Texas and Pacific Railway
Defunct railroad in the Western United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Texas and Pacific" redirects here. For the Louis Jordan song, see Texas and Pacific (song).
The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.
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Headquarters | Marshall, Texas |
Reporting mark | TP |
Locale | Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas |
Dates of operation | 1871ā1976 |
Successor | Missouri Pacific |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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