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The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway first began operation in the U.S. state of Texas in 1886. It was developed by Uriah Lott and businessmen of San Antonio as a direct route from the city to Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf coast. [1] It was eventually absorbed in the 20th century by Southern Pacific.
The Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (reporting mark AGCR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is a subsidiary of Martin Marietta Materials, a spinoff of Lockheed Martin., [1] and began operation in 1996. [2] The AGCR operates on about 6.75 miles (10.86 km) of trackage within the Martin Marietta Beckmann Quarry in San ...
San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway: SAAP SP: 1884 1934 Texas and New Orleans Railroad: San Antonio Belt and Terminal Railway: MKT: 1912 1989 Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: San Antonio, Fredericksburg and Northern Railway: 1913 1917 Fredericksburg and Northern Railway: San Antonio and Gulf Railroad: SP: 1897 1905 Galveston, Harrisburg and ...
VIA's original logo, used until 2014. VIA was created in 1977 when the citizens of Bexar County voted in favor of a one-half cent sales tax to fund the service. Subsequently, VIA purchased transit assets from the City of San Antonio and began operations in March 1978, taking its name from the Latin word for "road".
This land was sold by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company to the San Antonio Belt and Terminal in May, 1913. The buildings, tracks, and terminal facilities were constructed under contract dated March 30, 1916, by Thomas and Jones, contractors, and operation by the Katy of Texas commenced September 1, 1917.
The railway was deeded over to the newly chartered Fredericksburg and Northern Railway Company by Martin Carle, who had purchased the property December 31, 1917, under a foreclosure sale. The F&N line continued to operate until World War II, but failed to turn enough profit to pay off the original debt incurred in 1917 for its purchase. [4]
Vice President JD Vance vowed Monday that the Trump administration will “finish the cleanup” of East Palestine, Ohio, during a visit to mark the 2-year anniversary of a toxic train derailment. ...
Sugar Land Railway [25] Asherton and Gulf Railway [26] Rio Grande City Railway [27] Acquired by New Orleans, Texas & Mexico in November 1926: Asphalt Belt Railway [28] Acquired by New Orleans, Texas & Mexico on January 1, 1927: San Antonio Southern, formerly the Artesian Belt Railroad [29] Acquired by the Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western on May 1 ...