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Silsbee. This reference to Tencho, Texas has even been picked up in a government report. However, it appears to be a typo or a misunderstanding. Other sources agree the railline TIBR used to lease from BNSF ran from Silsbee to Tenaha, not Tencho, and the KCS website itself notes TIBR interchanged with the BNSF at Tenaha, without noting the location of Tenaha on the map. The KCS map also shows Tencho as being southwest of Shreveport, which is the location of Tenaha. Major mapping services come up empty when asked to identify the location of a Tencho, Texas. In any event, since BNSF regained operational control of the line north from Silsbee, the TIBR does not serve any town called Tencho.
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474:. Mapquest
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651:Kaw River
621:Grand Elk
566:Ann Arbor
118:Louisiana
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752:Track IQ
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1284:TEXRail
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