![]() Standard-gauge and in 1906 it took over the small Texas Mexican Northern Upgrades on Jthe entire route was switched to Instead, it focusedĪlmost exclusively on southern Texas and Mexico.Ĭentury saw the company complete some of its last major expansions and Tex-Mex to complete its charter to these cities. Length with extensions reaching Tyler, San Antonio, Galveston, andĮxcept for the purchase of the Galveston, Brazos &Ĭolorado mentioned above there was no further effort in expanding the System their charter stipulated a railroad that was some 1,400 miles in Interestingly, Palmer and Sullivan had quite a lofty goal for the rail This 108.1-mile extension west from San Diego was finished within a few years and in 1883 a bridge was built over the Rio Grande River to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico (across the river from Laredo) thereby making the railroad the first to serve both countries. Since the takeover of the Tex-Mex in 1881 the investors used their Mexican National to operate the company (until it opened in 1888) with hopes to complete the railroad to Laredo, Texas at the Mexican border, thereby providing a through route from Corpus Christi to Mexico City. Mexico City and Laredo, Texas in September of 1888. Narrow-gauge line and opened its main line seven years later between To finish their Mexican National Railway. Sullivan who, with a strong financial backing, were already working The head of this group was led by William J. Just two years after the railroad opened it was sold to a new group of investorsĪnd renamed and re-chartered as the Texas Mexican Railway Company in Meant to move sheep along farms in the southern tip of the Lone Star State to marketĪt Corpus Christi (where they would then be shipped across the Gulf). This 52.1-mile route was opened four years later in 1879 and was ![]() Trinity Metro ticket information can be found here.The Texas Mexican Railway was chartered as the Corpus Christi, San Diego & Rio Grande Narrow Gauge RailroadĬompany of March, 1875 to construct a three-foot, narrow-gauge routeįrom Corpus Christi (along the Gulf of Mexico) westward to San Diego, If TEXRail passengers have purchased a $5 local day pass, that will cover the cost of bus fare.įrom Fort Worth Central Station, board either Trinity Metro bus route 12 or 15 northbound to the Stockyards. bus stop at the Stockyards or to be closer to Billy Bob’s Texas, get off at the stop at N. A short bus ride on Trinity Metro bus route 15 will get you to the N. TEXRail's North Side Station is located at 2829 Decatur Ave., right off of NE 28th Street. Purchase a regional day pass from Trinity Metro ($5 if traveling within Tarrant County) or DART ($12 if traveling from Dallas County) and the transfer between rail and bus is included. Get off at Fort Worth Central Station and board either Trinity Metro bus route 12 or 15 northbound to the Stockyards. Get to the Stockyards from downtown Dallas using the TRE. Parking Information Public Transportation:īy Train | The Trinity Railway Express (TRE)
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