Texas State Map w Logging 3-7-2018.kmz

Texas State Map

Texas Logging RRs

Angelina County Lbr

Untitled Path

Fostoria Tram
mapped by Everett Lueck

Path

R W Weir Lbr

Burrs Ferry Browndel & Chester

Untitled Path
Shown on 1907 Kirby Lbr Plat

Carter-Kelly Lbr

Huntsville Tram
mapped by Everett Lueck

Kirby Lbr Honey Island
mapped by Everett Lueck
and Tony Howe

Long-Bell Lbr at Doucette
mapped by Everett Lueck and Tony Howe

Temple Lbr

Wier Longleaf Lbr

Newton TX to Weirgate TX
Built by Gulf & Northern Ry 1918

Peavy-Moore Lbr

Southern Pine Lbr

Eastern Texas RR

Lufkin TX to Kennard TX
Built by East Texas RR 1901-02
owned by Central Coal & Coke Co.
to St Louis-Southwestern (Cotton Belt) 11-1-1906 and operated as subsidiary
abandoned 5-1-1921

Untitled Path
shown on 1905 soil survey

W T Carter & Bro

Camp Ruby Branch
shown in operation on 1930 soil survey map

Towns

Fastrill
Southern Pine Lbr Logging Camp
1922-1941

Voth west

Nocogdoches SE spurs

Goodrich NW

Ragley

New Willard

shown on 1930 soil survey map

Sour Lake NE

Kirby Lumber Co

Kirby Lbr Call

Silsbee

Buna

Kirby Lbr Buna

Village Mills

Bon Weir West

Possibly Kirby Lbr "Newton County Tram"

Unk Trinity E

Trinity County Lbr Co

Unk Nancy TX

Unk Rockland SW

Unk Stryker NE

Grogan Lumber Co

Unk Carbondale N

shown on 1909 topo

Unk Draper SE

Unk Naples NW

shown on 1914 topo

Dayton Lumber Co

shown on 1916 topo map

Conroe NW (Delta Land & Timber?)

Unk from Sour Lake Daisetta USGS 15 min

Unk Lakeview NE

shown on 1932 topo map

Unk near Vidor

Unk Echo N on 1932 topo

Unk Lemonville on 1926 topo

Knox Lumber later Temple Lbr

Class I Railroads

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe

Fort Worth & Rio Grande Ry

Brady TX to Brownwood TX
Built by Fort Worth & Rio Grande Ry 1901-03
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco)
to Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry 3-1-1937
abandoned 1959

Brownwood existing
Built by Fort Worth & Rio Grande Ry 1901-03
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco)
to TXR

Brownwood Existing

Brownwood to Delaware TX
Built by Fort Worth & Rio Grande Ry 1890-91
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco) after 1901
to Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry 3-1-1937
abandoned

Delaware TX to Comanche TX
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco) after 1901
to Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry 3-1-1937
to South Orient RR 1994
to Fort Worth & Western RR 1998

Dublin TX to Comanche TX
Built by Fort Worth & Rio Grande Ry 1890
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco) after 1901
to South Orient RR 5-20-1994
to Fort Worth & Western RR 1998

Granbury TX to Dublin TX
to South Orient RR 5-20-1994
to Fort Worth & Western RR 1998

Fort Woth TX to Granbury TX
to South Orient RR 5-20-1994

Fort Worth abandoned
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco)
to FWWR
abandoned

Whiteland TX to Menard TX
abandoned 1972

Galveston to Belton

Belton to Lampasas
48.00 miles
Built by GC&SF 1882

Lampasas to Ballinger
132.24 miles
Built by GC&SF 1886

Ballinger to San Angelo
35.24 miles
Built by GC&SF 1888

San Angelo to Sterling City
Built by Conch, San Saba & Llano Valley RR 1910

Temple to Fort Worth

Coleman Jct to Coleman

Sweetwater to Coleman
Built by Panhandle & Santa Fe 1911
leased to GC&SF

Somerville to Navasota

Navasota to Montgomery
Built by Central & Montgomery Ry 1878-79

Montgomery to Conroe

Conroe to Merriam
Built by Texas, Louisiana & Eastern RR 1891-93

Merriam to Trinity River

Trinity River to Silsbee

Longview to Ero
Built by Port Bolivar Iron Ore RR 1911-12

Port Bolivar to Beaumont
Built by Gulf & Interstate Ry 1896

Saratoga to Bragg
Abandoned 1934

Fort Worth to TX/OK State Line
71.30 mi.

Cleburne to Dallas
53.33 mi.
Built by Chicago, Texas & Mexican Central Ry 1881-1882

Santa Fe Jct to Dallas

Dallas to Honey Grove
78.90 mi.

Ladonia to Paris

Dallas Jct to Dalton Jct
Built by GC&SF?

Cleburne to Weatherford

Lometa to Eden

San Angelo to Sonora
Completed by GC&SF 5-13-1930

Paint Rock to Miles
Built by Concho, San Saba & Llano Valley RR 12/27/1909
to GC&SF

Galveston trackage
Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe

Ricker TX to Delaware TX
Built by Gulf Coast & santa Fe Ry before 1965

spur

Panhandle & Santa Fe

Spearman to TX/OK Line
Built by North Texas & Santa Fe Ry 1920
Leased to Panhandle & Santa Fe

Morse to Spearman
Built by North Texas & Santa Fe Ry 1931
Leased to Panhandle & Santa Fe

Canadian to TX/OK State Line
Built by Southern Kansas Ry of Texas 9/12/1887
To Panhandle & Santa Fe

Canadian to Panhandle
Built by Southern Kansas Ry of Texas- Completed 1-15-1888
To Panhandle & Santa Fe

Panhandle to Amarillo
Completed by Southern Kansas Ry Co of Texas 4/12/1908
to Panhandle & santa Fe

Washburn to Panhandle
Completed by Panhandle Ry 12/5/1898
To Southern Kansas Ry Co of Texas
Abandoned 1908
Route not certain

Pecos to TX/NM Line
Completed by Pecos River RR 1/1/1891
Leased to Panhandle & Santa Fe

Farwell to Amarillo
95.00 mi
Completed by Pecos & Northern Texas Ry 3/1/1899
To Panhandle & Santa Fe

Canyon to Plainview
57.00 mi
Completed by Pecos & Northern Texas Ry 2-27-1907

Plainview to Lubbock
46.00 mi
Completed by Pecos & Northern Texas Ry 1-9-1910

Plainview to Floydada
Completed by Pecos & Northern Texas Ry 5/1/1910

Lubbock to Farwell

Lubbock to Sweetwater
Completed 12-1-1911

Brand Refinery Spur

Slaton Jct to Lamesa
Completed by Pecos & Northern Texas Ry 10/1/1910
Control to Panhandle & Santa Fe 10-24-1924

Lubbock to Crosbyton
38 miles
Built by Crosbyton-South Plains RR ca1910
Control to ATSF August 1915
Renamed South Plains & Santa Fe Ry 8-17-1916

Crosbyton to Seagraves
Completed by South Plains & Santa Fe 7-1-1918
Leased to Panhandle & Santa Fe 1917-1948 then merged into P&SF

Doud to Bledsoe
65 miles
Built by South Plains & Santa Fe Ry 1925
Leased to Panhandle & Santa Fe until 1948 when merged into P&SF

Pan American Sundown Refinery Spur

Pampa TXto OK/TX State Line
Built by Panhandle & Santa Fe 1929

Heaton TX to Coltexo

White Deer TX to Magoun

Panhandle TX to Borger TX

Borger TX spur

Lubbock to Crosbyton TX
Built by Crosbyton-Southplains RR 1911
controlled by AT&SF

