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Transactions Texas Academy of Science. 
KATY SYSTEM. 
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, of Texas 841.98 miles. 
Wichita Falls Railway 17.96 miles. 
Denison & Washita Valley Railway 6.40 miles. 
Sherman, Shreveport & Southern Railway.. ....... 153.04 miles. 
Cane Belt Railroad 11.00 miles. 
Total 1030.38 miles. 
DENVER SYSTEM. 
Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway 448.57 miles. 
Wichita Valley Railway 51.00 miles. 
Fort Worth & Denver Terminal Railway 5.00 miles. 
Total 504.57 miles. 
Other systems 1107.85 miles. 
Grand Total 9717.07 miles. 
The following statement shows the number of miles of railway in oper- 
ation in Texas at the end of each year, beginning with 1854, and increase 
in mileage for each year. The table has been prepared from the most 
authentic sources and is believed to be quite correct : 
End of 
year. 
Miles in 
Operation. 
Increase. 
End of 
Year. 
Miles in 
Operation. 
Increase. 
1854 
32 
1878 
2,428 
228 
1855 
40 
8 
1879 
2,591 
163 
1856 
71 
31 
1880 
3,244 
653 
1857 
157 
86 
1881 
4,913 
1,669 
1858 
205 
48 
1882 
6,009 
1,096 
1859 
284 
79 
1883 
6,075 
66 
1860 
307 
23 
1884 
6,198 
123 
1861 
392 
85 
1885 
6,687 
489 
1862 
451 
59 
1886 
6,925 
238 
1863 
451 
1887 
7,889 
964 
1864 
451 
1888 
8,205 
316 
1865 
465 
14 
1889 
8,486 
281 
1866 
471 
6 
1890 
8,710 
224 
1867 
513 
42 
1891 
8,801 
92 
1868 
513 
1892 
9,028 
226 
1869 
583 
79 
1893 
9,154 
126 
1870 
511 
128 
1894 
9,231 
77 
1871 
865 
154 
1895 
9,422 
191 
1872 
1078 
213 
1898 
9.485 
63 
1873 
1578 
500 
1897 
9,589 
104 
1874 
1650 
72 
1898 
9,778 
189 
1875 
1685 
35 
1899 
9,869 
91 
1876 
2031 
346 
1900 
*10,124 est. 
255 
1877 
2210 
179 
* This estimate does not consider about 78 miles that have been abandoned and rails 
taken up within past year. 
