History of Texas and Pacific Railway 

Captain BB Paddock developed a map showing Fort Worth in the center of a circle and proposed rail lines radiating in all directions from that center. 

The map soon resembled a giant tarantula.  Paddock's map,  aptly named the Tarantula Map, became the primary plan used to attract railroads to Fort Worth. 

When the Texas & Pacific Railway arrived in Fort Worth, it started a boom in Fort Worth's cattle industry and in its wholesale trade. 

Other railroads soon reached the city, adding to both the town's prosperity and its crime. By 1900 Fort Worth was served by 9 railroads:Tthe Missouri, Kansas and Texas (the "Katy"), the Santa Fe, the Fort Worth and New Orleans, the Fort Worth and Brownwood, the Fort Worth and Rio Grande, the Fort Worth and Denver City, the Fort Worth, Corsicana and Beaumont, and the St. Louis Southwestern (the "Cotton Belt") as well as the T & P.

Although the T&P was a significant factor in Texas history, construction difficulties delayed westward progress and the railroad never reached San Diego.
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