Southwest Public Service Mill Power Plant

Rusler Springs sulphur mine

Gulf Beaumont & Great Northern

Roganville to San Augustine
Completed by GB&GN 7/1/1903

San Augustine to Center
Built by GB&GN after 1903

original alignment

Gulf Beaumont & Kansas City

Beaumont to Roganville
Built by Beaumont Lbr Co
to Gulf, Beaumont & Kansas City Ry 1893

Jasper & Eastern Ry

Kirbyville to DeRidder
Completed by J&E 8-1-1906

Texas & Gulf Ry

Center to Gary
Built by Texas & Gulf 1907-1909

Grigsby to Timpson
17.57 miles.
Built by Texas & Gulf 1905-1907
Route through Timpson uncertain

Timpson to Carthage
Built by Marshall, Timpson & Sabine Pass Ry 1898
To Texas & Gulf 12-27-1904
Route through Timpson uncertain

Carthage to Martins Creek
Built by Texas Sabine Valley & Northwestern Ry 1888
To Texas & Gulf 12-27-1904

Camden (now Tallys) to Martins Creek
Built by Galveston Sabine & St. Louis Ry 1885
To Texas, Sabine Valley & Northwestern Ry 6-22-1888
To Texas & Gulf 12-27-1904

Longview to Camden (now Tallys)
Built by Longview & Sabine Valley Ry 1878
To Galveston Sabine & St. Louis Ry 8-2-1886
To Texas, Sabine Valley & Northwestern Ry 6-22-1888

Cane Belt RR

Thompsons to Cane Jct
Built by Cane Belt RR 1930-31

Matagorda to Bay City
Built by Cane Belt RR 1/1903

Bay City to Wharton
Built by Cane Belt RR ca 1900-1903

Wharton to Lakeside
Built by Cane Belt RR 1/1900

Eagle Lake Jct to Lakeside
Bought by Cane Belt RR from GH&SA 1898

Sealy to Eagle Lake Jct
Built by Cane Belt RR 1/1900

Rayner Jct to Calhoun
Bought by Cane Belt RR from William Dunovant 2-1901

Calhoun to Bonus
Built by Cane Belt RR 1-1904
Abandoned 1940

Boedecker Jct to Garwood
Built by Cane Belt RR 2-1904

Eagle Lake Spur

Celanese Corp Plant spur

Kansas City Mexico & Orient Ry
Railroad sold to AT&SF 1928

Alpine to Girvin
Built by KCM&OofT 1912-1913
To Panhandle & Santa Fe 1928 (AT&SF subsidiary)

Girvin to San Angelo
Built by KCM&OofT 1909-1911
To Panhandle & Santa Fe 1928 (AT&SF subsidiary)

San Angelo to Sweetwater
Built by KCM&OofT 1907-1909
To Panhandle & Santa Fe 1928

Sweetwater to Benjamin
Started by Panhandle & Gulf Ry, bought by KCM&O
completed by KCM&OofT 1907
To Panhandle & Santa Fe 1928

Benjamin to TX/OK Line
To Panhandle & Santa Fe 1928

Plasterco to Celotex

Maryneal to Lone Star Sand

Benedum Oil Field Spur

Sulphur Industrial Spur

Presidio to Paisano
Built by AT&SF (Panhandle & Santa Fe) 1930

Old alignment

California Southern

California Arizona & Santa Fe Ry

Congress old alignment

Radley mine spur
shown on 1928 soil survey

Boise City OK to Amarillo
Built by Panhandle & Santa Fe Ry

Chase Jct OK mine spur?

El Paso TX to NM/TX State Line
Built by Rio Grande El Paso & Santa Fe RR?

Castle Rock Quarry Spur

Machovec to Sherrin

Atchison KS to St. Joseph MO
AT&SF trackage rights on Chicago Rock Island & Pacific

Needles old alignment
route uncertain

Colorado & Southern

Fort Worth & Denver City Ry

Fort Worth to Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls to MP 200

MP 200 to TX-NM Border

Childress to Pampa

Plains Jct to Dimmitt

Lubbock to Silverton

Wichita Valley Ry
51.36 mi. Wichita Falls to Seymour, TX,
Built by WV 1890

Wichita Valley RR
60.881 mi. Seymour to Stamford, TX,
Built by WV 1905-1908
Controlled by C&S

Abilene & Northern Ry
38.063 mi. Stamford to Abilene, TX,
Controlled by C&S

Stamford & Northwestern Ry
82.859 mi. Stamford to Spur, TX
Built by S&NW 1909
Controlled by C&S

Wichita Falls & Oklahoma Ry
22.075 mi. Wichita Falls to Byers, TX,
Built by WF&O 1903-1905
Controlled to C&S
Leased to Wichita Valley

Wichita Falls & Oklahoma Ry
5.80 mi. Byers, TX to TX/OK state line
Built by WF&O 1922
Controlled to C&S
Leased to Wichita Valley

Howard spur

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific

Chicago Rock Island & Gulf

Amarillo to Hitchland
Built by CRI&G 1928-32

Dalhart to Morse
Built by CRI&G 1929-1932

Fort Worth to Dallas
Built by CRI&G 1902-1903

Irving to Carrollton

Amarillo to Wildorado

Bushland Quarry Spur

Wildarado to NM State Line

Fort Worth to OK State Line
Built by CRI&T

Bridgeport to Graham
Built by CRI&T

Amarillo to Texola
Built by Chicago, Oklahoma & Texas RR
To CRI&G

Bravo to Texhoma
Built by Chicago Rock Island & Texas Ry

Sherrin Jct to Sherrin

Kansas City Southern

Louisiana Ry & Navigation Routes

Jefferson to Waskom
Built by Sherman Shreveport & Southern Ry 1900
to Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry Co of Texas 5-6-1901
to Louisiana Ry & Navigation Co of Texas 4-1-1923
to Louisiana Arkansas & Texas Ry 4-14-1930
to Kansas City Southern Ry control 1949

Greenville to Jefferson
Built by East Line & Red River RR (36" gauge) 1876-1881
Converted to std gauge 1892
to Sherman Shreveport & Southern Ry 3-8-1893
to Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry of Texas 5-6-1901
to Louisiana Ry & Navigation Co of Texas 4-1-1923
to Louisiana Arkansas & Texas Ry 4-14-1930
to Kansas City Southern Ry control 1949

McKinney to Greenville
Built by East Line & Red River RR as 36" ga 1882
converted to standard gauge 1892
To Sherman, Shreveport & Southern Ry 3-8-1893
to Louisiana Ry & Navigation Co of Texas 4-1-1923
to Louisiana Arkansas & Texas Ry 4-14-1930
to Kansas City Southern Ry control 1949

Louisiana & Arkansas

Dallas to Farmersville
Louisiana Arkansas & Texas Ry trackage rights on GC&SF (AT&SF)
later Kansas City Southern Ry

L&A Routes

KCS Routes

Pt 20 miles S to AR/LA State Line
Built by Texarkana & Fort Smith Ry 1896
to Kansas City Southern RR

Texarkana to pt 20 miles south
Built by Texarkana & Fort Smith Ry 1895
controlled by KCS

Texarkana to Red River
Built by Texarkana & Northern Ry 1885
to Texarkana & Fort Smith Ry 7-9-1889
controlled by KCS

