East Texas Railway

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway line
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Nacogdoches
Longview
Lufkin
Tyler
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Lufkin,_Texas
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early 20th century
Late 19th century
Mid 20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Served timber and agricultural industries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East Texas Railway
gptkbp:legacy Preserved as a historical site
Facilitated transportation of goods
Contributed to local economies
Influenced regional development
gptkbp:length approximately 200 miles
gptkbp:location East_Texas
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Acquisition_by_Union_Pacific
Merger_with_Texas_State_Railroad
gptkbp:opened 1881
1990
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Texas_and_New_Orleans_Railroad
gptkbp:primaryMission Petroleum products
Timber
Agricultural_products
gptkbp:route Longview_to_Lufkin
Lufkin_to_Nacogdoches
Tyler_to_Longview
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Generally safe
gptkbp:serviceArea East Texas region
gptkbp:serviceType Freight
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Texas_State_Railroad
gptkbp:track Standard gauge
gptkbp:trainTypes Class III Railroad
gptkbp:type gptkb:Shortline_Railroad
gptkbp:website nan
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1881
1990