The TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
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Historical Snapshot: * Incorporated by an act of Congress March 3,1871 and amended May 2, 1872. During this period and shortly thereafter they acquired the Southern Pacific of Texas, the Southern Trans-Continental Railway, The Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad, and the New Orleans Pacific Railway Company. * June 30, 1916: The Texas & Pacific reported 1,944 miles of main line operation between New Orleans Louisiana and and El Paso, Texas. Also listed were several short branch lines and 92 miles of trackage rights. Further the company was operating 315 locomotives, 213 passenger cars and 11,408 freight cars over that track. * August of 1924: The Texas & Pacific had recently gone into bamkruptsy: Though the process was long and involved The Missouri Pacific took over their mortgage and purchased all their preferred stock. Thus, the Texas & Pacific continued as its own entity though controlled by the Missouri Pacific. * 1941: In most respects the company was approxinately the same as in 1924. Even to the extent of being controlled by Missouri Pacific. * Merged into Missouri Pacific on October 18, 1976.
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T&P System Map, 1956
--------------------T&P 4-6-0 #337
Image, Texas & Pacific 4-6-0 Loco #337/train Order No. TP337I A very nice shot of Texas & Pacific 4-6-0 locomotive #337 with seven car mixed feright train is seen drifting along the praire. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------T&P 4-6-0 #358
Image, Texas & Pacific 4-6-0 loco #358 Insufficient image, for reference only! Texas & Pacific class D-9 Rogers steam locomotive #358. Built December of 1906. --------------------T&P 2-8-0 #410
Image, Texas & Pacific 2-8-0 loco #410 Insufficient image, for reference only! This Texas & Pacific class F-1 2-8-0 steam locomotive #410 was buikt by Baldwin July of 1912. --------------------T&P 0-8-0 #480
Image, Texas & Pacific 0-8-0 loco #480 Insufficient image, for reference only! This Texas & Pacific was a class C-2 0-8-0 steam switcher #480 was built by Baldwin in November of 1925. --------------------T&P 2-10-4 #660
Image, Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 loco #660 Insufficient image, for reference only! This Texas & Pacific class l-1d 2-10-4 steam locomotive #660 was a Lima product built in 1929 for anticipated heavy freight work. --------------------T&P GP-7 #121
Image, Texas & Pacific GP-7 diesel #121, 1966 Insufficient image, for reference only! Image, Texas & Pacific GP-7 diesel #121, 1966 Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Texarkana, Texas, July, 1966: A Texas & Pacific EMD GP-7 diesel locomotive #121 works in the yard. Shot was taken from a hotel window in Arkansas. --------------------T&P GP-7 #121 "view A"
Image, Texas & Pacific GP-7 diesel #121, Auto carriers Insufficient image, for reference only! Photographer: Fred C. Stoes Texarkana, Texas, July, 1966: A Texas & Pacific EMD GP-7 sorts auto carrier cars and TOFC in yard. ------------------T&P E7A #33
Image, Texas & Pacific E7A diesel loco #33 Insufficient image, for reference only!ver 1 An earlier Texas & Pacific E7A diesel #33 is seen coupled to an F7A. --------------------T&P F7A #900
Image, Texas & Pacific F7A diesel loco #900 Insufficient image, for reference only!ver 1 The hot Texas sun distorts the paint job on this company F7A passenger diesel #900. --------------------
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