Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company
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Texas & New Orleans Railroad
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Texas and New Orleans Railway Co.
Texas and New Orleans Rail Road
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
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Sources
found: McLennan, A.D. Texas & New Orleans, 2008:t.p. (Southern Pacific;s lines in Texas and Louisiana) front flap (Texas & New Orleans; merged with Southern Pacific in 1961)
found: LC data base, Dec. 3, 2010(hdgs.: Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company; Texas and New Orleans Railway Co.; usage: Texas and New Orleans Rail Road)
found: Wikipedia, Dec. 3, 2010(Texas and New Orleans Railroad; former railroad in Texas and Louisiana; at one point largest railroad in Texas, with 3713 miles of trackage in 1934; by 1961 it only had 3385 miles remaining when it merged with parent company Southern Pacific)
found: Texas State Historical Association website, viewed May 4, 2022:Sabine and Galveston Bay Railroad and Lumber Company (Sabine and Galveston Bay Railroad and Lumber Company was chartered by Abram M. Gentry and others on September 1, 1856, to construct the Texas portion of a rail line connecting New Orleans and Texas. ... On December 24, 1859, the railroad's name was changed to Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company) - https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/sabine-and-galveston-bay-railroad-and-lumber-company
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Change Notes
2010-12-03: new
2022-05-04: revised
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