The Texas Mexican Railway Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Texas_Mexican_Railway_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_Railway
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tex-Mex_Railway
gptkbp:ceased_operations 2005
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crossBorderOperations Yes
gptkbp:founded 1875
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:hasBorderCrossing Laredo, Texas - Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Laredo,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Texas Mexican Railway Company
gptkbp:mainCargo gptkb:wheat
petroleum
intermodal freight
gptkbp:mainLine Corpus Christi to Laredo
gptkbp:notableFor first U.S. railroad to operate a wholly diesel-powered fleet
first railroad to operate in Texas under charter from the Republic of Texas
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:originalName Texas Mexican Railway
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_Railway
gptkbp:route over 157 miles
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Corpus_Christi,_Texas
gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
gptkb:Laredo,_Texas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_de_México
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7