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The New York, Texas and Mexican Railway Company was a railroad business chartered in 1880 to connect New York City with Mexico City. The initial tracks were laid in Texas (1880–1905).
Known colloquially as ''The Macaroni Line'', it was established by Joseph Telfener, an Italian engineer and financier. The company issued stock and sought land grants, but violated an agreement on its starting point. State law was subsequently changed to eliminate land grants to railroad and canal builders, and the railroad passed to Telfener's brother-in-law John MacKay.
Mackay, who helped finance the project, and Telfener named its first six stations (
The New York, Texas and Mexican Railway Company was a railroad business chartered in 1880 to connect New York City with Mexico City. The initial tracks were laid in Texas (1880–1905).
Known colloquially as ''The Macaroni Line'', it was established by Joseph Telfener, an Italian engineer and financier. The company issued stock and sought land grants, but violated an agreement on its starting point. State law was subsequently changed to eliminate land grants to railroad and canal builders, and the railroad passed to Telfener's brother-in-law John MacKay.
Mackay, who helped finance the project, and Telfener named its first six stations (Mackay Mackay may refer to:
*Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives
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, Telferner(sic), Hungerford
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The Kennet and Avon Can ...
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, and Louise) after themselves and their family members. A historical marker in Hungerford commemorates the line.
In 1905 it was merged with the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway
The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway (B.B.B.C. or B.B.B. & C.), also called the Harrisburg Road or Harrisburg Railroad, was the first operating railroad in Texas. It completed its first segment of track between Harrisburg, Texas (now a ...
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References
{{Reflist Rail transportation in Mexico City Rail transportation in Mexico Rail transportation in New York City Rail transportation in the United States 1880s in rail transport