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Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway

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598: 415: 883: 869: 373: 258: 613:, this location was within the boundaries of Harrisburg, Texas when the Harrisburg Railroad was originally developed. In the mid-19th century, the two cities were several miles apart and in stiff competition with one another. In fact, railroad raised capitol through the sale of town lots in Harrisburg, so the railroad and the town were part of the same enterprise. The Harrisburg Railroad brought the city some prosperity, but 450:. He planned to finance the railroad with the proceeds of 1272 unsold lots totaling 3,617 acres (1,464 ha) in Harrisburg, Texas. The plan was to form a strategic relationship with Galveston, bypassing Houston for freight from the Brazos River valley. After finding northern investors, he succeeded in chartering the company by act of the 174: 629:
in 1880, even the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio line sold their properties within Harrisburg and moved to the new hub. Later, the City of Houston annexed Harrisburg, making the former town a neighborhood within Houston, some of which was developed as the Port of Houston.
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published a notice on May 16, 1840, entitled "Harrisburg and Brazos Railroad," that claimed, "A large number of laborers are engaged at present in throwing up the track and preparing for rails at an early season, and a greater number will soon be employed."
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name. The old Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado right-of-way was renamed the Union Pacific-Glidden Subdivision, operating between Alleyton, Texas and the former Harrisburg, Texas, which was annexed by Houston.
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prior to the Civil War. The railroad was sold after the war and reincorporated as the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad. This right of way was acquired by the
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meet the revenue specifications for Class I status, but are not technically Class I railroads due to being passenger-only railroads with no freight component.
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At the end of 1924 (before adding SA&AP), it operated 1,380 miles (2,220 km) of railroad on 1,890 miles (3,040 km) of track.
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Andrew Briscoe initiated the first attempt to establish a railroad from Harrisburg, Texas, to the Brazos and Colorado Rivers. Houston's
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was the company's first president, and the company included some of the leading men of the state: General Sherman himself,
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Purchased in October 1868; sold July 1870 to GH&SA; pulled the first train into San Antonio in February 1877
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1871 map showing the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway in Texas, along with other railroads
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on their own, connecting their town to the rail at Alleyton to avoid being passed by.
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Advertisement for the BBB&C, Richmond Reporter (Richmond, Texas), 12 July 1856
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The first successful attempt to establish a Harrisburg Railroad line was
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along the route. After reaching San Antonio, the road was continued to
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1876 map of the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad
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on February 11, 1850, and organizing it on June 1 of that year.
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would use the southern portion of Texas rather than the north.
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Predecessors of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company
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connected Houston to the B.B.B.C. lines in 1858 and after
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the unused town lots previously allocated to the failed
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stopped construction towards Austin, the citizens of
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Sometimes the line is represented as originating in
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The next year, the first locomotive, the 123:Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway 1097: 1083: 1012: 1010: 402: 388: 31:Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway 685:Purchased on October 12, 1852; named for 2563:Railway companies disestablished in 1870 596: 413: 172: 1007: 968: 926:The Official Railway Equipment Register 181:The Colorado in its name refers to the 14: 2535: 1016: 994: 992: 442:. In 1847, Sherman purchased from the 208:). It was the oldest component of the 2558:Railway companies established in 1850 1078: 73:Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio 18:Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio 998: 1017:Werner, George C. (June 12, 2010). 989: 945:"Houston Region Freight Rail Study" 24: 1023:Texas State Historical Association 25: 2574: 881: 867: 371: 256: 161:and is today a property of the 1036: 962: 937: 917: 636: 623:Texas and New Orleans Railroad 448:Harrisburg and Brazos Railroad 13: 1: 910: 497:Surveying began in 1851 near 1001:A History of Texas Railroads 501:. 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Index

Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
Harrisburg, Texas
Texas
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
Track gauge
standard gauge
railroad
Texas
Harrisburg, Texas
Alleyton, Texas
Southern Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad

Colorado River
Colorado
reporting mark
Southern Pacific
reporting mark
Union Pacific
a series
History of Texas

Pre-Columbian Texas
Early Spanish explorations
French Texas
Spanish Texas
Mexican Texas
Republic of Texas
Statehood
Civil War Era

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