Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, November 2007. Location. Your comments are immediately reviewed. America showing all its rail-roads completed or in progress connecting with lines direct to N. Content Date: 1880. Length. 27. (1k) $40. gov relating to this topic, use the term railroad with such other terms as land grants, construction and construction camps, transcontinental, and Railroad Strike of 1894. Size: 31 x 49 cm. Source: 23 A. Many located near the commissary of railroad crew foreman Robert Clyde, for whom the town is named. 32° 23. Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company. 00138 Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway: view 1880 c. Jul 25, 2023 · Rail FAQs Texas Rail Plan update Railroad maps This is the official Texas Railroad Map published on July 25, 2023. This vintage-style print is both beautiful and educational. of R. Railroad map of New England and eastern New York complied from the most authentic sources (10144150185). Texas Revolution Maps - 1835-1836 (Antonio Rafael de la Cova) The stretch of line from Beaumont to Rockland was soon renamed the East Texas Railroad. The city of Houston, Texas was founded in 1836, near the banks of the Buffalo Bayou. Author's collection. C. Map Code: Ax01998. Louis Railway (“T&SL”) constructed a three-foot gauge railroad from Gatesville, Texas through Arkansas to Bird's Point, Missouri starting in 1875 and completing by 1883. 1880-1881 Publisher: International and Great Northern Railroad. Grant, No. '''''}} |description = {{en|This promotional map of Texas, Indian Territory, and parts of surrounding states is quite unusual in its almost fluorescent coloration. 1830. Map of the western United States from Kansas City to the Pacific showing relief by shading, drainage, state boundaries, military and Indian reservations, railroads with main lines in heavy black; lists stage connections on Title: Rand, McNally & Co. It is also called the 1880 Train because one of the founders believed it would give folks the experience of what it was like to ride on a passenger train during the 1880s. N-2-89. This historic map of Texas was published in 1876 by the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Jan 29, 2020 · This was especially true during the last 15 years of the trail's history, when the westward push of the railroads incrementally shortened the distance between Santa Fe and the most recently-built, end-of-track, "hell on wheels" railroad town. History of the Texas & Pacific. The text on the back of the map advertises "300 miles of track" and "better and surer Oct 1, 1995 · By charter amendment, the name was changed to the Texas and St. An Arkansas railroad map from 1975, produced by the U. L Route map of the railroad, circa 1950s (bold lines are T&P; thin lines denote connecting service for Eagle passenger trains) From 1873 to 1881 the Texas and Pacific built a total of 972 miles (1,560 km) of track; as a result it was entitled to land grants totalling 12,441,600 acres (50,349 km 2 ). 1870 – August 15 – Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific meet at a point called Comanche Crossing, 602 miles. A post office was established in 1881. This Giclée Prints item by walkbackintime has 5 favorites from Etsy shoppers. $ 3. The most dramatic growth in the industry occurred between 1880 and 1890 when the number of people employed in factories skyrocketed from a scant 362 to over 2,500. Coast Survey and Plan of Sabine Lake. System Map in High Resolution MKT 1932 System Map 3 MKT 1951 System Map MKT 1961 System Map MKT 1966 System Map MKT 1978 System Map 1983 MKT – OKT Route Map from System Timetable MKT 1985 System Map MKT 1988 System Map The Texas and New Orleans Railroad was a railroad in Texas and Louisiana. Date (s) (Inclusive): 1867-1935. The Archives of the Texas General Land Office consists of approximately 35. Ebenezer Allen of Galveston, Texas obtained the charter to establish a railroad company on March 11, 1848. map XXIII. &T. Through the ‘40s and ‘50s, the Texas ranching economy took off. Stevens, William Marsh Rice, and William Van Alstyne. 42 X 76. Louis. 5+ miles from Marion to San Antonio in 1877, the International & Great Northern completed its Austin Laredo line in 1881, passing through San Antonio, and the San Antonio Settlers began moving to this area when the Texas and Pacific Railroad completed its line in December 1880. It operated 3,713 miles (5,975 km) of railroad in 1934; by 1961, 3,385 miles (5,448 km) remained when it merged with parent company Southern Pacific. Marker is in Baird, Texas, in Callahan County. 's Kansas. 04 MB. Fifty years earlier (in 1830), the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad had established the first network of rail service in the eastern United States, and its 536 miles of track played an Oct 11, 2023 · Texas railroads date back to February 11, 1850 when the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railway was chartered courtesy of its founder, Sidney Sherman. NPS trails staff have compiled a series of 22 maps that collectively attempt to answer the question: The Santa Fé route Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé R. Click to enlarge. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT) operated from 1870–1988, when it was merged into the Union Pacific. The decade between 1880 and 1890 was the most active decade of railway building in the history of the State, 5,895 miles have been constructed during the period. 1880 map of the Houston and Texas Central Railway. Shepherd, James H. 00348 Map of the State of Texas: Image of map number 00348 is not available. Milwaukee Road SW1200 #1216 (formerly #711) was already wearing The Missouri, Kansas, Texas Railroad 1870–1988. In the 1900s motion picture theaters came to town. " printed in black. By 1890, seventeen sawmills had been built along the 100-mile road. Mitchell’s 1880 State, County and Township Map of Texas also Showing portions of the adjoining states and territories with Plan of Galveston and vicinity. Possibly the first Texas Railroad Map 1870 – June 6 – Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad (KATY) reaches the border of Indian Territory (Oklahoma) 1870 – July – Santa Fe reaches Emporia. B. Shows the average wages per annum for 8 railroad occupations in four different countries. The railroad tracks are color-coded to show the numerous rail companies that were operating in Iowa in 1881. Dec 7, 2021 · Map of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe 'Texas Midland Route' 1880 UTA. What grew to become the 20th century’s Texas & Pacific Railway sprouted from some of Texas’s See full list on loc. The map shows stops at Jefferson, Marshall, Shreveport, Longview, Minneola The "Texas Midland Route". 20 inches 58. Led by Maj. May 14, 2020 · The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company was one of the antebellum railroads of Texas. R. , Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. This is a museum quality, digitally restored railroad map print of Texas from the year 1882. Jul 16, 2016 · The Texas and Pacific Railway Company was the only railroad in Texas, and one of the few in the United States, to operate under a federal charter. At this time, the federal government was attempting to open other areas of the west to development MKT 1880 System Map MKT 1896 System Map 1904 M. Map of Texas County Formations 1834 to 1931. , Texas & Pacific Railway Co. Old Railroad Map - Houston and Texas Central Railways 1880 - This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on high-quality gloss paper, art paper or canvas. It was also forced to compete against the Rock Island and St. By 1865, territorial and state boundaries Map shows route of the International & Great Northern Railroad from St. Image. The growth continued through the early twentieth century, reaching almost 7,000 by 1920 (Long 2010a). Unitid (s Jun 24, 2024 · Railroad wages by country, 1886-1889. It gives every stop on each line, along with its distance from the head of the line. The colors are wonderful and all of the details are preserved very well on this vintage Texas railroad map. Engraved by William P. As historian John F. Houston, a major rail center for East Texas agriculture, grew from third to second in size, as it more than doubled from 16,513 to 44,633. No scale indicated. Antique Topographic Map. Today, the Black Hills Central Railroad owns three steam Railroad Commission of Texas. Texas Railroad Map. It was produced for the Galveston News by A. 3 MB. Corporate Author: Rand, McNally & Co. The spot at which the tracks would connect, at Promontory Summit, had yet to be decided. recto. T hough the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad built its last 23. First issue of the first separate map of Texas to appear in an atlas. The schoolhouse was used for church meetings and local court proceedings. Relief shown by hachures. Prominently marking the cities intersected by the train Main map shows western states and includes relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, township and ranges, counties, railroads, and proposed railroads. Image | 1855 Map of the state of Illinois, N. Rand, McNally and Co. "Hon. You can also browse our Gift Shop for railroad memorabilia, gifts, souvenirs, and fresh food items! We received any comments you provided. Description: Includes topographic features. Removed from Rand McNally & Co. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The initial capital was $1. Indicates a map that is georeferenced. Colorado New Mexico Railroad Maps, 1828 to 1900 Over the next decade, the upheaval of the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War left large quantities of land and cattle abandoned by Mexican ranchers. jpg 9,230 × 8,592; 13. W. Gray & Son. The map also includes major towns, county lines, bodies of water, crossings, and trading posts. It has been viewed 5733 times, with 49 in the last month. At a loss of 48% of its railroad infrastructure, Arkansas's decline is not unusual as most states experienced similar decreases. 1881: 00383 Beautifully detailed map of Texas Railroads from 1876. The Texas state map marks the major rail routes of the place. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. of D. 4-4-0 Locomotive Sabine of Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad. Mar 16, 2011 · The rate of growth of Dallas and Fort Worth by decades since 1880 shows a striking similarity to the com parative amount of railroad building during each decade. rail network grew from 52,900 in 1870 to 93,200 by 1880 (by region the Mid-Atlantic saw a 42% increase, the South 55%, the "Old Northwest" 70%, and the West 151%). &S. T. 1908 Uvalde, Texas Area: Various Named Ranches, Southern Pacific Railroad. , Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co. On the eastern side of Montana, Northern Pacific Railway Context. Map of the States Traversed by the St. Railroad map of Illinois (13388105204). The Texas and Pacific Railroad Collection is comprised of historic photographs of Abilene, news clippings, and archives (including photographs, maps, timetables, and correspondence) from privately donated Texas and Pacific Railway Archives. Wages for Prussia and Germany span from `886-1887. and Mexican Central R. It was owned by private investors and constructed to funnel goods and passengers from Missouri and Kansas to Texas, across Indian territories. Image Quality: High. , William J. 1870 – September 1 – Kansas Pacific Railway service to Denver begins. 300 Broadway, New York. gov Greenville to Mineola, TX. jpg 1,372 × 2,000; 3. 636 rolls an extra east near Mineola, 79 miles east of Dallas, in 1951. Established in 1865 under the name Union Pacific Railroad (UP), Southern Branch, it came to serve an extensive rail network in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas August Gast & Co. Maps. Established in 1858 as a printing company, by 1873 the firm was known for its railroad This map was published in 1877 by O. American settlers began to spread into arid northern and western Texas, and the longhorn went with them. Village, Warren, Hillister, and Colmesneil are numbered among those towns which survive today. jpg 8,476 × 8,528; 11. Transportation Division. . Credit: TxDOT and Texas A&M Institute in cooperation with the U. Townships and counties are also shown on the map. 64 MB. Viewing records in neuDOCS. Map of Texas Showing In Different Sections of the State the Relationship Between Area Cultivated in Cotton and the Total Area Publication Info: Washington: Department of the Interior, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. 95. jpg. To find other documents in Loc. Northrup and Company, New York. It shows counties, cities, towns, railroad stations, waterways, and clearly labeled railroad network of 1877. Butt. The RRC has identified the following technical issues with the Public GIS Viewer and neuDOCS. English: This promotional map of Texas, Indian Territory, and parts of surrounding states is quite unusual in its almost fluorescent coloration. Wood-engraved map, neat line to neat line: 48 x 48 cm, within eight-page folio (73. Aug 6, 2022 · Texas Railway Map highlights the routes through which the trains of the state pass. Jun 1, 1995 · The Rio Grande and El Paso Railroad Company was chartered on October 28, 1880, to run from the boundary of Texas near where the Rio Grande enters the state south to a point in El Paso County opposite Guadalupe Bravos, Chihuahua. jpg 4,438 × 2,598; 3. Sep 27, 2023 · The first railroad to arrive in Montana was the Utah & Northern Railroad’s narrow gauge line, which originated in Ogden, Utah, and arrived in Montana via Monida Pass on the State’s southwestern border on May 9, 1880. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt). Indicates locations of forts. These contracts provided the solid financial base that also allowed stage companies to transport passengers and freight. 34 (20% off) FREE shipping. Scrip No. Stover notes in his book, "The Routledge Historical Atlas Of The American Railroads," a staggering 70,400 miles was laid down between 1880 and 1890 with total mileage growing from 93,200 to 163,600! The West, alone, witnessed a staggering 129% The first Santa Fe railroad train entered Santa Fe, New Mexico on February 9, 1880, via an 18-mile spur track that Santa Fe County voters had funded in an October 1879 bond election. jpg 661 × 800; 146 KB. But most of them disappeared like the long leaf, yellow pine forests which sustained them, for Dec 5, 2023 · 1845 Atlas Map of Texas; 1845 A Atlas Map of the Indian Territory, northern Texas and New Mexico showing the great western prairies; 1856 Atlas Map of Texas with two inset maps: Plan of Galveston Bay From the U. jpg 2,000 × 1,100; 2. Legislation approved February 7, 1853 entitled," An Act to Regulate Railroad Companies, "was later enacted in 1879 into Article 4249 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. " The map has Cram's imprint and also appeared in Cram's Standard American Atlas of The United States and Cram's Standard American Atlas of the World. 