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The Houston and Texas Central Railway Company entered receivership on February 23, 1885; the Main Line and the Western Division were sold to the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company on April 1, 1890. The Waco and Northwestern Division remained in receivership until it was sold on September 5, 1895.
Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company is a terminal and switching railroad and owner of industrial property in Houston, Texas, United States that also formerly operated Houston's Union Station.
The present Houston station, which opened on October 26, 1959, was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad to replace Grand Central Station, which was just east of the present station. That station operated from September 1, 1934 until the property was sold to the U.S. Government in 1959 to become the site of the Houston main post office.
Texas and New Orleans Railroad: Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad: GH&H, GHH MKT/ MP: 1853 1989 Missouri Pacific Railroad: Galveston and Houston Junction Railroad: MKT/ MP: 1861 1871 Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad: Galveston, Houston and Northern Railway: SP: 1899 1905 Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway
Houston served as the temporary capital of the Republic of Texas. Meanwhile, the town developed as a regional transportation and commercial hub. Houston was part of an independent nation until 1846 when the United States formally annexed Texas. Railroad development began in the late 1850s but ceased during the American Civil War.
The railroad of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company, herein called the Houston & Texas Central, is a standard-gage, steam railroad, located entirely within Texas. It is single track except for 2.895 miles of double track on the line from Eureka Junction to Stella.
Houston is the planned southern terminus of the Texas Central Railway high-speed line. The station is located in the Lazybrook/Timbergrove neighborhood of Houston , Texas , northeast of the Interstate 610 and U.S. Route 290 interchange at the site of the former Northwest Mall .
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