| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | H&TC |
| Locale | Texas |
| Dates of operation | 1856–1934 |
| Successor | TNO |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
The Houston and Texas Central Railway (H&TC) was an 872-mile (1403-km) railway system chartered in Texas in 1848, with construction beginning in 1856. The line eventually stretched from Houston northward to Dallas and Denison, Texas, with branches to Austin and Waco.[1]