Kansas City Spur

Sabine River to Beaumont TX
Built by Texarkana & Fort Smith Ry 1897
to Kansas City Southern RR

Port Arthur to Beaumont TX
to Kansas City Southern RR

Beaumont trackage

Texas Jct LA to Fitzpatrick TX
Built by Kansas City Southern Ry

Kansas Oklahoma & Gulf Ry

TX

Denison TX to TX/OK State Line
Built by Missouri Oklahoma & Gulf Ry Co of Texas 1910

LR&N Routes

LR&N Sidings & Spurs

LR&N Structures

Missouri-Kansas-Texas

Katy Routes

Houston to Boggy Tank
Built by Missouri, Kansas & Texas Ry of Texas 1893

Boggy Tank to Taylor
Built by Taylor, Bastrop & Houston Ry 1887
to MK&TofT

Taylor to Fort Worth
Built by MK&TofT 1881-82

Smithville to Lockhart
Built by MK&TofT 1893

San Marcos to San Antonio
Built by Southwestern Coal & Improvement Co for MK&TofT 1901

Longhorn spur

San Antonio trackage

Austin to Georgetown
Built by Southwestern Development Co for MK&TofT 1904

Denison to Red River
Built by MK&T 1873

Mineola to Greenville
Built by MK&T 1881

Belton to Echo
Built by MK&T 1882

Georgetown to Granger
Built by Granger Georgetown Austin & San Antonio Ry 1902
Sold to MK&TofT 5-13-1903

Denison to Greenville
Built by MK&T Extension Ry 1880

Warner Jct to Ray
Built by Denison & Washita Valley Ry 1886
To MK&TofT

Hillsboro to Dallas
Built by Dallas & Waco Ry 1888-90
To MK&TofT

Denison to Sherman
Built by Sherman Denison & Dallas Ry. 1890
To MK&TofT 1891

Gainesville to Henrietta
Built by Gainesville, Henrietta & Western Ry 1887
to MK&TofT

Dallas to Greenville
Built by Dallas & Greenville Ry 1886
To MK&TofT

Dallas to Lewisville
Built by Dallas & Wichita RR 1874

Lewisville to Denton
Built by Dallas & Wichita RR 1880

Denison Cutoff
New Yard

Denison to Gainesville
Built by Denison & Pacific Ry 1879
to Denison & Southeastern Ry 3-11-1880
to MK&TofT 1881

Wichita Falls to Red River
Built by Wichita Falls & Northwestern Ry 1906

State Line to Wellington
Built by Wichita Falls & Wellington Ry 1910

Henrietta to Wichita Falls
Built by Wichita Falls Ry 1894-5

Bonham Jct to Bonham
Built by Denison, Bonham & New Orleans RR 1901

Fort Worth to Whitesboro

San Marcos to Lockhart

Waco to Rotan
Waco to Ross built 1905
Ross to Albany built by Texas Central RR 1879-82
Albany to Stamford built 1900
Stamford to Rotan built 1906-7
to MKT control 1910
leased to MKTofT 5-1-1914

DeLeon to Cross Plains
Built by Texas Central RR 1910-11
to MKT control 1910
leased to MK&TofT 5-1-1914

Egan to Cleburne

Lehigh OK mine spur

Calhoun MO mine spur

Perrin Field spur

Denison Dam spur

Celotex spur

Whitney Dam spur

Longhorn spur abandoned

Missouri Pacific

Gulf Coast Lines

Artesian Belt RR

Christine TX to Macdona TX
Built by Artesian Belt RR 1909
to San Antonio Southern Ry 1-1920
Macdona to Kirk abandoned 1920
to NOT&M 1-1-1927 but operated as subsidiary
Jourdanton to Christine abandoned 1933
consolidated with Missouri Pacific 3-1-1956
remainder abandoned 1965

New Orleans Texas & Mexico RR

DeQuincy LA to Beaumont TX
NOT&M (MP) trackage rights on KCS

Beaumont Sour Lake & Western Ry

Beaumont to Sour Lake
Built by Beaumont Sour Lake & Port Arthur Traction Co 1904
to Beaumont Sour Lake & Western Ry 6-30-1904
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco RR until 1913
to Missouri Pacific RR control 12-8-1924
merged into Missouri Pacific RR 3-1-1956
to Union Pacific RR 12-22-1982

new connection

Original alignment into Beaumont
Built by Beaumont Sour Lake & Port Arthur Traction Co 1904
to Beaumont Sour Lake & Western Ry 6-30-1904
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco RR until 1913
to Missouri Pacific RR control 12-8-1924
merged into Missouri Pacific RR 3-1-1956
abandoned

Built by Beaumont Sour Lake & Port Arthur Traction Co 1904
to Beaumont Sour Lake & Western Ry 6-30-1904
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco RR until 1913
to Missouri Pacific RR control 12-8-1924
merged into Missouri Pacific RR 3-1-1956
to Union Pacific RR 12-22-1982

Beaumont trackage
to Union Pacific RR 12-22-1982

Grayburg TX to Houston
Built by Beaumont Sour Lake & Western Ry 1907

North Shore Jct to Baytown TX
Built by Houston North Shore Ry (electric) 1925-27
leased to Beaumont Sour Lake & Western Ry

Baytown TX to Goose Creek TX
Built by Houston North Shore Ry (electric) 1925-27
leased to Beaumont Sour Lake & Western Ry

Baytown to steel mill
Built by Missouri Pacific RR between 1953 and 1970

Grayburg TX to Sour Lake TX

St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry

Corpus Christi Gulf Connection

Robstown TX to Corpus Christi TX
StLB&M trackage rights on Texas-Mexican RR 1907-1914

Formosa Plastics Spur
Lower part built after 1990

Celanese Corp Spur
Built sometime between 1957 and 1965

Phillips Petroleum Spur
Built by Missouri Pacific RR before 1944

Brazoria spur to sulphur plant
spur to sulphur plant
built by Missouri Pacific RR before 1944

Houston to Alvin
StLB&M trackage rights on GC&SF

Brownsville TX to Robstown TX
Built by St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry 1904

Robstown TX to Refugio TX
Built by St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry 1905

Refugio TX to Bay City TX
Built by St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry 1906

Bay City TX to Algoa TX

Alvin to Algoa
StLB&M trackage rights on GC&SF

Buckeye TX to Collegeport TX
Built by St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry 1908-1911

Bloomington TX to Long Mott TX

Long Mott TX to Port O'Conner TX

Heyser TX to Austwell TX

Bloomington TX to Victoria TX

Harlingen TX to Sam Fordyce TX

Sam Fordyce TX to Rio Grande City TX
Built by St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry 1925?

