Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway
First operating railroad in the State of Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 neighborhood of Houston) and Stafford's Point, Texas in 1853. The company established a western terminus at Alleyton, Texas prior to the Civil War. The railroad was sold after the war and reincorporated as the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad. This right of way was acquired by the Southern Pacific Railroad and is today a property of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Headquarters | Harrisburg, Texas |
Locale | Texas |
Dates of operation | 1853ā1868 |
Successor | Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1ā2 in) standard gauge |
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