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Line 1: The '''Galveston–Houston Electric Railway''' was an [[interurban railway]] between [[Galveston, TX\|Galveston]] and [[Houston, Texas]] from 1911 to 1936. It was recognized{{~~who~~Who\|date=June 2009}} as the fastest interurban line in 1925 and 1926. ==Route== The Interurban ran the 50 miles (80  km) from downtown [[Houston, Texas\|Houston]] to downtown [[Galveston, Texas\|Galveston]] in as little as 75 minutes. The [[rail tracks\|track]] roughly followed the current path of [[Interstate 45]] ([[Gulf Freeway]]), and is now used as a utility right of way for high tension power lines. The [[Galveston Bay]] [[causeway]] was considered a great feat of engineering and cost about two million dollars to build in the late 1910s. While most of the original [[train station\|stations]] have been demolished to make room for new structures, several artifacts remain. [[Minute Maid Park]] was built from [[Union Station (Houston)\|Union Station]], and features a railway theme. The original causeway can be easily seen to the east from the interstate causeway. Line 23: [[Category:History of Galveston, Texas]] [[Category:History of Houston, Texas]] [[ja:ヒューストン・ガルベストン電鉄]]

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