|
Houston Tap &
Brazoria |
| The road was chartered in 1856,
with the right to acquire the 7 miles of the previously completed Houston Tap Railroad.
The expanded road stopped construction in 1860, with grading almost
complete to Wharton, its projected end (a total of 88 miles in length).
The western portion of the road had been the Sugar Road, prior to
merging in 1858. |
| Black's Number |
103 (map)
(map) |
| Track |
50 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge, 60# T-rail on
the first 7 miles and 56# T-rail on the rest |
| Locomotives |
2; 2 names |
| Cars |
35 |
| Stations |
8 |
| Bridges |
First 3 |
| Officers |
Few |
| Employees |
1860 |
| Significant Documents |
| NP, HT 1-1C-61 |
| NP, HT 2-5B-61 |
| NP, HT 2-12B-61 |
| NP, HT 2-12C-61 |
| NP, GTN 2-19-61 |
| NP, HT 3-21A-61 |
| NP, HT 4-9-61 |
| NP, HT 4-9A-61 |
| NP, HT 4-23-61 |
| NP, GCGW 5-21-61 |
| NP, CDP 8-13-61 |
| NP, CDP 8-13A-61 |
| NP, HT 12-18-61 |
|
NA, DT
5-12-62 |
| NP, HT 6-13-62 |
| NP, HT 7-14-62 |
| NP, HT 7-30A-62 |
| NP, HT 8-21-61 |
| NP, HT 10-1-62 |
| NP, MM 11-30-62 |
| NP, HT 12-17-62 |
| NA,
RR 12-20-62 |
| NA,
HT&B 8-5-63 |
| NA,
HT&B 8-8-63 |
| NA,
HT&B 8-15-63 |
| NA,
HT&B 8-15A-63 |
| NA,
HT&B 8-31-63 |
| NA,
HT&B 9-2-63 |
|
NA, DETX
9-11-63 |
| NA, TX 9-12-63 |
|
NA, DT
10-6-63 |
| NA,
RRB 10-24-63 |
|
NA, DTNMA
10-30-63 |
|
NA, DTNMA
11-12-63 |
|
NA, DTNMA
11-15-63 |
|
NA, DT
11-19-63 |
| NA,
RRB 11-21-63 |
|
NA, DTNMA
12-4-63 |
|
NA, RR
12-17A-63 |
|
NA, DTNMA
12-22-63 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 26, Part 2, Page 527 |
|
NA, DTNMA
1-8-64 |
|
NA, DTNMA
1-14-64 |
|
NA, DT
8-16-64 |
|
NA, DT 2-9-65 |
| NP, GDN 2-23-65 |
|
NA, DT
3-30-65 |
|