Railroads
August 20, 2026
Railroad construction in 1881 transformed El Paso from an isolated border settlement into a rapidly growing city. The Southern Pacific Railroad, advancing east from the Pacific Coast, won the race to reach El Paso first, followed soon after by the Galveston, Harrisburg & San…
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