Sugar Land Railroad

The Sugar Land Railroad  [Read more] was funded in 1893 and construction started towards the community of Duke, Texas. After changing ownership it was completed to Otey, Texas and Anchor, Texas. The following is an attempt to trace it's original route through the  modern days of 2008. Another railroad was VELASCO TERMINAL RAILWAY

[Another part of the Sugar Land Railroad ran west from Sugar Land to Cabell and ended at Hickey.]

GALVESTON DAILY NEWS MARCH 23,1893           GALVESTON DAILY NEWS AUGUST 6, 1893

Questioning whether the Sugar Land Railroad should be built.A contract is awarded to build the Sugar Land RR.

 

 

 

 

 

              GALVESTON DAILY NEWS AUGUST 8, 1893

Material for the Sugar Land RR is ordered.

 

             

             GALVESTON DAILY NEWS AUGUST 26, 1893

The Sugar Land RR is completed for five miles.

 

 

 

   

DAILY NEWS SEPTEMBER 10, 1893

 

There are labor problems and other delays.

       GALVESTON DAILY NEWS SEPTEMBER 18, 1893

                                                                                                                

The Sugar Land RR is chartered and funded.

 

 

 

 

                 

             GALVESTON DAILY NEWS MAY 10, 1896

Labor is needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START HERE                                      Part B                                             Part C

 

Part D                                                   Part E                                              Part F

 

Part G                                                    Part H                                             Part J  

 

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