The original standard gauge 52 mile line was built between Garrett and Midland Junction (also called Roberts) by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad in 1882.
The line went bankrupt in 1885 and the Northeast Extension was sold at foreclosure on April 22, 1891, and became the Texas Central .
On September 1, 1896, trackage rights were granted by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway from Greenville to Commerce.
The line connected with the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad at Paris and with the Houston and Texas Central at Ennis.
President Green cooperated with the federal government in developing a model demonstration cotton farm near Terrell.
This model farm was in response to the Boll Weevil infestation of the cotton crop.
Texas State Highway 224 now occupies a majority of this abandoned ROW between Greenville and Commerce.
The rails were then removed east of Hunt County Road 4513 leaving a short stub in Commerce that was reconnected directly to the former St. Louis Southwestern C-branch main line track and is still utilized as a car storage track by the Blacklands Railroad.
Some Texas Midland trackage remains in Commerce that is used by the Blacklands Railroad for freight car storage.
Former Texas Midland trackage also exists in Ennis, Greenville, and Terrell as spurs serving local industry.
The Texas Midland depot in Cooper is now the Patterson Memorial Delta County Museum.