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Galveston, Houston & Henderson |
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| A charter was granted to the road
in 1853. Construction began in 1854 and was completed from
Galveston to Houston in 1860.
Reports to the State Engineer in 1861 and 1862 indicate the road was leasing an additional 3 locomotives and 21 cars from "RsP Est of" (meaning unknown, but it was not another railroad). The entire road was leased to the Confederate government in 1862, except for mail and passenger trains. |
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| Black's Number | 104 (map) | |||||||||
| Track | 50 miles of 5 foot 6 inch gauge of unknown type and weight | |||||||||
| Locomotives | 5; 5 names | |||||||||
| Cars | 56 | |||||||||
| Stations | 9 | |||||||||
| Officers | 2 | |||||||||
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