00; For-profit publication Additional May 3, 2023 · Railroad distance map of the United States, Mexico and Canada (14009382364). Louis Railway Company on May 17, 1879, and to the Texas and St. Touch for map. Showing also portions of the adjoining states and Apr 2, 2022 · English: This folding railroad promotional brochure map is a fine example of a late nineteenth-century American railway map by one of the most important American railway mapmakers and publishers still in business today: Rand, McNally and Company of Chicago. Named after Sam Houston, the city was incorporated in 1837, and has grown to be the It shows all the railroadsof Texas as they existed, or were being built in 1881. Listed on Apr 8, 2024 The Black Hills Central Railroad opened to the public in 1957 with a steam engine and two open-air passenger coaches. GIF version. Buy Digital $50. Travis County 1880. PDF version. Wages for the UK and the US (as well as New England) are from 1889. Print Size: 23. Hutchins, Francis Moore, Benjamin A. S. Oct 11, 2023 · As the 1850s dawned railroads exploded as rapid building and expansion of rail lines was feverishly underway. 1874: 00945 "Texas New Yorker's" Railroad Map of Texas: view 1875 c. By 1880, all the states, and territories which This highly detailed map shows the proposed line of the railroad from the Missouri River to Humboldt Wells from surveys done from 1864 to 1868. Map overprinted in red to show railroads by number coded to list. This map is part of the collection entitled: Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington and was provided by the University of Texas at Arlington Library to The Portal to Texas History , a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries . 2 million, and the business office was in El Paso. Indicates Native American inhabitation. " Contributor: Texas. Using survey, lease and identifying wells search. On May 9, 1880, the first tracks were laid over the Continental Divide at the border between Idaho and Montana. To date, the GLO has posted more than 2 million documents and 80,000 maps, sketches and drawings on their own website, only a small Between 1880 and 1930 the East Texas lumber industry was at its peak, transforming the piney woods landscape of East Texas. These antique maps and atlases are part of the Historic Map Works, Residential Genealogy™ historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. The line continued on, reaching Butte, Montana, in December of 1881 and its terminus at Garrison, Montana, in 1883. By 1856 Illinois was home to ten railroads, all of which served Chicago and as the years followed most of the biggest and most well remembered companies reached the city. Abstract: Pamphlets and documents documenting the history of Texas railroad lines such as Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co. Despite these setbacks, historian John Stover notes in his book, " The Routledge Historical Atlas Of The American Railroads ," the U. A. Texas 1835 (1. 7MB) From Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical and Commercial by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1835. The map is color–coded to show the original states, the states admitted between 1791 and 1860 (including Maine from Massachusetts in 1820), states admitted between 1861 and 1876 (including West Virginia from Virginia in 1863, Nevada Map of the State of Texas showing the line and lands of the Texas and Pacific Railway reserved and donated by the State of Texas, 1873. Louis Railway Company in Texas on August 16, 1881. This abandoned railway was built by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Extension Railroad as a branch line from MKT's Texas operations at Greenville to a connection with the Texas and Pacific (Union Pacific today) at Mineola. Langermann. Courtesy Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books, Austin, Texas. Transcript of 1881 Railroad Map of Iowa. Marker can be reached from the intersection of First Street and Market Street. gov or 512-463-6800. For assistance, contact RRC’s Central Records at records@rrc. General Land Office Date: 1880 Jun 30, 2017 · Stagecoach Lines. Jun 12, 2023 · The Texas & Pacific's origins begin on March 3, 1871 when Congress awarded the then-Texas Pacific Railroad a rare federal charter to establish a southern transcontinental route along the 32nd parallel from Marshall, Texas to San Diego, California. Having a total of 9,600 miles of railway tracks (2016), Texas cities and towns are well-connected with an extensive network of rail lines. 00 x 30. United States. Buy Print $20. One of the two longest narrow-gauge lines in the country, the While other individual companies were making their way into Missouri, Jay Gould became a dominant player in railroads in Missouri in the 1880s when he took control of the Missouri Pacific, the Texas Pacific, the Saint Louis South Western, the International Great Northern and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Union Pacific is the largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States. War Department. This led to a boom in the town's economy. 