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| No. | Location | Railroad Crossings | Type |
Date Authorized |
Date Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Galveston (36th Street) | GH&H, GC&SF, GH&SA, GW | M | 1898 | |
| 1 | Bowie | CRI&G, FW&DC | M | 1902-04-17 | |
| 2 | San Antonio | GH&SA, SA&AP | M | 1902-10-09 | 1926 |
| 3 | Flatonia | GH&SA, SA&AP | M | 1902-10-09 | 1996 |
| 4 | Dalhart | CRI&G, FW&DC | M | 1902-11-28 | |
| 5 | Houston | T&NO, SA&AP | M/C | 1902-12-04 | |
| 6 | El Paso | GH&SA, EP&SW | M | 1903-01-23 | 1950 |
| 7 | College Station | I-GN, H&TC | M | 1903-02-21 | 1965 |
| 8 | Waco (East Waco) | Cotton Belt, I-GN | M | 1903-06-12 | 1988 |
| 9 | Navasota | I-GN, H&TC | M | 1903-06-16 | 1965 |
| 10 | Dallas | H&TC, GC&SF | E | 1903-06-24 | 1944 |
| 11 | Orange (West Orange) | T&NO, O&NW | M | 1903-06-27 | |
| 12 | Houston (Blodgett) | GH&SA, SA&AP | E | 1903-07-04 | 1915 |
| 13 | Houston (Eureka) | H&TC, MKT | E | 1903-07-04 | |
| 14 | Houston (Chaney Junction) | H&TC, GH&SA | E | 1903-07-15 | |
| 15 | Hearne | H&TC, I-GN | E | 1903-07-16 | |
| 16 | Sherman | H&TC, T&P, Frisco | E | 1903-07-18 | |
| 17 | Rosenberg | GH&SA, GC&SF | E | 1903-07-23 | |
| 18 | Fort Worth (Hodge) | T&P, Cotton Belt | M | 1903-07-25 | |
| 19 | Dallas | GC&SF, MKT, DTR&UD, UT | E | 1903-07-27 | |
| 20 | Bells | MKT, T&P | M | 1903-07-27 | |
| 21 | East Waco | H&TC, MKT, Cotton Belt | E | 1903-08-08 | 1967 |
| 22 | Dallas (East) | T&P, GC&SF | M | 1903-08-18 | |
| 23 | Milano | GC&SF, I-GN | E | 1903-09-01 | |
| 24 | Temple | GC&SF, MKT | E | 1903-09-01 | |
| 25 | Houston | T&NO, I-GN, HB&T, HE&WT | E | 1903-09-29 | |
| 26 | Houston | T&NO, I-GN, HB&T, HE&WT | E | 1903-09-29 | |
| 27 | Quanah | Frisco, FW&DC | M | 1903-10-05 | |
| 28 | Texarkana | T&P, T&FS | M | 1903-10-20 | |
| 29 | Saginaw | CRI&G, FW&DC, GC&SF | M | 1903-10-31 | |
| 30 | Harrisburg | GH&SA, GH&H, PTA | M | 1903-12-31 | |
| 31 | Beaumont (Connell) | T&NO, T&FS | M | 1903-10-01 | |
| 32 | Beaumont | T&NO, GB&KC | E | 1904-01-28 | |
| 33 | Bay City | GH&SA, Cane Belt | E | 1904-02-18 | 1954 |
| 34 | Taylor | MKT, I-GN | M | 1904-03-05 | |
| 35 | Dallas (Oasis) | H&TC, MKT, DTR&UD | M | 1904-03-31 | 1950 |
| 36 | Bryan | H&TC, I-GN | M | 1904-04-22 | |
| 37 | Vernon | Frisco, FW&DC | M | 1904-05-12 | |
| 38 | Galveston | GH&SA, GH&H, GC&SF | E | 1904-05-16 | |
| 39 | Kaufman | TM, T&NO | M | 1904-06-16 | 1928 |
| 40 | Luling | GH&SA, SA&AP | M | 1904-06-20 | 1931 |
| 41 | Navasota | H&TC, GC&SF | E | 1904-06-24 | |
| 42 | Texarkana | T&P, Cotton Belt, T&FS | E | 1904-07-07 | |
| 43 | Cleburne | GC&SF, T&BV | M | 1904-07-07 | |
| 44 | Hillsboro | MKT, T&BV, Cotton Belt | M | 1904-07-07 | 1940 |
