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Texas Western Railroad presents Andrew B. Gray's 1855 survey of the proposed route, costs, and revenue potential of the Texas Western Railroad. This detailed report, written in connection with the Pacific Railway project, offers valuable insights into the mid-19th century vision for connecting the eastern United States with the Pacific Coast. Gray's work provides a comprehensive overview of the region's natural characteristics, including its climate, mineral resources, and agricultural possibilities. Beyond its immediate purpose of assessing the feasibility of the railroad, this survey serves as a historical snapshot of the American Southwest during a period of rapid expansion and development. The document is an invaluable resource for historians, economists, and anyone interested in the early planning and construction of transcontinental railroads and their impact on the economic landscape of the United States. This historical document offers a unique perspective on the ambitions and challenges of westward expansion in 19th-century America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, repr