Lometa, TX, United States
Scholten Railroad. (Owned by the "Scholten Brothers Cedar Company") A 25-mile narrow-gauge railroad that operated about 1912-1920 from Lometa to San Saba County. Constructed by Edward and Alfred Scholten (from Holland), line hauled cedar posts and piling to Santa Fe Line at Lometa to be distributed
to fast-growing West Texas. Employees totaled 500. Headquarters were located 100 yards west. #4603
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