Raymondville TX to Monte Christo TX
route west of Faysville uncertain

Faysville TX to Edinburg TX

Hargill TX to Ed Couch TX

Ed Couch TX to Weslaco TX

San Juan TX to Edinburg TX
Built by San Antonio & Rio Grande Valley Ry
St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry 7-1-1912

Raymondville TX to Santa Monica TX

Southmost Branch

Brownsville abandoned

Chocolate Bayou to Amoco Refinery
Built by Missouri Pacific RR after 1965

San Benito & Rio Grande Valley RR

San BEnito TX to Santa Maria TX
Built by San Benito & Rio Grande Valley RR 1910-1912
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico RR control 3-1-1916

San Benito TX to Fernando TX
Built by San Benito & Rio Grande Valley RR 1910-1912
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico RR control 3-1-1916

Los Indios
Built by San Benito & Rio Grande Valley RR 1913
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico RR control 3-1-1916

unk
Built by San Benito & Rio Grande Valley RR 1912

La Paloma Jct to La Paloma TX
Built by San Benito & Rio Grande Valley RR 1912

La Paloma TX to Santanda TX

Sammons TX to Mission TX

Mission TX to Monte Christo TX

Lindsay Spur

Sammons TX to Santa Maria TX

Fernando TX to La Leone TX

Place Jct to Abney TX

Abney TX to Esoes TX

Esoes TX to Port Isabel TX
Built by Port Isabel & Rio Grande Valley RR
to San Benito & Rio Grande Valley RR 1941

Houston & Brazos Valley Ry

Angleton TX to Anchor TX
Built by Velasco Terminal Ry 1891-92
to Velasco Brazos & Northern Ry 7-8-1901
to Houston & Brazos Valley Ry 5-9-1907
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry control 3-28-1924
abandoned 1962

Angleton TX to Velasco TX
Built by Velasco Terminal Ry 1891-92
to Velasco Brazos & Northern Ry 7-8-1901
to Houston & Brazos Valley Ry 5-9-1907
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry control 3-28-1924

Velasco TX to Freeport TX
Built by Houston & Brazos Valley Ry 1913-1916
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry control 3-28-1924

Freeport TX to Bryan Mound TX
Built by Houston & Brazos Valley Ry 1913-1916

Freeport abandoned

Freeport to Brazosport TX

Brazosport

Hoskins Jct to Hoskins Mound TX
Built by Houston & Brazos Valley Ry 1922-24

Sugar Land Ry

Arcola to Burnside TX
Built by Sugar Land Ry 1893-94

Sugar Land TX to Burnside TX
Built by Sugar Land Ry 1893-94
(Missouri Pacific RR)

Sugar Land TX to Cabell TX
Built by Imperial Valley Ry 1907
to Sugar Land Ry 1912
(Missouri Pacific RR)

Cabell TX to Hickey TX
Built by Sugar Land Ry 1931
(Missouri Pacific RR)

Cabell spur

Burnside to House Jct TX
Built by Cunningham Sugar Co.
to Sugar Land Ry 1912
abandoned 1970s

House Jct to Hawdon TX
Built by Cunningham Sugar Co.?
to Sugar Land Ry 1912
abandoned 1970s

House Jct to Otey TX
Built by Cunningham Sugar Co.

Otey to Anchor TX
Built by Sugar Land Ry 1916

Orange & Northwestern RR

Newton TX to Bessmay TX
Built by Orange & Northwestern RR 1905-06
to Colorado Southern, New Orleans and Pacific RR control 4-14-1906

Orange TX existing
Built by Lutcher & Moore Lumber Co
to Orange & Northwestern RR 1902
to Colorado Southern, New Orleans and Pacific RR control 4-14-1906

Orange TX to Mauriceville TX
Built by Lutcher & Moore Lumber Co
to Orange & Northwestern RR 1902
to Colorado Southern, New Orleans and Pacific RR control 4-14-1906

Mauriceville TX to Buna TX
Built by Lutcher & Moore Lumber Co
to Orange & Northwestern RR 1902
track relaid by Sabine River & Northern RR 1967

Orange abandoned

Orange spur to depot

Orange

San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR

Crystal City TX to Uvalde TX
Built by Crystal City & Uvalde RR 1909
to San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR 4-4-1912
controlled by Missouri Pacific RR
to Crystal City RR 10-15-1990

Crystal City TX to Carrizo Springs TX
Built by Crystal City & Uvalde RR 1910
to San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR 4-4-1912
controlled by Missouri Pacific RR
to Crystal City RR 10-15-1990

Crystal City TX to Gardendale TX
Built by Crystal City & Uvalde RR 1910
to San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR 4-4-1912
controlled by Missouri Pacific RR
to Crystal City RR 10-15-1990

Gardendale TX to Fowlerton TX

Fowlerton TX to North Pleasanton
Built by San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR 1912

North Pleasanton TX to San Antonio TX
Built by San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR 1912

Jourtonton Jct to Jourdanton TX

Mathis TX to Corpus Christi TX
Built by San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR 1913-1914

Mathis TX to Dinero TX
Built by San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR ? when Lake Corpus Christi built

Dinero TX to North Pleasanton TX
Built by San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR 1913-1914

Mathis TX to Dinero old route
Built by San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf RR 1913-1914

San Miguel Power Plant spur

International-Great Northern

Georgetown to Round Rock
Built by Georgetown RR 1878
to International & Great Northern RR 6-2-1882
to Missouri Pacific control 1880
to International & Great Northern Ry 9-16-1911
to International-Great Northern RR 12-31-1922
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry 6-30-1924
to Missouri Pacific RR 1-1-1925

International RR

Hearne to Brazos River
Built 1871
to International & Great Northern RR 9-30-1873
to Missouri Pacific control 1880
to International & Great Northern Ry 9-16-1911
to International-Great Northern RR 12-31-1922
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry 6-30-1924
to Missouri Pacific RR 1-1-1925

Hearne to Palestine
Built 1872
to International & Great Northern RR 9-30-1873
to Missouri Pacific control 1880
to International & Great Northern Ry 9-16-1911
to International-Great Northern RR 12-31-1922
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry 6-30-1924
to Missouri Pacific RR 1-1-1925

Palestine to Troup
Built by International RR 1872

Troup to Longview
Built by International RR 1873

Houston & Great Northern Ry

Pierce Jct to East Columbia
Built by Houston Tap & Brazoria Ry 1857-60
to Houston & Great Northern Ry 5-8-1873

Houston to Palestine
Built by H&GN 1871-72

West Junction to South Junction
Built by Missouri Pacific RR?

Troop to Tyler
Built by H&GN 1872

Tyler to Mineola
Built by H&GN 1873

Phelps to Huntsville
Built by Huntsville Branch Ry 1871-72

Smithers Creek Power Plant spur

Kelly Lake Nuclear Power Plant spur

Valley Jct to Calvert Jct
Built by Calvert, Waco & Brazos Valley RR 1899

Calvert Jct to Calvert
Built by Calvert, Waco & Brazos Valley RR 1899

Calvert Jct to Marlin
Built by Calvert, Waco & Brazos Valley RR 1900

Valley Jct to Bryan

Laredo to San Antonio
Built by I&GN 1880-82

San Antonio to Austin
Built by I&GN 1880-81

Austin to Rockdale
Built by I&GN 1876

Rockdale to Brazos River
24.0 0miles
Built by I&GN 1874-5

Marlin to Waco
Built by I&GN 1901

Waco Branch

Waco to Fort Worth
Built by I&GN 1902

College Station to Navasota

Spring to Navasota

Navasota to Madisonville

Overton to Henderson
Built by Henderson & Overton Branch RR 1875-77

Tucker to Salt City

Quanah Acme & Pacific Ry

Floydada TX to MacBain TX
Built by Quanah Acme & Pacific Ry 1927-28
to St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco) control 1911
to Burlington Northern RR control 6-8-1981
see

Matador Jct to Matador TX
Built by Motley County Ry 1914
to Quanah Acme & Pacific Ry 7-1926

Paducah TX to MacBain TX
Built by Quanah Acme & Pacific Ry 1912-13
to St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco) control 1911
to Burlington Northern RR control 6-8-1981
see

Acme TX to Paducah TX
Built by Quanah Acme & Pacific Ry 1909-1910
to St Louis-San Francisco Ry (Frisco) control 1911
to Burlington Northern RR control 6-8-1981
see

