Railroads of Western Texas: San Antonio to El Paso (TX) (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738507660 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Historic Bridges and Railroad As a youngster growing up in Texas, 19Historic Bridges and Railroad Jorge As a youngster growing up in Texas, 1947-1959, aged seven to nineteen, I had two Aunts who taught school at Comstock, Texas. Originally named Sotol City, the name was later changed and named after John B. Comstock, a dispatcher for the Southern Pacific Railroad. First located at Cow Creek crossing the town was later moved to be closer to a small lake which was to be the town's water supply. When the first Pecos River High Bridge was completed in March 1892, the rail line was moved up and out of the Devils River, Rio Grande River and Pecos Rive. 7-1959, aged seven to nineteen, I had two Aunts who taught school at Comstock, Texas. Originally named Sotol City, the name was later changed and named after John B. Comstock, a dispatcher for the Southern Pacific Railroad. First located at Cow Creek crossing the town was later moved to be closer to a small lake which was to be the town's water supply. When the first Pecos River High Bridge was completed in March 1892, the rail line was moved up and out of the Devils River, Rio Grande River and Pecos Rive. Good Historical BookPoor Photos Jerry A. McCrory Book has historical value, especially if you are familiar with west Texas and the cities and terrain detailed in the book. Photos are very old, and reproduced poorly
A resident of Del Rio, an instructor at Southwest Texas Junior College, and author of Arcadia's Val Verde County, is a member of the Val Verde County Historical Commission and the Texas State Historical Association. Featuring nearly 200 fascinating photographs, Railroads of Western Texas tells the unforgettable story of the old Southern Pacific Railroad and those towns that lined the iron road that stretches across Texas, holding the state together and making Texas a center of transpor
. A resident of Del Rio, an instructor at Southwest Texas Junior College, and author of Arcadia's Val Verde County, is a member of the Val Verde County Historical Commission and the Texas State Historical Association. Featuring nearly 200 fascinating photographs, Railroads of Western Texas tells the unforgettable story of the old Southern Pacific Railroad and those towns that lined the iron road that stretches across Texas, holding the state together and making Texas a center of transportation and trade. About the Author Douglas Lee Braudaway
These rails carried men and munitions during the Spanish American War and the Punitive Expedition, and many more\ during the First and Second World Wars.. Railroads of Western Texas reveals engaging stories of San Antonio and El Paso during their boomtown years. This part of the state's railroad history includes politicians and movie stars, train wrecks and robberies, shoot-outs and gun-running. The railroad featured the third highest bridge in the world (the High Bridge over the Pecos River), and the fourth largest man-made lake in the United States (Medina Lake). Railroads of Western Texas brings to life the days of frontier towns, the open range, and the building of the state of Texas. Other towns-villages really-blossomed when the iron rails came through: Uvalde, Del Rio, Alpine, Valentine, and Judge Roy Bean's town Langtry (the man known as “The Law West of the Pecos”). The Southern Pacific Railroad was the second transcontinental line built in America, and the first that was open year-round. It tells of the creation of communities out of whole cloth including Hondo, Sanderso