Laredo, TX, United States
Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railroad (Pecos and Rio Grande Railroad). Alexander Cameron Hunt, former territorial governor of Colorado, built the Pecos and Rio Grande Railroad northwest from Laredo to the coal mining region along the Rio Grande. Construction of the narrow gauge line began in March 1882
as 100 men cleared the brush with picks and shovels and built a bridge over Santa Isabela Creek. Col. W. W. Hungerford was hired as general manager of the rail line, and by September trains were runn
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