History of Mineola, Texas; "Gateway to the Pines" Page: 8
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Chapter II.
The Coming of the Railroads
It took several years work before the trains themselves came into Mineola.
Men, hundreds of men, worked in the woods making rails and cross-ties for
this tremendous job.
A little friendly rivalry was a race between the two lines coming into this
village. . . . the Houston & Great Northern and the Texas & Pacific roads.
They had agreed the one making it into the town first would have control of all
facilities in the city. Although there is some divergence of opinion about this
race, it is said, the Houston & Great Northern won by 15 minutes, and was
declared the first railroad to enter the city, however, there was a misunder-
standing about this race and just who won, was not settled until 1921. Never-I&GN RAILROAD from Mineola to Tyler with Charles Reitch, engineer,
and Fred Reneau, conductor.h; -
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Jones, Lucille. History of Mineola, Texas; "Gateway to the Pines", book, 1973; Quanah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130180/m1/18/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .