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The Abilene and Southern Railway Company was founded on January 13, 1909, in Abilene, Texas by Morgan Jones (1839-1926). Jones proposed to construct 150 miles (240 km) of railroad. [1] Construction work started soon and on April 23, 1909, the first official train ran the eight miles (12.9 km) from Abilene to Iberis, Texas.
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Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway of Texas: MKT: 1906 1923 Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: Wichita Falls and Oklahoma Railway: CB&Q: 1903 1942 N/A Wichita Falls, Ranger and Fort Worth Railroad: MKT: 1919 1940 Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad: Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad: MKT: 1920 1955
Abilene (/ ˈ æ b ɪ l iː n / AB-i-leen) is a city in Taylor and Jones counties, Texas, United States.Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. [9] It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 176,579 as of 2020. [10]
The railroad of the Abilene & Southern Railway Company, hereinafter called the carrier, consists of two sections of single-track standard-gauge steam railroad, aggregating 72.128 miles. One section extends from Ballinger to Abilene and the other extends from Anson to Hamlin, all in the State of Texas.
Dec. 13, 1960: Angus Wynne, Jr., founder of Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, points out where the LaSalle River Adventure ride will be built during a 1960 inspection tour. Aug. 5, 1961: Six ...
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