Show texan automobile railroad texas used to claim the distinction of having the first automobile railroad ro ad five curs cars used to malio make regular trips on a three hour schedule over tho 45 miles between lubbock and hale counties the line hue had bad a larl rate right of way fenced off as for a railway and its roadbed was worked by section hands to this extent it was kept hept scooped free of sand the drivers this in the sense in which tho the english use the word vord were cowboys fin in blue overalls and largo large tt ft lt it hats they were required to make tho the 45 46 miles in three hours because the una line carried united states mail and was under contract to keep a schedule often the cars care would clip an hour off that tor for good measure the round trip faro fare for SO 90 miles was waa no |