8 x 57. Texas became the 26th state in 1845. UP End of Track Dateline, 1865-1869 – historic construction timeline of the original Union Pacific overland route. LC Land ownership maps, 937 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway 1882 UTA. Apr 6, 2022 · The "Texas Midland Route". Louis-San Francisco (Frisco Feb 21, 2013 · Three weeks in 1857 was three days by 1930. Geological Survey. Marker is at entrance to the Baird T and P Depot, Visitors Center, and Transportation Museum. Description. Atlas of Genesee County, Michigan : containing maps of every township in the county, with village and city plats : from actual surveys and official records "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1888, by Hadsall & Cookingham, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company Hand drawn color map showing Texas counties, cities, towns, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, quarries, mills and topographical features in 1879. The company that owned this line was the Utah and Northern Railway. May 11, 1880: The Mussel Slough Tragedy (a dispute over property rights with SP) takes place in Hanford, California. , 1880. On the back cover: "This Pocket Map Is printed from one of the plates of Grant's Railroad and Business Atlas. No longer could the rugged landscape keep civilization at bay. 00. Established in 1858 as a printing company, by 1873 the firm was known for its railroad May 29, 2020 · T&P’s 70 2-10-4 Texas type steam locomotives, built by Lima 1925-29, were the road’s biggest, most numerous, and best-known power. Our ticket agents may contact you if a reply is necessary, or you may contact the reservation office anytime at 605-574-2222. 1:634k. Jan 28, 2016 · This 1880 map of Throckmorton County shows a large block of surveys that were located by the BBB&C Railroad Company as payment for laying miles of track. Vintage Texas Railroad Map. Rare Old Map of Austin, Texas in 1891 - Very Early City Plan, State Capitol, Landowners, Railroad, Dam, UT Austin - Framed, Unframed Gift. 4 cm) issue of newspaper The Galveston Daily News for Map Description. K. About this Item. 1881: Southern Pacific gains control of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and the Louisiana Western Railroad. Louis & Canada, their stations, distances & : showing also the counties, county towns, post offices, canals & principal rivers, coal and lead mine districts, timber and meadow lands. Douglas, the Tyler Tap had completed a twenty-one mile narrow gauge railroad from Tyler to Big Sandy on October 1, 1877. Stagecoach routes provided a nineteenth-century network making travel or mail delivery possible to all Baker & Botts. It was chartered on September 1, 1856, as the Sabine and Galveston Bay Railroad and Lumber Company, for the purpose of constructing a railroad from Madison (now Orange) in Orange County to the tidewater of Galveston Bay. It shows most of the state's corridors still active prior to major abandonments during the 1980's and 1990's. The Great Railroad Routes to the Pacific and their Connections: Image of map number 00390 is not available. Congress granted a charter to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company on March 3, 1871; by an Act of Congress the name was changed to the Texas and Pacific Railway Company on May 2, 1872. No. 1981 Texas Railroad Map. " LeGear. Blue line print. It was created in 1900 by T. The merging of the Central with the Southern Pacific was the inspiration Map of the historic Texas trails from 1716 to 1886, showing cattle trails, roadways, and American Indian trails. L. Louis, Missouri to Palestine, Texas and its endpoints in San Antonio, Brazoria, and Galveston, Texas along with side routes to Cairo, Illinois, Mineola, Texas, and Memphis, Tennessee. Ships from United States. Published By A. When the railroads were shut down during the great railroad strike of 1894, the true importance of the railroads was fully realized. Texas rail system map, map, 1980; Austin, Texas. These railroads merged in 1873 to become the International & Great Northern Railroad Company (I&GN). Stagecoach operations in Texas, as in other states, were closely tied to government mail contracts. $50. 458′ N, 99° 23. York, S. Publisher: Rand, McNally & Co. The Fredericksburg and Northern Railway tunnel today. 70cm Sites and Townships Specific To This Map Are: Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, New Orleans, Chicago, San Diego,Carson City, Salt Oct 13, 2019 · 1880: When the first rails made their way to Montana, the state as we know it today was still a territory. 1880-1889 1881 1; Location . Silas Hare, H. The capital stock was originally set Oct 11, 2023 · Railroads in the state got their start in 1877 when the Southern Pacific arrived in Yuma on its way to completing its line to Tucson in 1880. The first stretch was built southeastward from Greenville to Emory in 1880. Galveston, 1881. General map, at top of sheet, covers the United States and shows the railroad network. Located at the Grace Museum in Abilene, this collection chronicles the rise of the mighty railroad and Jun 7, 2023 · The building boom peaked during the 1880's, during the height of the Gilded Age. 1895. The importance of the period of railroad expansion westward along the course of the Santa Fe Trail from its eastern terminus in 1865 to its arrival in Santa Fe in 1880 lies in the fact that it witnessed the change in the character of overland trade along the Trail. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts received annual reports of railroad operating costs from railroad companies in Texas from 1853 to 1895. The entire 835-mile Mountain Route of the Santa Fe Trail, from Kansas City to Lamy and on to Santa Fe, could now be traversed by rail. We look forward to your trip on the 1880 Aug 21, 2015 · The arrival of the railroad, beginning in the 1880s, changed the course of Texas Hill Country history. Description Map of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe 'Texas Midland Route' 1880 UTA. 's Business Atlas with page numbers 160 and 161. March 20, 1880: The first Southern Pacific train reaches Tucson, Arizona. It has been viewed 7850 times, with 101 in the last month. A color-coded list of Texas railroads is at the bottom left. The text on the back of the map advertises "300 miles of track" and "better and surer connections" with trains of the International and Great Northern Railroad. Title (s): Texas railroad history collection. 725 miles (1,167 km) Originally incorporated as the Tyler Tap Railroad in 1871, the Texas and St. The population grew from 300 in 1870 to 2997 in 1880. The map was compiled from actual surveys and shows an accurate layout of Texas Counties as they were on September 1st, 1876. The map includes a "Profile of Grades" over which the track would be laid. First section, the Central Pacific linked California with Ogden, Utah, in 1869. texas. One of the few surviving short-line railroads from this period is the Texas South-Eastern Railroad (TSER), which served various industries between Lufkin and Diboll but mostly carried timber and forest products throughout the region. Our team has restored this vintage Texas Context. 69′ W. Other investors included Paul Bremond, Thomas William House, Sr. 5 million land grant records dating back to 1720 and approximately 80,000 maps, sketches and plat maps of Texas, dating back to 1753. Board of Railroad Commissioners, pg. Jun 11, 2023 · The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, better known as The Katy, was a large granger that maintained an unconventional north-south network within a region dominated by the Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, and Southern Pacific/St. Please choose a purchase option $50. , Com. Three years later, by 1853, the railroad had extended 20 miles from Harrisburg, near Houston to Austin. To fix these issues, we suggest you clear your cache and restart your browser. Map of the Houston and Texas Central Railway 1880 UTA. 3 lines between the Missouri River and the Pacific coast to the city of Mexico via the A. As It Actually Exists on September 1, 1881 [right side outside neat line] 1634 Miles of Railroad Completed During Year Ending August 31, 1881—1389 Miles Now in Operation in the State. 59 MB. English: This folding railroad promotional brochure map is a fine example of a late nineteenth-century American railway map by one of the most important American railway mapmakers and publishers still in business today: Rand, McNally and Company of Chicago. A German immigrant, Langermann cut his teeth working as a draftsman under Charles Pressler at the General Land Office. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ( reporting mark MKT) was a Class I railroad company in the United States, with its last headquarters in Dallas, Texas. 81. The highest point was at Sherman with Map Texas railroads. But comparing that 1930 map with Amtrak options today, despite the lack of any civil war to impede our growth since then, we're still at about the same Feb 8, 2015 · A significant historical year for this entry is 1880. Gen. Coast Survey and Plan of Sabine Lake; 1880 County Map of the state of Texas. Over the years Arizona would become home to seventy-six different railroads although most of those have since been either abandoned, sold, or merged (actually, many disappeared during the industry's early years due to poor management, economies, or other 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 Colton’s 1856 State Map of Texas with two inset maps Plan of Galveston Bay From the U. Visitors can still see remnants of early rail-related processing and Search results 1 - 25 of 32. Photo Gallery Maps. Cartographer:-- None Listed -- Scale: 1 inch = 50 miles Size: 38 cm x 52 cm Type of Map: railroad Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed Language: Map of A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to 1880, and the railroad network in 1880. James P. Nov 1, 1995 · San Antonio grew from 20,550 in 1880 to 53,321 in 1900, advancing from second largest to largest among the cities of the state as a result of South Texas railroads and cattle. Louis, etc. This company's headquarters was relocated to Palestine in 1875. Towns and geographical features of the Indian Territory also included. Included is an outline map of Texas and vicinity showing railroad connections to New Orleans, St. This 1881 map of Iowa shows the railroads that criss-crossed Iowa. 5752 for one Labor. du lo si tw hs mm si km hi bu