Quanah TX to Acme TX
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe control

St Louis San Francisco

Paris TX to Red River
Begun by Fort Smith & Southern Ry
completed by Paris & Great Northern RR 1886-1888
controlled by SLSF

OK/TX State Line to Quanah TX
Built by Oklahoma City & Texas RR 1902-1903
to St Louis San Francisco & Texas Ry 7-25-1904
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry
to Burlington Northern RR 11-21-1980
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 12-31-1996

OK/TX State Line to Vernon TX
Built by Blackwell Enid & Texas Ry 1901-02
to St Louis San Francisco & Texas Ry 6-30-1904
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry

OK/TX State Line to Denison TX
Built by St Louis San Francisco & Texas Ry 1900-01
controlled by St Louis-San Francisco Ry
to Burlington Northern RR 11-21-1980
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 12-31-1996

Sherman to Denison
St Louis San Francisco & Texas Ry trackage rights on Houston & Texas Central Ry (Southern Pacific RR)

Sherman TX to Carrollton TX
Built by Red River Texas & Southern Ry 1901-02
to St Louis San Francisco & Texas Ry 6-25-1904
to Burlington Northern RR 11-21-1980
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 12-31-1996

Irving to Carrollton
St Louis San Francisco & Texas Ry (Frisco) trackage rights on Rock Island

Sherman existing
Built by Red River Texas & Southern Ry 1901-02

Sherman abandoned
Built by Red River Texas & Southern Ry 1901-02
to Burlington Northern RR 11-21-1980?

Sherman abandoned

Fort Worth to Dallas
St Louis San Francisco & Texas Ry (Frisco) tracakage rights on Rock Island

North Fort Worth to 8th Ave Yard

Brownwood TX to May TX
Built by Brownwood North & South Ry 1910-1911

Brady TX to Whiteland TX
sold to Gulf Coast & Santa Fe ? 1911
trackage rights retained

St Louis Southwestern

Cotton Belt Routes

Lufkin to Monterey
22 miles
Built by Lufkin Land & Lumber Co
Sold to Texas & Louisiana RR 8-1902 (SSW subsidiary)

Tyler to Lufkin
Built by Kansas & Gulf Short Line RR 1882-85 as 36" gauge
Converted to standard gauge by 1-12-1887
To St. Louis Arkansas & Texas Ry 1-13-1891
To St Louis SW of Texas 1891

Big Sandy to Tyler
Built by Tyler Tap RR 1871?
To Texas & St Louis 5-14-1879
To St Louis Arkansas & Texas Ry 2-10-1886
To St Louis Southwestern 1-9-1891

Texarkana to Big Sandy
Built by Texas & St Louis 1880 as 36"gauge

Mt Pleasant to Sherman
109 mi.
Built by St Louis Arkansas & Texas Ry of Texas 1887 as 36" gauge

Sherman Spur

Commerce to Fort Worth
99 mi.
Built by St Louis Arkansas & Texas Ry of Texas 1888 as 36" gauge

Dallas to Addison
Built by SSW 1903

Corsicana to Hillsboro
Built by St Louis Arkansas & Texas Ry 1888 as 36" gauge

Athens to Corsicana
38 mi.
Built by Texas & St Louis 1881 as 36" gauge

Tyler to Athens
Built by Texas & St Louis 1880 as 36" gauge

Corsicana to Waco
Built by Texas & St Louis 1881 as 36" gauge

Waco to McGregor

McGregor to Gatesville

Gatesville to Hamilton
Built by Stephenville North & South Texas Ry 1911
To SSW control 4-11-1924

Hamilton to Stephenville
Built by Stephenville North & South Texas Ry 1907
To SSW control 4-11-1924

Edson to Comanche
Built by Stephenville North & South Texas Ry 1911
To SSW control 4-11-1924

Tradinghouse Creek Power Plant spur

Texas & Northern Ry

Lone Star TX to Carson TX
Built by Defense Plant Corp 1942-43
to Lone Star Steel Co
to Texas & Northern Ry 1948
controlled by Lone Star Steel Co
to US Steel control
operated by Transtar

Texas & Pacific

T&P Routes

Shreveport West
Shreveport to Waskom completed 1-1-1900. T&P previously used trackage rights on VS&P.

Shreveport to Texarkana

Sierra Blanca to Fort Worth

Sierra Blanca to El Paso
T&P trackage rights on T&NO (SP)

Eagleford to Longview

Marshall to Longview
Built by Southern Pacific 1869
To Texas Pacific RR 3-21-1872
To Texas & Pacific 5-2-1872

Marshall to Texarkana

Texarkana to Brookston

Sherman to Brookston

Fort Worth to Sherman
MKT had trackage rights Fort Worth to Whitesboro

Fort Worth to Eagleford

Mingus to Thurber
Built by T&P 1888

Sherman Jct to Denison
Built by Denison & Pacific Suburban Ry 4/1895-1/15/1896
T&P Subsidiary

Weatherford to Graford
Built by Weatherford Mineral Wells & Northwestern Ry 1/1908
Controlled by T&P

Carswell Air Forse Base spurs spur

General Dynamics spur

Cargill spur

San Martine TX to Rock House TX

Abilene & Southern

Abilene to Anson
Abilene & Southern trackage rights on Abilene & Northern

Ballinger TX to Abilene TX
Built by Abilene & Southern Ry 1909
to Texas & Pacific 1926

Anson TX to Hamlin TX
Built by Abilene & Southern Ry 1910
to Texas & Pacific 1926

Texas Mexican Ry

Laredo TX to Corpus Christi TX
Built by Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Railroad ca1875 as 36" gauge
to Texas Mexican Ry 6-1881
converted to standard gauge 1902
controlled by National Railways of Mexico
to Kansas City Southern RR control 1995

Corpus Christi connection
Built between 1956 and 1961

Corpus Christi abandoned
Built by Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Railroad ca1875 as 36" gauge
to Texas Mexican Ry 6-1881
converted to standard gauge 1902
controlled by National Railways of Mexico

Flour Bluff Jct existing

Flour Bluff Jct to Flour Bluff
possibly US Government RR

Cabanis Field spur

Trinity & Brazos Valley Ry

Mexia TX to Hillsboro TX
Built by Trinity & Brazos Valley RR 1903
to Colorado & Southern Ry control 8-1-1905
50% control to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR
to Burlington-Rock Island RR 7-7-1930
50% control by CB&Q 50% control by Rock Island
Hillsboro to Hubbard abandoned 1935
Hubbard to Mexia abandoned 1942
to Fort Worth & Denver (CB&Q) and Rock Island in 1965
to Fort Worth & Denver upon CRI&P's failure 3-31-1980
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 1996

Hillsboro TX to Cleburne TX
Built by Trinity & Brazos Valley RR 1904
to Colorado & Southern Ry control 8-1-1905
50% control to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR
to Burlington-Rock Island RR 7-7-1930
50% control by CB&Q 50% control by Rock Island

Cleburne to Fort Worth
Trinity & Brazos Valley RR trackage rights on GC&SF

Cleburne spur

Mexia TX to Teague TX
Built by Trinity & Brazos Valley RR 1905
to Colorado & Southern Ry control 8-1-1905
50% control to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR
to Burlington-Rock Island RR 7-7-1930
50% control by CB&Q 50% control by Rock Island
to Fort Worth & Denver (CB&Q) and Rock Island in 1965
abandoned ca1976