| 45 | Malone | I-GN, T&BV | M | 1904-07-07 | |
| 46 | Hubbard | Cotton Belt, T&BV | M | 1904-07-07 | 1935 |
| 47 | El Paso | GH&SA, T&P, EP&SW | M | 1904-07-11 | |
| 48 | Yarnell | So. Kansas, CRI&G | M | 1904-07-13 | 1908-03-28 |
| 49 | Plano | H&TC, Cotton Belt | E | 1904-07-18 | |
| 50 | Morgan | GC&SF, Texas Central | E | 1904-07-20 | |
| 51 | Wallis | GC&SF, SA&AP | E | 1904-07-20 | |
| 52 | Cameron | GC&SF, SA&AP | E | 1904-07-21 | 1959 |
| 53 | Fort Worth (Ney) | MKT, H&TC, I-GN, FW&RG | M | 1904-07-23 | |
| 54 | Rockdale | I-GN, SA&AP | M | 1904-09-01 | 1959 |
| 55 | Fort Worth | T&P, MKT, H&TC, GC&SF | E | 1904-09-26 | |
| 56 | McGregor | GC&SF, Cotton Belt | E | 1904-10-20 | 1967 |
| 57 | Dallas | MKT, GC&SF, DT, CRI&G, NTT | E | 1904-11-05 | |
| 58 | Alvarado | MKT, GC&SF | M | 1904-11-01 | |
| 59 | Waco | MKT, SA&AP | M | 1904-11-21 | |
| 60 | N. Fort Worth | GC&SF, FW&DC, Cotton Belt, CRI&G, FWB | E | 1905-07-01 | |
| 61 | Jefferson | LR&N, T&P | M | 1905-08-26 | |
| 62 | Mineola | T&P, MKT | M | 1905-12-12 | |
| 63 | Mexia (Springfield) | H&TC, T&BV | M | 1906-04-26 | 1977 |
| 64 | Greenville | MKT, Cotton Belt | M | 1906-09-24 | |
| 65 | Algoa | GC&SF, STLB&M | M | 1906-11-04 | |
| 66 | El Paso | GH&SA, EP&SW, EPUD | M | 1906-11-08 | |
| 67 | Waxahachie | MKT, H&TC | M | 1906-12-01 | |
| 68 | Houston (Englewood) | T&NO, GH&SA | M | 1907-03-03 | |
| 69 | Celeste | MKT, GC&SF | M | 1907-03-30 | |
| 70 | Dobbin | GC&SF, T&BV | M | 1907-04-25 | |
| 71 | Houston | HE&WT, HB&T | M | 1907-07-01 | |
| 72 | Corsicana | Cotton Belt, T&BV | M | 1907-11-21 | |
| 73 | Texas City Junction | GH&SA, GH&H, TCT | M | 1907-02-18 | |
| 74 | Beaumont | T&NO, BSL&W | M | 1908-05-15 | |
| 75 | Amarillo | P&SF, FW&DC, CRI&G | E | 1908-07-06 | |
| 76 | Houston | HE&WT, HB&T | M | 1908-11-01 | |
| 77 | Carrollton | MKT, Cotton Belt, CRI&G | M | 1908-12-07 | |
| 78 | Garland | GC&SF, MKT | E | 1909-04-05 | |
| 79 | Paris | T&P, TM, GC&SF, Frisco | E | 1909-05-27 | 1963 |
| 80 | Houston (Percival) | HB&T, I-GN | M | 1913-07-25 | |
| 81 | Houston (T&NO Junction) | GH&SA, GC&SF | M | 1910-05-07 | |
| 82 | San Angelo | GC&SF, KCM&O | E | 1910-12-28 | |
| 83 | Chillicothe | KCM&O, FW&DC | M | 1910-07-14 | |
| 84 | Houston (Walker Ave.) | HB&T, I-GN, SA&AP | E | 1910-08-10 | 1988 |
| 85 | Houston (Baker St.) | HB&T, GH&H | M | 1911-05-03 | |
| 86 | Houston (Magers) | HB&T, GH&SA | E | 1912-03-18 | |
| 87 | Houston (Englewood) | HB&T, T&NO | M | 1911-04-19 | |
| 88 | Sweetwater | KCM&O, P&NT | E | 1911-07-10 | |
| 89 | Houston | GH&SA, GC&SF | M | 1912 | |
| 90 | Victoria | GH&SA, SLB&M | M | 1913-01-03 | 1972 |
| 91 | West Point | MKT, SA&AP | M | 1913-10-29 | |
| 92 | New Braunfels | I-GN, MKT | M | 1913-11-01 | |
