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Port of Galveston ca. 1845 Loading cotton at Galveston Wharfs & Harbor. During the late 19th century, the port was the busiest on the Gulf Coast and considered to be second busiest in the country, next to the port of New York City. [11] In the 1850s, the port of Galveston exported approximately goods valued almost 20 times what was imported.
The Galveston Railroad (reporting mark GVSR) is a Class III terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. It primarily serves the transportation of cargo to and from the Port of Galveston. [1] GVSR operates 32 miles (51 km) of yard track at Galveston, over a 50-acre (200,000 m 2) facility.
South Galveston and Gulf Shore Railroad, End of Tracks to South Galveston 1891 Galveston 13.5 miles to new city of South Galveston (now Galveston Island State Park). Only 4.5 miles completed. Temple–Northwestern Railway: 1910 Temple through Gatesville and Hamilton to Comanche: 40 miles of grading and 5 miles of track Texas, New Mexico and ...
The Galveston Island Trolley is a heritage streetcar network in Galveston, Texas, United States. As of late 2006, the total network length was 6.8 miles (10.9 km) with 22 stations. As of late 2006, the total network length was 6.8 miles (10.9 km) with 22 stations.
Terminal Building, 2012. Building was gutted and remodeled due to flood damage by Hurricane Ike in 2008. Scholes International Airport at Galveston ( IATA : GLS , ICAO : KGLS , FAA LID : GLS ) is three miles southwest of Galveston , in Galveston County, Texas , United States. [ 1 ]
SLSCO or Sullivan Land Services Co. is a Galveston, Texas based construction company that participates in large American government projects. It is owned by Sullivan Interests, founded by brothers John, Billy and Todd Sullivan in 1995. [1] SLSCO built Texas International Terminals, a deepwater port. [1]
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The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio also jointly owns and uses with other carriers 2.539 undivided miles of road and uses under lease terminal property in El Paso and Galveston owned by other companies. The principal cities served by this road are Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, and Victoria.