Eastern Railroad Discussion > Big Sandy, TX, Part 1 of 2

If you have never been to the Big Sandy, TX, our first time, you might find this interesting.

It is the crossing of two UP Subs. The e/w Mineola Sub,
and the n/s Pine Bluff Sub, and the Corsica Sub.. The last two come together at Big Sandy, TX.

I found the elevated curves leading into and out of Big Sandy unique.

nancyg



http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,3339290

In pre-merger days, Big Sandy was the crossing between the Missouri Pacific (Texas & Pacific) – the line to Mineola, Marshall and on to Texarkana or Shreveport. The other line was the Cotton Belt (Southern Pacific) – to Pine Bluff, Ark. Big Sandy also figures in Cotton Belt History as the terminus of the Tyler Tap Railroad, a Cotton Belt predecessor.

railsunlimited Wrote:
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> In pre-merger days, Big Sandy was the crossing
> between the Missouri Pacific (Texas & Pacific) –
> the line to Mineola, Marshall and on to Texarkana
> or Shreveport. The other line was the Cotton Belt
> (Southern Pacific) – to Pine Bluff, Ark. Big
> Sandy also figures in Cotton Belt History as the
> terminus of the Tyler Tap Railroad, a Cotton Belt
> predecessor.


How interesting, thanks for the information.
nancyg