| 93 | Denison | MKT, H&TC | P | 1913-10-02 | 1990 |
| 94 | Midlothian | GC&SF, H&TC | E | 1913-11-19 | |
| 95 | Brenham | H&TC, GC&SF | E | 1914-06-29 | |
| 96 | Island-Causeway | GC&SF, GH&SA, GH&H | E | 1912-09-06 | 1929 |
| 97 | Lift Bridge-Causeway | GC&SF, GH&SA, GH&H, GHE | E | 1912-10-23 | |
| 98 | Virginia Pt-Causeway | GC&SF, GH&SA, GH&H, GHE | P | 1912-10-14 | 1929 |
| 99 | Galveston | GH&SA, GT | E | 1914-04-29 | 1915? |
| 100 | Elgin | H&TC, MKT | M | 1914-02-07 | |
| 101 | Whitewright | MKT, Cotton Belt | M | 1914-12-01 | 1953 |
| 102 | Houston (Magnolia Park) | GH&SA, I-GN | C | 1915-03-31 | 1963 |
| 103 | Beaumont (Chaison) | T&NO, T&FS | C | 1915-10-08 | |
| 104 | Bellaire Junction | H&TC, GH&SA, SA&AP | M | 1915-11-01 | 1926 |
| 105 | San Antonio | GH&SA, I-GN | M | 1916-04-29 | |
| 106 | Dallas (North Tower) | UT, MKT, T&P | P | 1916-04-26 | |
| 107 | Dallas (South Tower) | UT, CRI&G, MKT, H&TC, Cotton Belt, Frisco, T&NO | P | 1916-10-?? | |
| 108 | Houston (Bonners Pt.) | H&TC, MKT | E | 1918-04-06 | |
| 109 | San Antonio | SAB&T, SA&AP | M | 1918-10-28 | 1959 |
| 110 | Dayton | T&NO, TVN, DGC | M | 1917-06-02 | 1927 |
| 111 | Trinity | Rock Creek Lumber Co., I-GN | C | 1919-11-13 | |
| 112 | San Antonio | GH&SA, SAB&T | E | 1919-12-30 | |
| 113 | Hyatt | T&NO, ET&G | C | 1923-04-17 | 1923 |
| 114 | Sugar Land | GH&SA, Sugar Land | M | 1923-10-25 | 1990 |
| 115 | Eagle Lake | GH&SA, SA&AP, Cane Belt | E | 1924-07-22 | 1990 |
| 116 | Houston | HB&T yards | E | 1924-03-14 | |
| 117 | Houston | HB&T yards | E | 1924-03-14 | |
| 118 | Dallas (Belt Junction) | H&TC, Belt Line | E | 1926-09-04 | |
| 119 | Dallas (T&P Junction) | T&P, H&TC, Belt Line | E | 1926-05-18 | |
| 120 | Port Arthur | T&NO, T&FS | C | 1925-09-28 | |
| 121 | San Antonio (East Yard) | GH&SA yards | E | 1925-04-10 | 2/27/2001 |
| 122 | Ranger | T&P, WFR&FW | C | 1926-01-20 | |
| 123 | Jefferson | J&NW, T&P | C | 1925-10-13 | |
| 124 | Fort Worth (Bird's Siding) | FW&RG, GC&SF | C | 1926-11-02 | |
| 125 | Mauriceville | T&FS, O&NW | C | 1929-05-22 | |
| 126 | Ft. Worth (Violet St.) | GC&SF, H&TC | E | 1926-06-15 | |
| 127 | Tenaha | GC&SF, HE&WT | C | 1928-05-22 | |
| 128 | Ballinger | GC&SF, A&S | C | 1927-04-22 | |
| 129 | Tuscola | P&NT, A&S | C | 1927-03-15 | |
| 130 | Grand Saline | T&P, TSL | C | 1926-02-20 | |
| 131 | Terrell | T&P, TM | E | 1927-01-19 | 1958 |
| 132 | McNeil | H&TC, I-GN | C | 1928-07-13 | |
| 133 | Lancaster | H&TC, MKT | C | 1928-02-08 | 1934 |
| 134 | Houston (Pierce Junction) | GH&SA, I-GN | C | 1929-03-27 | |
| 135 | Canyon | P&SF yards | E | 1927-12-09 | |
| 136 | Pampa | P&SF yards | E | 1928-05-08 | |
| 137 | Big Sandy | T&P, Cotton Belt | E | 1928-08-14 | |
| 138 | Harlingen | SLB&M, SA&AP | M | 1928-09-10 | 1994 |