Houston TX to Teague TX
Built by Trinity & Brazos Valley RR 1905-07
to Fort Worth & Denver (CB&Q) and Rock Island in 1965
to Fort Worth & Denver upon CRI&P's failure 3-31-1980
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 1996

Teague TX to Waxahachie TX
to Fort Worth & Denver upon CRI&P's failure 3-31-1980
to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry 1996

Waxahachie TX to Dallas
Trinity & Brazos Valley RR trackage rights on MKT

Houston to Alvin
Trinity & Brazos Valley RR trackage rights on GC&SF

Galveston to Alvin
Trinity & Brazos Valley RR trackage rights on GC&SF

Waxahatchie to Fort Worth
Burlington-Rock Island trackage rights on T&NO

Vicksburg Shreveport & Pacific

VS&P Routes

Shreveport to Lorraine
Built by Vicksburg Shreveport & Pacific Ry before 1886
to Illinois Central RR
T&P had trackage rights before 1900
leased to L&AofT

Southern Pacific

Texas & New Orleans RR

Dayton & Goose Creek
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

Lafayette to Orange
Built by Louisiana Western RR 1878-1881
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

Orange 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

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

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
controlled by Southern Pacific RR
to Texas & New Orleans RR 1934
merged into Southern Pacific RR 11-1-1961

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
controlled by Southern Pacific RR
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
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR 3-1-1927
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
to Texas & New Orleans RR 10-28-1882

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
Built by Texas & New Orleans RR 1908

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

Nome to Sour Lake

Rusk to Gallatin
ICC approved abandonment 5-31-1934

Stryker Creek Power Plant spur

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
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR 3-1-1927
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
leased to Texas & New Orleans RR 3-1-1927
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

Spur to Holly Street Power Plant

Siding to Holly Street Power Plant.

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

Dalls spur

Lake Creek Power Plant spur

Twin Oaks Power Plant spur

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

Victor Braunig Power Plant spur

Victor Braunig Power Plant spur abandoned

Calaveras Power Plant 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
merged into Texas & New Orleans RR 6-30-1934
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

Coleto Creek Power Plant spur

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

Built by Burrs Ferry Browndel & Chester RR 1906-07
controlled by Kirby Lumber Co

El Paso TX to TX/NM State Line

BNSF

Big Brown to Texas Utilities Big Brown Power Plant
Built by Burlington Northern Santa Fe sometime between 1996 and 2005

Union Pacific

Currie to Big Brown
Built by Union Pacific?? between 2005 and 2008

Palo Alto Jct to Port of Brownsville
Built by Union Pacific 1996-2002

Palo Alto Jct to ??
Built by Union Pacific? 1996-2002

Texas Shortlines

Angelina & Neches River

Keltys TX to 10 miles east
Built by Angelina County Lbr Co
to Angelina & Neches River RR 8-23-1900

Keltys to 10 miles East
Built by Angelina County Lbr Co
to Angelina & Neches River RR 8-23-1900

10 miles East to Alco TX
Built by Angelina County Lbr Co
to Angelina & Neches River RR 8-26-1906

Alco TX to Naclina TX

Naclina TX to Chireno TX

Naclina to Chireno TX

Aransas Harbor Terminal Ry

Aransas Pass TX to Port Aransas TX
Built by Aransas Harbor Terminal Ry 1912

Asherton & Gulf Ry

Artesia Wells to Asherton TX
Built by Asherton & Gulf Ry 1909
to Missouri Pacific control 1-2-1926
operated separately
merged into MP 3-1-1956

Asphalt Belt Ry

Asphalt Belt Jct to Dabney TX
Built by Asphalt Belt Ry 1923
to New Orleans Texas & Mexico RR control 11-1926
merged into Missouri Pacific 1956

mine spur

Bartlett Western RR

Bartlett TX to Jarrell TX
Built by Bartlett-Florence Ry 1909
to Bartlett Western Ry 6-12-1911

Jarrell TX to Florence TX
Built by Bartlett Western Ry 1911

Caro Northern Ry

Caro to Mt Enterprise TX
Built by Whiteman-Decker Lumber Co
to Caro Northern Ry 9-14-1906
owned by Whiteman-Decker Lumber Co
out of service 1922-1926
resumed service 1926
route uncertain in Rusk County

Cisco & Northeastern RR

Cisco TX to Breckenridge TX
Built by Cisco & Northeastern Ry 1920
abandonment approved 1-28-1942

Breckenridge TX to Throckmorton TX
Built by Cisco & Northeastern Ry 1928
abandonment approved 1-28-1942

Corpus Christi Terminal RR

Corpus Christi Terminal RR
Built by Corpus Christi Terminal RR 1924
to Rail Link control 8-3-1997
to Genesee & Wyoming control

Corpus Christi Terminal RR
Built ca2005

Dayton-Goose Creek Ry

Dayton & Goose Creek
Built by Dayton-Goose Creek Ry 1917-1919
to Texas & New Orleans RR control 1926
merged into Southern Pacific RR 1961
to Union Pacific 9-11-1996

East Texas & Gulf Ry

Hyatt to Hicksbaugh TX
Built by East Texas & Gulf Ry 1917
controlled by Lodwick Lumber Co.
abandonment approved 1-18-1934

Lufkin TX to Kennard TX
Built by East Texas RR 1901-02
owned by Central Coal & Coke Co.
to St Louis-Southwestern (Cotton Belt) 11-1-1906 and operated as subsidiary Houston County RR
abandoned 5-1-1921

Eastland Wichita Falls & Gulf RR

Mangum TX to Ringling Jct
Built by Eastland Wichita Falls & Gulf RR 1919-20
leased to Wichita Falls Ranger & Fort Worth RR 1921-22
See http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqe05

Breckwalker TX connection

Fort Worth Belt Ry

Fort Worth Belt Ry
Built by Fort Worth Belt Ry ca1903

Fort Worth Belt Ry
Construction started by Fort Worth Stockyards Belt Ry 1895-96
to Fort Worth Belt Ry 1-23-1903

Fostoria & Northern Transportation Co

Midline to Fostoria
Built by Fostoria & Northern Transportation Co???
owned by Foster Lumber Co
route uncertain

Fredericksburg & Northern Ry

Fredericksburg TX to Fredericksburg Jct
Built by San Antonio, Fredricksburg and Northern Ry 1913
to Fredericksburg & Northern Ry 12-31-1917
Route uncertain in places

Galveston Houston & Henderson RR

Houston to Virginia Point
Built by Galveston Houston & Henderson RR 1853-58

Virginia Point to Galveston
Bridge built by Galveston Houston & Henderson RR 1868

Houston
Built by Gaveston Houston & Henderson RR

Bridge to Galveston
Built by Galveston Houston & Henderson RR 1858

Galveston Beaumont & Northeastern RR

Vidor to Desanque TX
Built by Galveston Beaumont & Northeastern Ry 1906
owned by Miller-Vidor Lumber Co
abandoned by 1926
route uncertain

Vidor to Beaumont TX
Galveston Beaumont & Northeastern Ry trackage rights on KCS

Vidor

trackage rights
Galveston Beaumont & Northeastern Ry trackage rights on KCS

Beaumont to sawmill
Built by Galveston Beaumont & Northeastern Ry
to KCS?

