Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado

The first railroad to operate in Texas and the second west of the Mississippi River, the BBB&C was chartered in 1850 and began construction in 1851. Construction stopped in late 1862 because of the war.
Black's Number 102 (map)
Track 81 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge 56# T-rail
Locomotives 6; 6 names
Cars More than 96
Stations 6
Officers 5
Employees 1862
Significant Documents
NP, CC 1-8-61
NP, GDC 1-23A-61
NP, CCT 3-30-61
NP, GCGW 4-16C-61
NP, DH 4-17A-61
TX, BBB&C 4-15-61
NA, BBB&C 7-21-61
NP, TD 7-28-61
NP, CCT 8-31-61
NP, GCGW 10-15-61
NP, GCE 1-14B-62
TX, BBB&C 4-1-62
NP, HT 5-12-62
NP, HT 6-13-62
NP, HT 7-30-62
NP, GN 8-3-61
NP, GN 8-20-61
NP, GN 8-20B-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 143
NP, HT 10-1-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 832
NP, SAN 10-23-62
NP, HT 11-26-62
NA, TX 9-17-63
NP, HT 12-14A-64
NP, GDN 2-23-65

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