International–Great Northern Railroad

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The International–Great Northern Railroad was a historic Texas railroad that played a key role in the development of transportation and commerce across the state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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International–Great Northern Railroad canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
acquiredBy Missouri Pacific Railroad
connectedTo Missouri Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
Texas and Pacific Railway
country United States
endOfOperation 1956
eraOfProminence early 20th century
late 19th century
formedByMergerOf Houston and Great Northern Railroad
International Railroad
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Palestine, Texas
inception 1873
locale Central Texas
linked to: central Texas

East Texas
South Texas
majorTerminus Austin, Texas
linked to: City of Austin

Houston, Texas
Laredo, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
notableFor contributing to urban growth in Houston and San Antonio
linking East Texas with the Mexican border at Laredo
operatedIn American Southwest
United States South
playedRoleIn development of commerce in Texas
economic development of Texas
primaryCommodity agricultural products
cotton
lumber
primaryService freight transportation
passenger transportation
servedCity Austin, Texas
linked to: City of Austin

Houston, Texas
Laredo, Texas
Palestine, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
servedRegion Rio Grande Valley
linked to: Rio Grande valley
startOfOperation 1873
stateServed Texas
status defunct
successor Missouri Pacific Railroad
trackGauge 1,435 mm
transportMode rail
wentThrough receivership
reorganization

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Taylor, Texas hasTransportationHistory International–Great Northern Railroad
subject linked to: Taylor, Texas, United States
MoPac predecessor International–Great Northern Railroad
Union Station (Houston) servedRailroad International–Great Northern Railroad
subject linked to: Union Station
Taylor, Texas railroadServedBy International–Great Northern Railroad