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Texas Southern Railway shaped Upshur County towns and growth
Henry S. Loyd recounts the Texas Southern Railway later renamed the Marshall and East Texas Railway, its 1901 organization, routes from Ashland to Marshall and Winnsboro, and the impact on Gilmer Kelsey Rosewood Rhonesboro and other communities. The piece covers depots, trains, passengers, freight, and the line’s end in 1917 with details on personnel and operations.
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Henry S. Loyd
Texas Southern Railway
Marshall & East Texas Railway
Upshur County
Ashland
James
Graceton
Kelsey
Rosewood
Rhonesboro
M&et
Gilmer
Upshur
Marshall
Winnsboro
Western Union
Texas Southern
St. Louis Trust Company
Barq’s Bottling Company
Paul
Arkansas
Cliff Biden
Hazleton
Ore City
Winsboro
ICC
Peach
Ogburn
Wood County
Elysian Fields
Marshall Elysian Field & Southwest
T&p