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Kansas City, Mexico And Orient Railway
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, started in 1900 by American railroad entrepreneur Arthur Edward Stilwell, was the predecessor of the Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad in Mexico. It was intended to reach the Pacific Ocean at Topolobampo, Sinaloa. The United States portion was incorporated in 1900 as the Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient Railway. It was completed between Wichita, Kansas, and Alpine, Texas. Grading took place between El Dorado and Bazaar, Kansas. Primary shops were first located in Fairview, Oklahoma. In 1910, the Fairview shops were destroyed by fire and the shops were then re-established in Wichita. The railroad was forced into bankruptcy in 1912, but its receiver, William T. Kemper, was to make a fortune when oil was discovered under its tracks. In 1914, it was reorganized as the KCM&O Railroad. Another reorganization in 1925 returned it to its original name. It was popularly called ''The Orient'' railroad. At the end of 1925, KCM&O and KCM&O o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Article X Of The Texas Constitution
Article X of the Texas Constitution of 1876 covers railroad companies and the creation of the Railroad Commission of Texas. The federal government later created the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroads, and eight of the nine sections (all but section 2) of Article X were repealed in 1969 as "deadwood". Sections Section 1 gave companies the right to build railroads in Texas and to connect with others at the state line, and the responsibility to act as a common carrier, transporting passengers and freight "without delay or discrimination". Section 2 expands on the common-carrier provisions of section 1, and charges the legislature with passing laws to enforce this. It was amended in 1890 to allow the legislature to delegate this responsibility to an agency, leading to the creation of the Railroad Commission of Texas in 1891. Section 2 is the only one to be successfully amended, and the only one that was not repealed in 1969 (notwithstanding that the Surface Transportat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Oklahoma Railroads
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List Of Defunct Texas Railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Texas. Common freight carriers Class I *BNSF Railway (BNSF) *Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) *Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Class II There are no Class II Railroads in Texas. Class III * Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (AGCR) - ( Martin Marietta Inc.) * Angelina and Neches River Railroad (ANR) *Austin Western Railroad (AWRR) - (Watco)Big Spring Rail (BSR)* Blacklands Railroad (BLR) * Border Pacific Railroad (BOP) *Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad (BRG) * CMC Railroad (CMC) * Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad (CCPN) - (Genesee & Wyoming) * Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad (DGNO) - (Genesee & Wyoming) *Fort Worth and Western Railroad (FWWR) :*Operates the Fort Worth & Dallas Belt Railroad (FWDB) and the Fort Worth and Dallas Railroad (FWDR) *Galveston Railroad (GVSR) - (Genesee & Wyoming) *Gardendale Railroad (GDR) *Georgetown Railroad (GRR) *Grainbelt Corporation (GNBC) *GT Logistics *Gulf Coast Switchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mexican Railroads
This is a list of Mexican railroads, common carrier railroads operating as part of rail transport in Mexico. Passenger rail * Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México * STC Metrorrey * Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos * Metro de la Ciudad de México * Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano * Tren interurbano El Insurgente * Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico * Tequila Express * Tren Maya * Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec Class I railroads There are three Class I railroads: * Ferromex (FXE) *Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) * Ferrosur (FSRR) Additionally the three Class I railroads jointly own a railroad that provides access to Mexico City * Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México (Ferrovalle) Shortline railroads Shortline and terminal railroad companies include: * Linea Ferrocarril Coahuila-Durango (LFCD) * Baja California Railroad (BJRR) * CG Railway * Tren Interoceánico * Ferrocarril Chiapas-Mayab (FCCM) Railway links with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Worth And Rio Grande Railway
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway, chartered under the laws of Texas on June 1, 1885, was part of a plan conceived by Buckley Burton Paddock and other Fort Worth civic leaders to create a transcontinental route linking New York, Fort Worth, and the Pacific port of Topolobampo, which they believed would stimulate the growth and development of southwest Texas in general, and the economy of Fort Worth in particular. With financial backing from the Vanderbilt railroad syndicate, construction of the FW&RG began at Fort Worth in November, 1886, but proceeded slowly with many changes of route, reaching Granbury ( away) a year later, Comanche in 1890, and Brownwood, from Fort Worth, in 1891. In 1901, the Frisco Railroad got control of the FW&RG, which it operated as an independent subsidiary, extending the line to Brady in 1903 and on to Menard in 1911. The Frisco entered bankruptcy in 1913 and made no further extensions of the FW&RG, which in most years failed to make a net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Pacifico Transportation
Texas Pacifico Transportation Ltd. is a Class III railroad operating company in West Texas owned by Grupo México. The company operates over the South Orient Rail Line under a lease and operating agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation and Texas Pacifico Transportation, Ltd. The Texas Pacifico company began service in March 2001. The South Orient Rail Line runs from San Angelo Junction (near Coleman, Texas) to the Mexican border town of Presidio, Texas.San Angelo Junction at lies between Coleman and Santa Anna, Texas and is about northeast of San Angelo, Texas. Texas Pacifico interchanges with BNSF Railway and Fort Worth and Western Railroad at San Angelo Junction and Union Pacific Railroad at Alpine. The line initially was rehabilitated from San Angelo Junction through San Angelo to Alpine. A $7 million federal FASTLANE grant funded rehabilitation of the remaining 72 miles to Presidio. Traffic had been interchanged into Mexico with Ferromex at Presidio o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert to the southwest, Osage Plains to the northeast, and Central Texas to the southeast. According to the 2020 United States Census, San Angelo had a total population of 99,893. It is the principal city and center of the San Angelo metropolitan area, which had a population of 121,516. San Angelo is home to Angelo State University, historic Fort Concho, and Goodfellow Air Force Base. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo. History In 1632, a short-lived mission of Franciscans under Spanish auspices was founded in the area to serve native people. The mission was led by the friars Juan de Salas (friar), Juan de Salas and Juan de Ortega, with Ortega remaining for six months. The area was visited by the Castillo-Martin expedit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidio–Ojinaga International Rail Bridge
The Presidio–Ojinaga International Rail Bridge (also known as the Presidio Rail Bridge or the ''Puente Ferro Carril Ojinaga'') is an international bridge that crosses the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) between the cities of Presidio, Texas, and Ojinaga, Chihuahua, on the United States-Mexico border. It is owned by the Mexican government and the state of Texas Department of Transportation. It is privately operated under a lease by Ferromex subsidiary Texas Pacifico Transportation. The Presidio–Ojinaga International Rail Bridge has been out of service following fire damage on 29 February 2008. Reconstruction started in 2018. Reopening to cross-border rail service is expected to begin after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilita ... (CBP) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
