The Texas Southern Railway was chartered on March 12, 1897, to take over the Paris, Marshall and Sabine Pass Railway.[1] The railway only extended from Marshall to a small community called Harleton.
It was soon decided to extended the railway west towards Winnsboro. To do so, the Texas Southern began purchasing many smaller logging trams near Gilmer and Winnsboro. The Commercial Lumber Company of Gilmer was purchased in 1897 by the Texas Southern. Out of the original 16 miles of line built by the Commercial Lumber Company, only three miles were used. The rest of the line was deemed too steep and sharp to be of use.[2] After Gilmer, the railway continued construction to Winnsboro. Many communities combined together when the railway came through. This led to the founding of Kelsey, Rosewood, and Rhonesboro, Texas. In 1901, the Texas Southern reached Winnsboro, where it connected with the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad. On June 15, 1902, the first passenger train operated over the entire line. In 1904, the railway owned 73.7 miles (118.6 km) of track between Marshall and Winnsboro.
1902 to 1904 were the best years for the railway. In 1904, however, it entered receivership.[1] Eventually, the company was sold to the Marshall and East Texas Railway on August 17, 1908.[3]
^Hammond, Murry (2016). Images of Rail: East Texas Logging Railroads. Nacogdoches, Texas: Arcadia Publishing.
^Hammond, Murry. "Short Line to Elysian Fields: The Marshall, Elysian Fields & Southeastern Railway, 1922-1945". Texas Transportation Archive.
January 01, 1970
texas, southern, railway, defunct, american, shortline, railroad, based, marshall, texas, overviewlocaleeast, texasdates, operation1897, 1908technicaltrack, gauge4, standard, gauge, chartered, march, 1897, take, over, paris, marshall, sabine, pass, railway, ra. The Texas Southern Railway now defunct was an American shortline railroad based in Marshall Texas Texas Southern RailwayOverviewLocaleEast TexasDates of operation1897 1908TechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge The Texas Southern Railway was chartered on March 12 1897 to take over the Paris Marshall and Sabine Pass Railway 1 The railway only extended from Marshall to a small community called Harleton It was soon decided to extended the railway west towards Winnsboro To do so the Texas Southern began purchasing many smaller logging trams near Gilmer and Winnsboro The Commercial Lumber Company of Gilmer was purchased in 1897 by the Texas Southern Out of the original 16 miles of line built by the Commercial Lumber Company only three miles were used The rest of the line was deemed too steep and sharp to be of use 2 After Gilmer the railway continued construction to Winnsboro Many communities combined together when the railway came through This led to the founding of Kelsey Rosewood and Rhonesboro Texas In 1901 the Texas Southern reached Winnsboro where it connected with the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad On June 15 1902 the first passenger train operated over the entire line In 1904 the railway owned 73 7 miles 118 6 km of track between Marshall and Winnsboro 1902 to 1904 were the best years for the railway In 1904 however it entered receivership 1 Eventually the company was sold to the Marshall and East Texas Railway on August 17 1908 3 References edit a b Young Nancy December 1 1995 Texas Southern Railway Texas State Historical Association Hammond Murry 2016 Images of Rail East Texas Logging Railroads Nacogdoches Texas Arcadia Publishing Hammond Murry Short Line to Elysian Fields The Marshall Elysian Fields amp Southeastern Railway 1922 1945 Texas Transportation Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Texas Southern Railway amp oldid 1165436493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
