Texas Railroad Association

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ICYMI, the Texas Railroad Association's August newsletter went out last week. Be sure to check it out and subscribe for the latest on the industry in the state! https://lnkd.in/gDehwTvV

Some sharp looking locomotives working hard in the Houston area!

Interesting look at how rail access is facilitating growth and development in City of Taylor, Texas! The RCR Taylor Logistics Park is run by Rio Grande Pacific Corporation which has Class I Dual Service from BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Two big names, Tesla and soulbrain MI, are expanding their presence in the park and use of rail to continue their growth. Thanks to Texas Rail Advocates for this article! #KeepTexasMoving https://lnkd.in/gCY8v6jf

Mark your calendars Texans, Union Pacific Railroad's "Big Boy will steam through a total of 10 states including nearby Arkansas and Oklahoma this late summer and fall. The eight-week tour concludes in late October. In all No. 4014 will have visited 14 states in 2024, with the first tour from Wyoming to California earlier this year." Expect a stop in #Houston on Sunday October 8 and in #FortWorth on Thursday and Friday October 10-11! https://lnkd.in/gFvBKmix

Yesterday our member railroad Watco Companies LLC hosted officials from around the Corpus Christi area at their Texas Coastal Bend Railroad facility in the Port Corpus Christi complex. Guests were able to learn about the distinction between classes of railroads, the role that shortlines and mainlines play in rail transportation, how a multimodal set up benefits businesses, consumers, and communities, and the economic impact of the port to the region. Guests even got to take a look inside one of the TCBR's locomotives! A few fun facts from yesterday. The TCBR interchanges with all three Class I railroads that operate in Texas. The TCBR carries everything from energy products and grain to aggregates and military equipment helping to onload and offload missions via military sealift capabilities. The Port of Corpus Christi was once one of the largest cotton ports in the country and still plays a crucial role in the agriculture supply chain shipping foodstuffs as far away as Asia and Africa. Over the last 8 months, the TCBR handled over 170-unit grain trains, over 19,000 rail carloads and the equivalent of over 78,000 semi-trucks. Grain came from as far away as Colorado, Memphis, the Yucatan, and southern Mexico. Efforts are currently underway to dredge the ship channel and make it the deepest port channel on the gulf coast. The dredged material is being transplated into the Nueces River delta to help restore local wetlands. This isn't a transfer of polluted material either as the port and its partners take environmental stewardship very seriously. The water used by the Texas State Aquarium to house a variety of sealife from around the world comes from the port's ship channel. Shout out to the team at the Texas Coastal Bend Railroad, Watco Companies LLC, the Port Corpus Christi, GoRail, and McGuireWoods LLP for putting this together! And thanks to the City Of Robstown, City of Corpus Christi, Texas Department of Transportation, San Patricio County, Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation, City of Portland, Texas, and everyone else who joined yesterday!

The TexAmericas Center in Hooks (outside Texarkana) was recently chosen to participate in the Union Pacific Railroad focus site program. CEO Scott Norton believes the collaboration with Union Pacific will allow them to recruit more jobs, capital investment opportunities, and new business to the area. Great to see this big development for freight rail and transportation in Northeast #Texas! https://lnkd.in/gkVKcQ_5

Join our friends at GoRail next Wednesday the 29th at 12:00 p.m. CST for a webinar regarding the coming release of the Federal Railroad Administration's Rail Crossing Elimination grant. This session will discuss best practices for grant applicants and a case study from a successful application last cycle from the Chicago area. Registration information below! https://lnkd.in/g4UEey6z

New project between our member railroad BNSF Railway and Third Coast to expand rail operations in City of Pearland, Texas. The company will add 40 rail-car spots inside the plant’s fence line to be completed in second-quarter 2025. Following the expansion, Third Coast will have space for more than 125 rail cars on site. "Our Pearland operations remain a cornerstone of Third Coast's manufacturing base, and these investments will allow us to continue serving the fast-growing U.S. Gulf Coast chemical industry," said Third Coast CEO Jim Clawson. Yet another way that Texas railroads #KeepTexasMoving https://lnkd.in/gvr2ATKe

Wow! 1924-2024, PTRA 100th year anniversary is approaching quickly and to commerate it are some special paint schemes on a few locomotives, here is the first! So cool!! #PTRA #Texas #100years Port Terminal Railroad Association The Port Terminal Railroad Association was formed in 1924 to provide access to the industries along the Ship Channel for railroads entering Houston. Straddling both sides of the Houston Ship Channel, PTRA proudly services 226 local customers from 7 serving yards. We maintain 154 miles of track and 20 bridges. PTRA has the capacity to handle numerous commodity groups, and currently handles chemicals, grain, plastic, coke, fuel, steel, food products, industrial products, intermodal, dimensional loads and autos.