
Copyright © 2008 Anthony W. Thompson. All rights reserved. Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 6
Preface 7
Chapter 1, Development of SP Lines in Texas and Louisiana 9
Chapter 2, Steam Power 33
Chapter 3, El Paso to San Antonio 77
Chapter 4, San Antonio to Houston 113
Chapter 5, Dallas & Austin Divisions 145
Chapter 6, Victoria Division 189
Chapter 7, The East Texas Piney Woods 221
Chapter 8, Houston to New Orleans 255
Chapter 9, Houston and Galveston Terminals 307
Chapter 10, Dieselization and Merger with Pacific Lines 341
Appendix 1, Line Profiles 360
Appendix 2, Locomotive Rosters 361
Appendix 3, Map, Competing Lines 372
Bibliography 375
Index 377
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