St Louis, Brownsville, Mexico Railroad arrives in Brownsville on July 4, 1904…It was a rainy day, but still was met with great fanfare, floats, banners and a healthy crowd.
Hundreds of men were employed to lay railroad tracks to Brownville then west from Harlingen to Sam Fordyce.
The San Juan to Edinburg line came a few years later after Edinburg was established as the Hidalgo County seat.
Stay tune for the next column when the train come to town…
Rene Torres
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The train's whistle is loud: you can hear it in early morning, at noon etc when the City is quiet.
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