1950's THE TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY UNUSED MINT TICKET BOOKLET
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Circa 1950's THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY UNUSED TICKET BOOKLET. TICKET BOOKLET HAS NO WRITING ON ANY PAGES, MINT CONDITION. 6.5" x 3". Ticket #19532. 19531 is Shown.
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.
From Wiki: History[edit]
The T&P had a significant foothold in Texas by the mid-1880s. Construction difficulties delayed westward progress, until American financier Jay Gould acquired an interest in the railroad in 1879. The T&P never reached San Diego; instead it met the Southern Pacific at Sierra Blanca, Texas, in 1881.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad, also controlled by Gould, leased the T&P from 1881 to 1885 and continued a cooperative relationship with the T&P after the lease ended. Missouri Pacific gained majority ownership of the Texas and Pacific Railway's stock in 1928 but allowed it to continue operation as a separate entity until they were eventually merged on October 15, 1976. On January 8, 1980, the Missouri Pacific Railroad was purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad. Because of lawsuits filed by competing railroads, the merger was not approved until September 13, 1982. However, due to outstanding bonds of the Missouri Pacific, the actual merger with the Union Pacific Railroad took place on January 1, 1997.
Several reminders of the Texas and Pacific remain to this day, mainly two towering buildings which help define the southern side of Fort Worth's skyline—the original station and office tower (pictured below) and a warehouse located immediately to the west. In 2001, the passenger platforms at the T&P station were put into use for the first time in decades as the westernmost terminus for the Trinity Railway Express, a commuter rail line connecting Fort Worth and Dallas. The warehouse still exists but there are plans to renovate it. The passenger terminal and corporate offices have been converted into luxury condominiums.
Timeline
•March 3, 1871 - United States Congress grants a charter to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company
•1871 - Texas legislature charters the company and grant permission to purchase the Southern Trans-Continental Railway Company and the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Note: This is a different Southern Pacific Railroad company from the one referred to above.
•March 21, 1872 - The Southern Pacific is purchased.
•March 30 - Southern Trans-Continental Railway Company is purchased.
•1872 - Thomas A. Scott, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, becomes president of the Texas & Pacific.
•May 2, 1872 - an Act of Congress changes the name to Texas and Pacific Railway Company
•June 12, 1873 - Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad Company purchased.
•July 1, 1873 - First rail line opened between Longview, Texas, and Dallas, Texas
•December 28, 1873 - Rail line from Marshall, Texas, to Texarkana, Texas, placed in service.
•1881 - Abilene, TX connected to the line.[1]
•1925 - Lima Locomotive Works delivers 2-10-4 locomotives to the T&P. The type is nicknamed "Texas" as a result.
•October 15, 1976 - merged with the Missouri Pacific
"T&P" includes its subsidiary roads (A&S, D&PS, T-NM etc.); operated route-miles totalled 2259 at the end of 1929 (after C&NE, PVS and TSL had become subsidiaries) and 2033 at the
Circa 1950's THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY UNUSED TICKET BOOKLET. TICKET BOOKLET HAS NO WRITING ON ANY PAGES, MINT CONDITION. 6.5" x 3". Ticket #19532. 19531 is Shown.
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.
From Wiki: History[edit]
The T&P had a significant foothold in Texas by the mid-1880s. Construction difficulties delayed westward progress, until American financier Jay Gould acquired an interest in the railroad in 1879. The T&P never reached San Diego; instead it met the Southern Pacific at Sierra Blanca, Texas, in 1881.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad, also controlled by Gould, leased the T&P from 1881 to 1885 and continued a cooperative relationship with the T&P after the lease ended. Missouri Pacific gained majority ownership of the Texas and Pacific Railway's stock in 1928 but allowed it to continue operation as a separate entity until they were eventually merged on October 15, 1976. On January 8, 1980, the Missouri Pacific Railroad was purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad. Because of lawsuits filed by competing railroads, the merger was not approved until September 13, 1982. However, due to outstanding bonds of the Missouri Pacific, the actual merger with the Union Pacific Railroad took place on January 1, 1997.
Several reminders of the Texas and Pacific remain to this day, mainly two towering buildings which help define the southern side of Fort Worth's skyline—the original station and office tower (pictured below) and a warehouse located immediately to the west. In 2001, the passenger platforms at the T&P station were put into use for the first time in decades as the westernmost terminus for the Trinity Railway Express, a commuter rail line connecting Fort Worth and Dallas. The warehouse still exists but there are plans to renovate it. The passenger terminal and corporate offices have been converted into luxury condominiums.
Timeline
•March 3, 1871 - United States Congress grants a charter to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company
•1871 - Texas legislature charters the company and grant permission to purchase the Southern Trans-Continental Railway Company and the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Note: This is a different Southern Pacific Railroad company from the one referred to above.
•March 21, 1872 - The Southern Pacific is purchased.
•March 30 - Southern Trans-Continental Railway Company is purchased.
•1872 - Thomas A. Scott, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, becomes president of the Texas & Pacific.
•May 2, 1872 - an Act of Congress changes the name to Texas and Pacific Railway Company
•June 12, 1873 - Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad Company purchased.
•July 1, 1873 - First rail line opened between Longview, Texas, and Dallas, Texas
•December 28, 1873 - Rail line from Marshall, Texas, to Texarkana, Texas, placed in service.
•1881 - Abilene, TX connected to the line.[1]
•1925 - Lima Locomotive Works delivers 2-10-4 locomotives to the T&P. The type is nicknamed "Texas" as a result.
•October 15, 1976 - merged with the Missouri Pacific
"T&P" includes its subsidiary roads (A&S, D&PS, T-NM etc.); operated route-miles totalled 2259 at the end of 1929 (after C&NE, PVS and TSL had become subsidiaries) and 2033 at the
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