by San Antonio & Mexican Gulf RR 1861
to Gulf, Western Texas & Pacific Ry 4-22-1871

Van Vleck to Wharton
Built by New York Texas & Mexican Ry 1900

Palacios to Van Vleck
Built by New York Texas & Mexican Ry 1903

Camp Hulen Spur

Van Vleck to Hawkinsville
Built by New York Texas & Mexican Ry 1903
Abandoned Dec 1931

Gonzales to Harwood
Built by Gonzales Branch RR 1882

Spofford to Eagle Pass

Spofford Old Alignment
Abandoned by 1928 USGS Map

Glidden to La Grange
Built by Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry 1880-81

Lorine Gravel Spur

GH&SA Old Grade
Shown abandoned by 1919 USGS Map

Allyton to Columbus Old Alignment
Abandoned ca 1905

Rosenberg to Damon

Burrs Ferry Browndel & Chester
Sold to T&NO July 1914
Abandonment authorized 8-1927

Untitled Path
Built by Burrs Ferry Browndel & Chester RR 1906-07
controlled by Kirby Lumber Co
abandoned 1927