Texas and Pacific Railway

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defunct railroad railway company

The Texas and Pacific Railway was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad that operated across Texas and into the southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional transportation and economic development.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad → railway company →
abbreviation	T&P →
charteredAs	Texas and Pacific Railway Company →
country	United States →
dateOfMerger	1976 →
era	19th century → 20th century →
foundedBy	Jay Gould → John C. Brown NERFINISHED →
gauge	standard gauge →
hasMotivePowerType	diesel locomotives → steam locomotives →
headquartersBuilding	Texas and Pacific Railway Company Building (Dallas) →
headquartersLocation	Dallas, Texas →
inception	1871 →
mainHub	Dallas, Texas → Fort Worth, Texas → Marshall, Texas →
mergedInto	Missouri Pacific Railroad →
notableStructure	Texas and Pacific Depot (Marshall) → Texas and Pacific Station (Fort Worth) →
operatedIn	Arkansas → Louisiana → New Mexico → Southwestern United States → Texas →
ownedBy	Missouri Pacific Railroad →
predecessor	Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system) →
primaryCommodity	agricultural products → cotton → livestock → oil →
primaryService	freight transportation → passenger transportation →
regulates	right-of-way across northern Texas →
role	connected Texas to national rail network → facilitated economic development in Texas →
servedCity	Dallas, Texas → El Paso, Texas → Fort Worth, Texas → Marshall, Texas → New Orleans, Louisiana →
successor	Missouri Pacific Railroad → Union Pacific Railroad →
terminus	El Paso, Texas → New Orleans, Louisiana →
trackGauge	1,435 mm →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Texas and Pacific Railway ("Texas and Pacific Railway Company") →	charteredAs
Abilene, Texas ("Texas and Pacific Railway (historical)") →	locatedOn
Texas Eagle →	pre-AmtrakOperator