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146:Richard King
142:entrepreneur
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1728:PCC&STL
1613:KCM&OTX
1398:CCC&STL
463:December 6,
295:Pinta Trail
211:designated
201:Lott, Texas
189:Aransas Bay
185:San Antonio
174:Brownsville
119:Aransas Bay
115:San Antonio
69:Track gauge
1949:Categories
1843:TSTL&W
1808:SLIM&S
1468:CP&STL
1057:NC&STL
827:CSPM&O
787:CNO&TP
752:CAR&NW
410:10 January
370:10 January
338:10 January
301:References
205:hurricanes
191:on Texas'
156:connected
138:Uriah Lott
133:Background
1918:1930–1976
1913:1910–1929
1803:SLB&M
1798:SJ&GI
1788:SFP&P
1778:SB&NY
1773:SA&AP
1693:NYP&N
1688:NOT&M
1678:NJ&NY
1628:LS&MS
1618:LA&SL
1608:KCM&O
1583:HE&WT
1563:GH&SA
1558:GC&SF
1553:FW&RG
1528:EP&SW
1518:DNW&P
1498:DGH&M
1483:CR&NW
1478:CRI&G
1448:CM&PS
1378:BSL&W
1343:A&STL
1192:SD&AE
1112:NYO&W
1077:NO&NE
1072:NYS&W
1052:M&STL
877:D&TSL
867:DSS&A
862:D&RGW
857:DM&IR
715:AT&SF
437:April 28,
168:ran from
63:Technical
53:Successor
1906:Timeline
1893:Y&MV
1873:W&LE
1868:WJ&S
1863:VS&P
1838:T&OC
1828:T&FS
1823:T&BV
1793:S&IE
1783:SD&A
1768:PS&N
1763:P&SF
1723:PB&W
1708:OR&L
1648:M&NA
1638:MD&V
1623:LE&W
1588:H&TC
1578:G&SI
1573:GR&I
1568:GM&N
1548:FS&W
1543:FJ&G
1538:F&CC
1533:E&TH
1523:D&SL
1513:DM&N
1503:D&IR
1438:CL&N
1433:CI&W
1428:CI&S
1413:CH&D
1388:CA&C
1368:BR&P
1353:BC&A
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1328:AB&C
1323:AB&A
1311:pre-1956
1272:TP&W
1262:T&NO
1237:SP&S
1162:QA&P
1152:RF&P
1142:P&WV
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997:LS&I
992:L&NE
972:L&HR
962:KO&G
937:GS&F
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777:C&IM
762:C&EI
757:CB&Q
732:B&AR
727:A&WP
710:AT&N
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22:Overview
1935:italics
1848:U&D
1833:T&N
1758:P&S
1743:P&E
1653:M&O
1643:M&I
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1408:C&G
1403:C&E
1393:C&C
1383:C&A
1373:B&S
1358:B&G
1338:A&D
1267:T&P
1172:S&A
1167:RI/CRIP
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1092:N&W
987:L&N
982:L&M
967:L&A
922:G&F
837:C&W
817:C&S
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671:Former
638:Mexico
601:Canada
164:. The
162:Laredo
37:Locale
1818:SSWTX
1813:SOUMS
111:Texas
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1858:VAND
1853:UTAH
1753:PRDG
1718:OWRN
1698:OCAA
1673:NCRY
1598:ICRY
1493:CVRR
1473:CPVT
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1202:SIRT
1137:PRSL
1107:NYCN
897:ERIE
802:CPME
705:ASAB
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646:CPKC
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564:CPKC
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543:AMTK
465:2021
439:2013
412:2012
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340:2012
193:Gulf
160:and
123:Gulf
105:The
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1878:WPT
1733:PCO
1713:OSL
1663:MTR
1658:MSC
1603:IGN
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1453:CNE
1363:BRI
1287:WAB
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