| 139 | Houston | T&NO, HB&T, I-GN | E | 1928-12-20 | |
| 140 | Tatsie | H&TC, I-GN | C | 1929-02-12 | |
| 141 | Lubbock | FW&D, P&SF | A | 1931-02-12 | |
| 142 | Plainview | FW&DSP, P&NT | A | 1931-03-16 | |
| 143 | Devers | R. M. Lbr. Co., T&NO | C | 1923-04-05 | 1928 |
| 144 | Waco | MKT, Cotton Belt | M | 1928-05-29 | 1970 |
| 145 | Edinburg | SLB&M, SA&AP | C | 1929-01-03 | 1971 |
| 146 | Edcouch | SLB&M, SA&AP | C | 1929-02-05 | 1968 |
| 147 | Lantana | SLB&M, SA&AP | C | 1929-03-13 | 1972 |
| 148 | Fullerton | TV&N, BSL&W | C | 1929-04-13 | |
| 149 | Edinburg (Alsonia) | SLB&M, SA&AP | C | 1928-12-05 | 1964 |
| 150 | Eastland | EWF&G, T&P | C | 1929-05-13 | |
| 151 | Rosita | SLB&M, SA&AP | C | 1929-04-17 | 1969 |
| 152 | Wharton | GC&SF, GH&SA | C | 1929-07-05 | 1984 |
| 153 | Amarillo | P&SF yards | E | 1929-01-21 | |
| 154 | Angleton | SLB&M, H&BV | C | 1929-07-22 | |
| 155 | Grayburg | T&NO, BSL&W | C | 1929-07-19 | 1933 |
| 156 | Allenhurst | SLB&M, GH&SA | C | 1929-08-02 | 9/26/1932 |
| 157 | Blessing | SLB&M, GH&SA | C | 1929-08-27 | 1985 |
| 158 | Placedo | SLB&M, GH&SA | C | 1929-10-01 | |
| 159 | Mathis | SAU&G, SA&AP | M | 1929-11-07 | 1980 |
| 160 | Cisco | T&P, MKT | E | 1930-08-13 | |
| 161 | Arcola | I-GN, GC&SF | C | 1930-07-16 | |
| 162 | Sugar Land Junction | GC&SF, I-GN | M/E | 1930-07-22 | |
| 163 | Sealy | MKT, GC&SF | |||
| 164 | Gainesville | GC&SF, MKT | |||
| 165 | Corsicana | TE, FW&D | |||
| 166 | Plano | Cotton Belt, TE | M | 1930 | 1949 |
| 167 | Hillsboro | MKT, B-RI | |||
| 168 | West Livingston | WBT&S, HE&WT | M | 1931 | 1949 |
| 169 | Bay City | SLB&M, GC&SF | |||
| 170 | Conroe | I-GN, GC&SF | |||
| 171 | Acme | FW&D, QA&P | |||
| 172 | Stratford | CRI&G, P&SF | |||
| 173 | Palestine | I-GN, TSRR | |||
| 174 | Italy | MKT, Texas Electric | 2/24/1931 | ||
| 175 | Etter | P&SF, CRI&P | |||
| 176 | Jacksonville | I-GN, Cotton Belt | M | 1931 | 1984 |
| 177 | Amarillo | P&SF, CRI&P | |||
| 178 | Magnolia | I-GN, Grogan-Cochran Lumber | |||
| 179 | Shamrock | CRI&P, FW&D | |||
| 180 | MP 95.2 on B-RI | B-RI, Grogan-Cochran Lumber | |||
| 181 | Mertens | I-GN, Cotton Belt | |||
| 182 | Prosser (Lufkin) | A&NR, T&NO | M | 1936 | |
| 183 | Tyler | Cotton Belt, I-GN | |||
| 184 | Corsicana | Cotton Belt, T&NO | E | 1937 | 1988 |
| 185 | Diboll | T&NO, Southern Pine Lumber | 3/27/44 | ||
| 186 | Sherman | Frisco, SP Spur Track | |||
| 187 | Waxahachie | B-RI, T&NO Compress Track | |||
| 188 | Farwell | P&SF, P&SF | |||
| 189 | Houston | HB&T, I-GN | |||
| 190 | Canadian | P&SF | |||
| 191 | Marlin | MP, T&NO | A | 1946 | 1965 |
| 192 | Fort Worth | CRI&P | |||
| 193 | Sinton | SLB&M, T&NO | A | 1946 | |
| 194 | Valley Junction | MP | |||
