The Southern Pacific Railroad and its predecessors served Texas from 1853 to 1996.
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The Railroad fueled Texas\'s economy by moving oil, timber, agricultural commodities, coal, automobiles, petrochemicals, cement, steel, consumer goods, and myriad other products.
Stretching from El Paso to the Louisiana border and from the Rio Grande Valley to the Red River, Southern Pacific opened up vast areas of the state to settlement by transporting people, building materials, and livestock.
The Southern Pacific Railroad and its predecessors served Texas from 1853 to 1996