Echo, Texas (
Orange County) is a
populated place
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which was founded in 1880. The Louisiana Western Extension Railroad Company was given the task of completing the last section of the
Texas and New Orleans Railroad crossing the
Sabine River, linking
Houston with
New Orleans.
The
swampland directly east of
Orange was considered unsuitable for the railway construction, so the company pushed the line to the north and east and established a quarantine station. The site was given the name ''Echo'', because the sounds of the railway reverberated in the nearby river swamp.
Years later, the quarantine station would be removed, but this site located three miles northeast of Orange would still function as a freight yard for the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
as well as an industrial site. In 1965, Echo would also be the construction starting point for the
Sabine River and Northern Railroad
Sabine River and Northern Railroad operates freight service from Bessmay to Echo, Texas, and over an branch line from Buna to Evadale. SRN has connections with Union Pacific Railroad at Echo and Mauriceville, with Kansas City Southern Railwa ...
, which would link the
Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
to the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway servicing the
timber industry of the region.
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Populated places in Orange County, Texas