| 195 | Pittsburg | L&A, Cotton Belt | |||
| 196 | El Paso | SP, T&NO | E | 1950 | |
| 197 | Robstown | MP, Texas Mexican | |||
| 198 | Henrietta | FW&D, MKT | |||
| 199 | Houston (Settegast Yard) | HB&T, MP | |||
| 200 | Athens | T&NO , Cotton Belt | A | 1952 | 1981 |
| 201 | Jacksonville | Cotton Belt, T&NO | |||
| 202 | Cleveland | GC&SF, T&NO | A | 1954 | |
| 203 | Dublin | MKT, GC&SF | |||
| 204 | Richardson | AT&SF, T&NO | A | 1955 | 1988 |
| 205 | Austin (Colorado River Bridge) | MP, MKT | |||
| 206 | San Marcos | MP, MKT | |||
| 207 | Houston (Maury St.) | T&NO | E | 1958 | |
| 208 | Houston | HB&T, T&NO | E | 1955 | |
| 209 | Amarillo | FW&D, CRI&P | |||
| 210 | Houston | HB&T, T&NO | E | 1961 | |
| 211 | Corpus Christi (MP Junction) | MP, T&NO | A | 1960 | |
| 212 | Lockney | P&SF, FW&D | |||
| 213 | Floydada | ATSF, QA&P | |||
| 214 | Houston (Galena Junction) | PTA, SP | A | 1966 | |
| 215 | Bloomington | MP, ? | |||
| KCS | Beaumont (Neches River) | KCS | |||
| Mariposa | Beaumont | GC&SF |
| A | Automatic |
| C | Cabin (operated by train crew) |
| E | Electrical |
| M | Mechanical |
| P | Electrical-Pneumatic |
| B-RI | Burlington - Rock Island (Joint Texas Division) |
| BSL&W | Beaumont, Sour Lake, & Western |
| Cotton Belt | St. Louis - Southwestern |
| CRI&G | Chicago, Rock Island, & Gulf |
| DGC | Dayton-Goose Creek |
| DT | Dallas Terminal |
| DTR&UD | Dallas Terminal Railway & Union Depot |
| EP&SW | El Paso & Southwestern |
| EPUD | El Paso Union Depot |
| ET&G | East Texas & Gulf |
| Frisco | St. Louis - San Francisco |
| FW&DC | Fort Worth & Denver City |
| FW&RG | Fort Worth & Rio Grande |
| FWB | Fort Worth Belt |
| GC&SF | Gulf, Colorado, & Santa Fe |
| GH&H | Galveston, Houston, & Henderson |
| GH&SA | Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio |
| GHE | Galveston Houston Electric |
| GT | Galveston Terminal |
| GW | Galveston Wharf |
| H&TC | Houston & Texas Central |
| HB&T | Houston Belt & Terminal |
| HE&WT | Houston East & West Texas |
| I-GN | International Great Northern |
| KCM&O | Kansas City Mexico & Orient of Texas |
| LR&N | Louisiana Railway & Navigation of Texas |
| MKT | Missouri Kansas Texas |
| NTT | North Texas Traction |
| O&NW | Orange & Northwestern |
| P&SF | Panhandle and Santa Fe - became ATSF |
| P&NT | Pecos and Northern Texas - became ATSF |
| PTA | Port Terminal Railroad Association |
| SA&AP | San Antonio & Aransas Pass |
| SLB&M | St. Louis, Brownsville, & Mexico |
| T&BV | Trinity & Brazos Valley |
| T&FS | Texarkana & Fort Smith |
| T&NO | Texas & New Orleans |
| T&P | Texas & Pacific |
| TM | Texas Midland |
| TSL | Texas Shortline |
| TSRR | Texas State Railroad |
| TVN | Trinity Valley & Northern |
| UT | Union Terminal |