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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Volume 149

International and Great Northern Railway

Location and General Description of Property

The railroad of the International and Great Northern Railway Company, herein called the carrier, is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located entirely within the State of Texas. The owned property consists of three main lines and seven branches, and terminals at Longview Junction, Laredo, Houston, San Antonio, Palestine, Spring, Mart, and Taylor. One main line extends from Longview Junction, in the northeasterly part of the State, southwesterly to Laredo, on the Mexican border; another from Palestine southeasterly to Houston, and the third from Spring northwesterly to Fort Worth. The branches extend from Troup to Mineola, Overton to Henderson, Phelps to Himtsville, Houston to East Columbia and to Harrisburg, Navasota to Madisonville, Calvert Junction to Calvert, and Round Rock to Georgetown. Galveston is reached by means of a trackage right from Houston to Galveston over the line of the Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Company.

The carrier wholly owns and uses 1,423.714 miles of tracks, which are classified in the trackage table in Appendix 1, and jointly owns and uses with other carriers 1.138 miles of tracks, undivided, details regarding which are given in connection with the summaries by accounts, also in Appendix 1.

Introduction

The carrier is a corporation of the State of Texas, with its principal office at Houston, Tex. It is controlled by the International and Great Northern Corporation of Virginia. The records do not indicate that the carrier controls any carrier corporation. The property of the carrier was operated by its own organization from September 16, 1911, to August 10, 1914. Since then the property has been operated by receivers.

Corporate History

The carrier was incorporated August 10, 1911, under the revised statutes of Texas, as amended, for the purpose of acquiring, owning, maintaining, and operating the property, rights, and franchises of The International and Great Northern Railroad Company. The deed conveying the property of that company to the carrier was executed by William H. Flippen, as master commissioner, August 31, 1911. The carrier took possession thereof and began operation for its own account on September 16, 1911.

On complaint of the Central Trust Company of New York, trustee of the first refunding mortgage of August 1, 1911, James A. Baker and Cecil A. Lyon were appointed receivers for the carrier's property on August 10, 1914. Since April 14, 1916, Baker has been the sole receiver.

Pursuant to the purpose of its incorporation, the carrier acquired at its organization the property, rights, and franchises of The International and Great Northern Railroad Company. Information as to incorporation and succession follows:

No.	Name	Incorporation	Succession
1.	International and Great Northern Railway Company.	Under revised statutes of Texas, Aug. 10, 1911.
2.	The International and Great Northern Railroad Company.	Under laws of Texas, Sept. 30, 1873.	Sold at foreclosure Aug. 31, 1911, to 1. Possession of property delivered Sept. 16, 1911.
3.	Henderson and Overton Branch Railroad Company.	Under special act of Texas, Apr. 29, 1874.	Sold to 1, Aug. 31, 1911.
4.	The International Railroad Company.	Under special act of Texas, Aug. 5, 1870.	Consolidated Sept. 30, 1873, with 5 to form 2.
5.	Houston and Great Northern Railroad Company.	Under special act of Texas, Oct. 22, 1866.	Consolidated Sept. 30, 1873, with 4 to form 2.
6.	Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway Company.	Under special act of Texas, Sept. 1, 1856.	Merged May 8, 1873, with 5.
7.	Victoria and Columbia Railroad Company.	Under special act of Texas, Nov. 13, 1866.	Merged May 8, 1873, with 5.
8.	Huntsville Branch Railway Company.	Under special act of Texas, Apr. 4, 1871.	Merged May 8, 1873, with 5.
9.	Georgetown Railroad Company.	Under general laws of Texas, May 31, 1878.	Sold at foreclosure Aug. 5, 1879, to Geo. M. Dilley, acting for receiver of 2. Property conveyed to 2 by deed executed June 2, 1882.
10.	The Calvert, Waco and Brazos Valley Railroad Company.	Under general laws of Texas, June 28, 1899.	Sold to 2, July 30, 1900.
11.	The Houston, Oaklawn and Magnolia Park Railway Company.	Under general laws of Texas, May 16, 1899.	Sold to 2, Dec. 27, 1903.
12.	Houston Belt and Magnolia Park Railway Company.	Under general laws of Texas, Apr. 2, 1889.	Sold at foreclosure, Apr. 26, 1893, to the Houston Land and Trust Company. Conveyed June 6, 1899, by a master commissioner to Herbert E. Fuller, who conveyed the property to 11, May 16, 1899.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

The owned mileage of the carrier was acquired by purchase from the reorganization committee, August 31, 1911. Of the 11 predecessor companies, the Victoria and Columbia Railroad Company completed no construction. The property constructed by the remaining corporations and the years when the various portions of the line were constructed, are indicated in the following table:

			Mileage
The International and Great Northern Railroad Company.			1,090.00
Constructed by that company—
Brazos River to Rockdale, 1873-1874.		24.00
Rockdale to Austin, 1876.		60.60
Austin to San Antonio, 1880-1881.		79.30
San Antonio to Laredo, 1880-1882.		153.70
Marlin to Cotton Belt Crossing north of Waco, about 1901.		38.33
Waco Junction to Cotton Belt Crossing, East Waco.		1.67
Bryan to College Station, about 1901.		4.00
College Station in a southerly direction, about 1902.		24.00
Spring in a northerly direction, about 1902.		36.00
Navasota in a southerly direction, about 1902.		14.06
East Waco to Station 6885-86, about 1902.		54.28
Forth Worth to Station 8505-86, about 1902.		10.00
Station 6885-86 to Station 8505-86, about 1902.		30.67
Navasota to Madisonville, about 1903.		44.70
At Houston yards, date not known.		2.31
Add for remeasurements—
Houston to Palestine.	0.10
Spring to Fort Worth.	0.03
		0.13
Constructed by the International Railroad Company—
Hearne to Brazos River, 1871.		6.00
Hearne to Palestine, 1872.		89.60
Palestine to Troup, 1872.		45.40
Troup to Longview, 1873.		35.90
Constructed by the Houston and Great Northern Railroad Company—
Bayo Wharf Station at Houston to Palestine, 1871-1872.	150.60
Station "O" to Union depot, at Houston, 1872.	1.30
Union station at Houston to Pierce Junction, 1872-1873.	6.70
Troup to Tyler, 1872.	19.00
Tyler to Mineola, about 1873.	25.40
	203.00
Less sales and abandonments—
San Jacinto Street and Bayo at Houston to Pierce Junction, 1872-1873.	6.70
Bay Wharf station at Houston to Station "O," date not known.	1.30
	8.00
		195.00
Acquired from the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway Company—
Constructed by that company, Pierce Junction to East Columbia, 1857-1860. (This road was 5' 6" gauge. It was changed into standard-gauge road by The International and Great Northern Railroad Company in 1874.)		43.50
Constructed by the city of Houston, Houston to Pierce Junction, date not known.		6.50
Constructed by the Huntsville Railway Company, Phelps to Huntsville, 1871-1872.		7.00
Constructed by the Georgetown Railroad Company, Georgetown to Round Rock, 1878.		9.70
Constructed by The Calvert, Waco and Brazos Valley Railroad Company—
Valley Junction to Calvert Junction, 1899.		9.50
Calvert Junction to Calvert, 1899.		5.38
Valley Junction to Bryan, 1900.		22.50
Calvert Junction to Marlin, 1900.		28.38
Acquired from The Houston, Oaklawn and Magnolia Park Railway Company—
Constructed by that company, in and around Houston, 1901-1903.		1.89
Constructed by the Houston Belt and Magnolia Park Railway Company, in and around Houston, date not known.		6.00
Henderson and Overton Branch Railroad Company, Aug. 31, 1911, constructed by that company, Overton to Henderson, 1875-1877.			16.00
Total.			1,106.00
Less difference between recorded mileage and inventoried mileage.			1.228
Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation.			1,104.772