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Comanches Role in Building the Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway
L B Russell recounts the long effort to bring a standard gauge line from Fort Worth to Dublin and beyond through Comanche. He details charter battles, subsidies, and a costly right of way, with Paddock as key booster, investors, landowners, and a 1885 contract, plus the community’s sacrifices to secure rail access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ajax
Comanche
Fort Worth & Rio Grande
Fort Worth
Brownwood
KB BR. Paddock
Paddock
Peter Smith
Smith
Paddak
Tuck Boaz
Jim Brit
Lawrence
Vermont
Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company
Granbury
Stephenville
Erath County
Dublin
Texas Central Railway
Ross
Waco
Albany
Morgan
Santa Fe
de Leon
Tober List
Isso
J. W. Greene
I. Bs. Russell
T. C. Hill
T. R. Hinl
G. A. Beeman
W. C. Hamilton
J. R. Thomas
W .B. Cunningham
N. R. Lindsey
J. D. Campbell
L. B. Russell
I. B. Russell
Fort Worth Gazette
Dallas News
John M. Skelsey & Co
Sherman
Martin, Byrne & Johnston
Colorado
Texas
William Martin
Byrne
Dave Byrne
Lindsey
First National
Comanche National
Thomas
Mr. Hamilton
CC. A. Knutson
T. J. Holmatey
Helmsley
Jim Campbell
Jim