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The Beginnings of the Texas Kailroad System. 
APPENDIX D. 
Table of Roads Chartered in Texas between 183G and 1860. 
Date of 
Charter. 
Railroad. 
Remarks. 
By specia 
, 
Act. 
1836 
h 
J 
Dec. 16 ... . 
Texas Railroad, Navigation & Banking 
1838 
Company 
Charter forfeited. 
May 24 . . . 
Galveston & Brazos. . 
Charter forfeited. 
1839 
June 26 . . . 
Houston & Brazos 
Charter forfeited. 
1841 
Jan. 9 
1846 
Harrisburg R. R. & Trading Co 
Chaxter forfeited. 
May 8 .... 
Lavaca, Guadalupe & San Saba 
Charter forfeited. 
May 11 . . . 
Colorado & Wilson Creek 
Charter forfeited. 
1848 
March 11 . . 
Galveston & Red River* 
Became H. & T. C. 
1850 
Feb. 5 
Rio Grande Railway & Turnpike Co. . . . 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 11 ... 
Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado 
Became G. H. & S. A. 
Feb. 8 .... 
Marshall Railway & Plank Road Co. . . . 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 11 
LaSalle & El Paso 
Charter forfeited. 
Sep. 5 
San Antonio & Mexican Gulf 
Became G. W. T. & P. 
Charter forfeited. 
Dec. 2 
Brazob & Bernard Ry. & Plank Road Co. 
1852 
Feb. 10 .... 
Henderson & Burkville 
Re-chartered in 1856. 
Feb. 14 .... 
Aransas Railroad Co 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 14 .... 
Texas Central . . 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 14 .... 
Texas & Louisiana . 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 16 .... 
Brazos & Colorado 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 16 .... 
New Orleans, Texas & Pacific 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 16 .... 
Texas Western, or Vicksburg <& El Paso 
Became S. P. 
Feb. 16 .... 
Vicksburg & El Paso 
Became S. P. 
1853 
Feb. 7 .... 
Brownsville & Rio Grande . 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 7 .... 
Colorado Valley . 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 7 .... 
Galveston, Houston & Henderson 
Feb. 7 .... 
Indianola & Victoria Plank . 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 7 .... 
Marshall Railroad 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 7 .... 
Memphis, El Paso & Pacific 
/Re-chartered Feb. 4, 1856. 
Feb. 7 .... 
Virginia Point & Austin 
V Became Sou. Transcon’l. 
Charter forfeited. 
Dec 21 .... 
Mississippi & Pacific 
Charter forfeited. 
1854 
Jan. 30 .... 
Columbia, Wharton & Austin . 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 1 
Tyler & Dallas 
Charter forfeited. 
Charter forfeited. 
Charter forfeited. 
Charter forfeited. 
Feb. 2 
Jefferson Railroad 
Feb. 6 
Sabine & Rio Grande 
Feb. 8 
Gilmer & Sulphur Springs . 
Feb. 9 ..... 
Gulf Coast & Austin City 
Charter forfeited. 
Became Internat’l & Pac. 
Feb. 10.... 
Brazos Branch ..... 
Feb. 11 .... 
1856 
Chambers Terraqueous Transportation.. 
Charter forfeited. 
Jan. 26 .... 
Houston Tap 
Became H. T. & B. 
Feb. 2 
Washington County 
Became H. & T. C. 
