The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip imited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate ontinue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. Gallego, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Today as we continue our journey through the 23rd district, id like to travel to a small town some 40 miles west of san antonio, that would be hondo, texas. Its about 9. 6 square miles of yukonic america. As you pass the city boundary, there is a sign this is gods country, please dont drive through it like hell. Hat sign, erected by the local lions club in the 1930s, has been featured on postcards, it even made the cover of National Geographic magazine. I remember that sign even as a ittle kid long before i10 was built and through 90 was the eastwest highway from l. A. To florida. The original sign said this is is gods country, do
There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. They are called “fallen flags,” and the term describes those companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or liquidation.
This FreightWaves Classics article provides an overview of the Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) Railroad, which was one of America’s most successful and widely recognized railroads. The Southern Pacific’s heritage is intertwined with one of the most important events in American history – the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
A historical overview
The Southern Pacific was an American Class I railroad network that was founded in 1865 and operated until it was acquired in 1996. Its system was primarily in the western and southwestern United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and S