The Texas and Pacific Railway Connecting Texas with CaliforniaThe Texas and Pacific Railway Company was the only railroad in Texas, and one of the few in the United States, to operate under a federal charter, granted in 1871. The Texas and Pacific was given the right to lay track from Marshall, Texas, to San Diego, California and played a crucial role in the expansion of the vital young state. Texas fascinated people across the United States and overseas looking for new opportunities and a chance for a better