Morning I. & G. N. Train to Be Discontinued
A short notice on the discontinuation of a lightly-used International and Great Northern rail service between San Antonio and Taylor, a mundane but telling glimpse of 1890s Texas rail economics.
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The Austin Weekly Statesman · December 24, 1896 · Page 6
1 min readIt is understood that after December 31 the International and Great Northern train will take off the train which now operates between San Antonio and Taylor and back every day. This train is known as "The Express train" and will be taken off for the reason that it does not justify the road to run it in view of the light business. The two regular trains at noon and midnight will run as usual.
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