Railroads of Fort Bend County

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Railroads, History, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel
Cover of the book Railroads of Fort Bend County by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum ISBN: 9781439639702
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: July 12, 2010
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
ISBN: 9781439639702
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: July 12, 2010
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Fort Bend County was formed in the early 1820s by members of Stephen F. Austin�s �Old 300.� Traders utilized barges and steamboats running along the Brazos River to transport cotton and other products from the lower Brazos Valley to the port at Galveston. In 1853, railroads began to play a larger role in the county�s transportation system. Transportation facilities were greatly improved when the first railroad in Texas, the Buffalo, Brazos, and Colorado Railroad Company, completed its first 20-mile segment to Stafford�s Point in Fort Bend County from Harrisburg (Houston). As many as eight separate railroads were chartered and operated in Fort Bend County by 1900. Today some of the names have changed but most of the original rail lines remain in operation. The Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and Kansas City Southern rail companies have picked up where their predecessors left off and are keeping Fort Bend County one of the busiest and fastest-growing counties in the United States.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Fort Bend County was formed in the early 1820s by members of Stephen F. Austin�s �Old 300.� Traders utilized barges and steamboats running along the Brazos River to transport cotton and other products from the lower Brazos Valley to the port at Galveston. In 1853, railroads began to play a larger role in the county�s transportation system. Transportation facilities were greatly improved when the first railroad in Texas, the Buffalo, Brazos, and Colorado Railroad Company, completed its first 20-mile segment to Stafford�s Point in Fort Bend County from Harrisburg (Houston). As many as eight separate railroads were chartered and operated in Fort Bend County by 1900. Today some of the names have changed but most of the original rail lines remain in operation. The Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and Kansas City Southern rail companies have picked up where their predecessors left off and are keeping Fort Bend County one of the busiest and fastest-growing counties in the United States.

More books from Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Cover of the book Chronicles of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book New Milford Revisited by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Along the Huerfano River by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book World War II Shipbuilding in Duluth and Superior by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Mexico Beach by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Early Costa Mesa by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Little Rock by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Staten Island Rapid Transit by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Candlestick Park by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Rhode Island and the Civil War by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Depew by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Owning New Jersey by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Chicago's Southeast Side Revisited by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Cover of the book Massachusetts Aviation by Jim Vollmar, Rosenberg Railroad Museum
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy