Austin Dam and SuburbanRailroad Company Minute Book 1895-1900
Related Entities
There are 1 Entities related to this resource.
Austin Dam and Suburban Railroad Company
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nd2h18 (corporateBody)
What later became the Austin Dam and Suburban Railway was originally built by the city of Austin in 1891 and ran from the city to the site of Austin Dam, a distance of 4.75 miles. The Austin Dam and Suburban was chartered on July 16, 1895, and purchased the line from the city of Austin for $43,500. The railroad was electrified and operated as a streetcar line through Austin to a pleasure park near the dam. In the spring of 1899 an additional 1.5 miles of track was constructed. After the destruct...
