The Railroads of San Antonio and South Central Texas

The Railroads of San Antonio and South Central Texas by Hemphill, Hugh. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781893271395.

As Toyota scouted the nation in 2002 for a new plant location, a San Antonio sites proximity to two rail lines clinched the decision. It was the citys greatest economic breakthrough in recent years. Of even greater effect was arrival of the first railroad a century and a quarter earlier, launching the region s first major growth. These are among the landmark events outlined in the lavishly-illustrated The Railroads of San Antonio and South Central Texas, the first general interest book to sort out the regional operations and impact of seven rail lines: the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio/Southern Pacific; International & Great Northern/Missouri Pacific; San Antonio & Aransas Pass; San Antonio & Gulf Shore/San Antonio & Gulf; Missouri Kansas Texas; Artesian Belt/San Antonio Southern; and the San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf. There is a closing chapter on Amtrak and the Union Pacific. Included are five appendices that codify data, ranging from an index of towns and the railroads serving them to a listing of surviving depots to a summary of regional railroad museums and tourist railroads. The book has 123 illustrations, 8 maps, a bibliograpy and a general index.