St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway
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The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway was an early 20th-century railroad that helped open and develop South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley by connecting the region to national rail networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad in the United States
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| carried |
agricultural products
ⓘ
general freight ⓘ passengers ⓘ |
| category |
defunct Texas railroad
ⓘ
rail transport in Texas ⓘ |
| connectedTo | national rail network of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| helpedDevelop |
Rio Grande Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
facilitated settlement in the Rio Grande Valley
ⓘ
opened South Texas to national markets ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rio Grande Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| partOf | railroad expansion in Texas ⓘ |
| railGauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| role |
agricultural export route
ⓘ
regional development corridor ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Brownsville, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Texas–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| transportType |
freight rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steam locomotives ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.