Great Southwest RR

Existing

Arlington TX to Centerport TX
Built by Great Southwest RR 1959
45% control to CRI&P and 45% control to T&P in 1960
to total T&P control 1985

Abandoned

Groveton Lufkin & Northern RR

Groveton TX to Vair TX
Built by Trinity County Lumber Co
to Texas Northern Ry 1908
to Groveton Lufkin & Northern Ry 8-17-1908
owned by Trinity County Lumber Co.

trackage rights
Groveton Lufkin & Northern trackage rights on Texas South-Eastern RR

Gulf & Northern Ry

Gulf Texas & Western Ry

Jacksboro TX to Olney TX
Built by Gulf Texas & Western Ry 1909
to St Louis San Francisco RR control 1930
see http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqg27

Olney to Seymour TX
Built by Gulf Texas & Western Ry 1910
to St Louis San Francisco RR control 1930
see http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqg27

Salesville to Jacksboro TX
Built by Gulf Texas & Western Ry 1913
to St Louis San Francisco RR control 1930
see http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqg27

Hamlin & Northwestern Ry

Hamlin TX to Flat Top TX
Built by Hamlin & Northwestern Ry 1929

Houston Belt & Terminal

Jefferson & Northwestern Ry

end of track to Marietta TX
Built by Jefferson & Northwestern Ry as 36" gauge
to standard gauge 1908
Linden Jct to Marietta abandoned 1933
remainder to Jefferson & Northwestern RR 1-1-1935
abandoned 9-1941

Jefferson TX to NW
Built by Clark & Boice Lumber Co as 36" gauge
to Jefferson & Northwestern Ry 11-1899
to standard gauge 1908
Linden Jct to Marietta abandoned 1933
remainder to Jefferson & Northwestern RR 1-1-1935
abandoned 9-1941

Givens TX to Linden TX
Built by Jefferson & Northwestern Ry 1912
to Jefferson & Northwestern RR 1-1-1935
abandoned 9-1941

Marietta to Naples
Built by Jefferson & Northwestern Ry 1926

Livington & Southeastern RR

Livingston TX to Knox(ville) TX
Built by Knox Lumber Co
to Livingston & Southeastern RR 1903
owned by Knox Lumber Co

Lufkin Hemphill & Gulf Ry

Bronson TX to Hemphill TX
Built by Lufkin Hemphill & Gulf Ry 1912-1916
controlled by Knox Lumber Co
later Temple Lumber Co after 1921

Marshall & East Texas

Marshall TX to Elysian Fields TX
Built by Marshall & East Texas Ry 1909
to Marshall Elysian Fields & Southeastern Ry 8-18-1922

Gilmer to East Winnsboro
Built by Ragley RR
to Texas Southern Ry ca1901-02
and 16.5 mile connection built
to Marshall & East Texas Ry 8-4-1908
to Winnsboro & Gilmer RR 1920
chater forfeited 1923 and abandoned?

Marshall TX to Harleton TX
Built by Marshall & Northwestern Ry 1885-86
to Paris Marshall & Sabine Pass Ry 5-7-1888
to Texas Southern Ry 3-12-1897
to Marshall & East Texas Ry 8-4-1908
abandoned ca1920

Harleton TX to Ashland
Built by Texas Southern Ry 1901
to Marshall & East Texas Ry 8-4-1908
abandoned ca1920

Ashland TX to Gilmer TX
Built by Commercial Lumber Co
to Texas Southern Ry ca1902-03

Moscow Camden & San Augustine RR

Moscow TX to Camden TX
Built by Moscow Camden & San Augustine RR 1898
controlled by W. T. Carter & Bro.

Motley County Ry

Nacogdoches & Southeastern RR

Nacogdoches to Oil Springs TX
Built by Nacogdoches & Southeastern RR 1904-1906
controlled by Haywood Lumber Co, later Frost-Johnson Lumber Co after 1910

Oil Springs TX to La Cerda to SE
Built by Nacogdoches & Southeastern RR 1920s
controlled by Frost-Johnson Lumber Co after 1910

Oil Springs TX to Calgary TX
Built by Frost-Johnson Lumber Co 1926
Nacogdoches & Southeastern RR granted trackage rights
controlled by Frost-Johnson Lumber Co

Northeast Texas RR

Northeast Texas RR
Shown on 1910 topo map
"Monz Log RR" on map

Paris & Mt Pleasant RR

Paris TX to Bogata TX
Built by Paris & Mt Pleasant RR 1909-1910

Bogata TX to Mt Pleasant TX
Built by Paris & Mt Pleasant RR 1912-13

Peach River & Gulf RR

Timber TX to Midline
Built by Miller-Vidor Lumber Co ca1902
to Peach River & Gulf Ry 10-31-1904
owned by Miller-Vidor Lbr

Pecos Valley Southern Ry

Pecos TX to Saragosa TX
Built by Pecos Valley Southern Ry 1910-11
to Texas & Pacific RR control 1927
back to independent road 1946
to Watco control 9-1-2012

Toyahvale to Saragosa TX
Built by Pecos Valley Southern Ry 1910-11
to Texas & Pacific RR control 1927
back to independent road 1946

Point Comfort & Northern Ry

Lolita TX to Point Comfort
Built by Point Comfort & Northern Ry 1948-49
owned by Alcoa
to RaiAmerica control 2005
to Genesee & Wyoming control 12-19-2012

Port Terminal

HL&T Bertron Power Plant

Air Products

Bulk Materials Handling Plant

Rio Grande RR

Brownsville to Port Isabel TX
Built by Rio Grande RR 1870-72 as 42" gauge
to Rio Grande Ry 2-21-1911
converted to standard gauge 3-23-1925
to Port Isabel & Rio Grande Valley RR 8-14-1928
to St Louis Brownsville & Mexico RR (Missouri Pacific) 1940

Brownsville to Port Isabel TX
Built by Rio Grande RR 1870-72 as 42" gauge
to Rio Grande Ry 2-21-1911
converted to standard gauge 3-23-1925
to Port Isabel & Rio Grande Valley RR 8-14-1928

Brownsville to Port Isabel TX
Built by Rio Grande RR 1870-72 as 42" gauge
to Rio Grande Ry 2-21-1911
converted to standard gauge 3-23-1925

Port Isabel TX
to Port Isabel & Rio Grande Valley RR 8-14-1928
to St Louis Brownsville & Mexico RR (Missouri Pacific) 1940

new route
Built by Rio Grande Ry 1921-22 as 42" gauge

Esoes TX to Port Isabel TX
Built by Rio Grande Ry 1921-22 as 42" gauge
to San Benito & Rio Grande Valley RR 1941

Rio Grande & Eagle Pass Ry

Nye TX to Minera TX
Built by Rio Grande & Pecos Ry 1882-83
to Rio Grande & Eagle Pass Ry 6-18-1889
abandoned in sections 1942-1947
see https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqrft

Minera TX to Santo Tomas Mine
Built by Rio Grande & Pecos Ry 1882-83
to Rio Grande & Eagle Pass Ry 6-18-1889

Rio Grande Micolithic & Northern Ry

Mica TX to Micolithic TX
Built by Rio Grande Micolithic & Northern Ry 1926-27
shut down early 1929

Riverside & Gulf Ry

Milvid Jct to SE
Built by Riverside & Gulf Ry 1907
owned by Miller-Vidor Lumber Co
later owned by West Lumber Co after 1915

Roby & Northern RR

Roby TX to North Roby
Built by Roby & Northern RR 1915-16
operations suspended 12-31-1941

Rockdale Sandow & Southern RR

Marjorie TX to Alcoa TX
Built by Federal Fuel Co 1919
to Rockdale Sandow & Southern RR 1923
owned by McAlester Fuel Co
to Alcoa control 7-1951
to Genesee & Wyoming control
see https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqr12

Roscoe Snyder & Pacific Ry

Roscoe TX to Snyder TX
Built by Roscoe Snyder & Pacific Ry 1906-08

Snyder TX to Fluvanna TX
Built by Roscoe Snyder & Pacific Ry 1908-09

Sabine & Neches Valley Ry

Deweyville TX to Gist
First 8 miles from Deweyville west built by Sabine Tram Co
to Peavy-Moore Lumber Co 9-4-1919 and extended to Gist
to Sabine & Neches Valley Ry 11-26-1921
owned by Peavy-Moore Lumber Co
abandoned 10-4-1945

Ruliff to Deweyville
Spur built by Texarkana & Fort Smith Ry
trackage rights granted to Sabine & Neches Valley Ry 3-23-1923

Sabine River & Northern RR

Echo TX to Lemonville
Built by Sabine River & Northern RR 1965-66

Lemonville TX to Mauriceville TX
Built by Sabine River & Northern RR 1966-67 on abandoned logging railroad grade

Evadale Jct to Evadale
Built by Sabine River & Northern RR 1988-90

Shreveport Houston & Gulf RR

Prestridge TX to Manning TX
Built by Carter-Kelley Lumber Co 1906
to Shreveport Houston & Gulf RR 10-1906
owned by Carter-Kelley Lumber Co

Southwestern Ry

Henrietta TX to Archer City TX
Built by Southwestern Ry 1908-10

Texas Arkansas & Louisiana Ry

Atlanta TX to Bloomburg
Built by __ Lumber Co as 36" gauge
to Texas Arkansas & Louisiana Ry 1897
converted to standard gauge

Texas City Terminal Ry

Texas City Jct to Texas City
Built by Texas City Terminal Ry 1893
control to AT&SF, NOT&M (MP) and M-K-T 9-30-1926
see https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqt12

Texas City Jct to Terminal Jct
Built by Texas City Terminal Ry 1907
control to AT&SF, NOT&M (MP) and M-K-T 9-30-1926
see https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqt12

Texas-New Mexico Ry

Monahans TX to TX/NM State Line
Built by Texas-New Mexico Ry 1927-30
controlled by Texas & Pacific Ry
to Missouri Pacific RR 1976
to Union Pacific RR 1982
to Railtex control 1989
to RailAmerica control 1999
to Permian Basin Railways 2002
to Texas & New Mexico Ry 5-2015
owned by Watco Co

Wink TX to Wink Jct
Built by Texas-New Mexico Ry 1927-30?
controlled by Texas & Pacific Ry
abandoned by 1968

Texas Short Line Ry

Grand Saline TX to Van TX
Built by Texas Short Line Ry 1930
to Texas & Pacific control 7-1-1929

Grand Saline TX to Alba TX
Built by Texas Short Line Ry 1901-02
to Texas & Pacific control 7-1-1929

Texas State RR

Palestine abandoned
Built by Texas State RR 1907-09

Palestine TX to Maydelle TX
Built by Texas State RR 1907-09
leased to Southern Pacific RR (T&NO) 11-25-1921 to 1962
leased to Texas South-Eastern RR 11-1-1962 to 12-31-1969
to state park 1972

Rusk TX to Maydelle TX
Built by Texas State RR 1894-1906
leased to Southern Pacific RR (T&NO) 11-25-1921 to 1962
leased to Texas South-Eastern RR 11-1-1962 to 12-31-1969
to state park 1972

Rusk abandoned

Timpson & Henderson

Timpson TX to Ragley TX
Built by Ragley Lumber Co 1900
to Timpson & Northwestern Ry 1901
owned by Ragley Lumber Co
to Timpson & Henderson Ry 8-5-1909
controlled by Ragley Lumber Co
shut down 1924

Ragley TX to Henderson TX
Built by Ragley Lumber Co
to Timpson & Henderson Ry 8-5-1909
controlled by Ragley Lumber Co
extended 12 miles to Henderson
shut down 4-1924

Trinity Valley & Northern Ry

Dayton TX to Fouts TX
Built by Trinity Valley & Northern Ry 1906
owned by Dayton Lumber Co
to Southern Texas Hardwood Co ca1919
abandonment north of Fullerton approved 5-4-1929
remainder approved 2-6-1933

Fouts TX to Lumm TX
Completed by Trinity Valley & Northern Ry 7-1-1910
owned by Dayton Lumber Co
to Southern Texas Hardwood Co ca1919

Lumm north

Trinity Valley Southern RR

Dodge TX to Oakhurst TX
Built by Columbia Lumber Co 1898
to Trinity Valley RR 8-7-1899
to Trinity Valley Southern RR 12-1901
owned by Columbia Lumber Co
to Palmetto Lumber Co 1908
to Oakhurst Lumber Co 1923

Uvalde & Northern Ry

Uvalde TX to Camp Wood TX
Built by Uvalde & Northern Ry 1914-1921

Waco Beaumont Trinity & Sabine

Trinity TX to Colmesneil TX
Built by Trinity & Sabine Ry 1882-84
to Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry 12-9-1882
to Missouri-Kansas-Texas Ry of Texas 11-18-1891
to Waco Beaumont Trinity & Sabine Ry 4-8-1924

Trinity TX to Livingston TX
Built by Beaumont & Great Northern RR 1905-1908
leased to Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry of Texas 5-1-1914 to 12-13-1922
to Waco Beaumont Trinity & Sabine Ry 6-22-1922
Luce to Livingston abandoned 1949
operation discontinued 1959
remainder abandoned 1961

Trinity TX to Weldon TX
Built by Beaumont & Great Northern RR 1910-11
leased to Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry of Texas 5-1-1914 to 12-13-1922
to Waco Beaumont Trinity & Sabine Ry 6-22-1922

Wichita Falls & Southern RR

Newcastle TX to Wichita Falls TX
Built by Wichita Falls & Southern Ry 1908
leased to Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry of Texas 5-1-1914
returned to Wichita Falls & Southern Ry 3-1-1920
leased to Wichita Falls & Southern RR 11-1-1920
merged into Wichita Falls & Southern RR 12-31-1940

Newcastle TX to Graham TX
Built by Wichita Falls & Southern RR 1921

Graham TX to Jimkurn TX
Built by Wichita Falls & Southern RR 1921
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR 1954

Breckenridge TX to Jimkurn TX
Built by Wichita Falls Ranger & Fort Worth RR 1921
leased to Wichita Falls & Southern RR 1927
merged into Wichita Falls & Southern RR 12-31-1940
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR 1954

Dublin TX to Breckenridge TX
Built by Wichita Falls Ranger & Fort Worth RR 1919-20
leased to Wichita Falls & Southern RR 1927
merged into Wichita Falls & Southern RR 12-31-1940

Texas US Govt RRs

Pantex Ordnance Plant

Red River Army Depot

US Navy McGregor

Galveston

Sanborn Maps

GC&SF

Southbound Main abandoned

Northbound main abandoned

Northbound Main

Yards

West Yard

Valley Yard

East yard

GC&SF Turntable

GH&H

GH&H Turntable
71'3"

wye west leg

wye east leg

GH&SA

Galveston Branch

Z Track

Track 5

Track 4

Old route

Old bridge

Old bridge approach

West Yard Siding
4260'

old wye west leg

old wye east leg

Crossover

Track 2

Freight House No 1

Lead

Freight House No 2

Freight House No 3

Hoo Hoo Trk

Galveston Brewing Co Spur

Passenger Connection

Galveston Wharf

Galveston Term B-RI

Galveston Union Station

SP Terminal