West Texas and Lubbock Railway
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The West Texas & Lubbock Railway (
State Highway 114 and U.S. Highway 62
. The primary commodities hauled are fertilizer, construction aggregates, grain, cotton, chemicals, peanuts and plastics.
History
The origin of the two lines that make up today’s WTLC is the Crosbyton-Southplains Railroad Company (CSRC) which was chartered in 1910 to build a line from
Fort Worth & Denver South Plains Railway had completed in 1928.[8]
In May 2015, Watco purchased the WT&L from Iowa Pacific, with the railroad planned to be renamed the Lubbock and Western Railway.[9]
Cities Served
- Lubbock, TX
- Doud, TX
- Wollforth, TX
- Ropesville, TX
- Meadow, TX
- Brownfield, TX
- Wellman, TX
- Seagraves, TX
- Hurlwood, TX
- Smyer, TX
- Levelland, TX
- Whiteface, TX
- Wright
- Edmonson
- Grisham
- Hilburn
- Hart
- Roy
- Dimmitt
- West, TX
Locomotives Operated
Commodities Transported
- Chemicals
- Cotton
- Grain
- Farm Machinery
- Lumber
- Oilfield Supplies
- Peanuts
- Plastic
- Rock
- Fertilizer
- Animal/Poultry feedstock
References
- ^ Nancy Beck Young: South Plains and Santa Fe Railway from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 2009.
- ^ Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Edition, Kalmbach Publishing, 1996, p. 331
- ^ Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: West Texas and Lubbock Railroad Company, Inc.; Plainview Terminal Company, March 8, 1996
- ^ Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: West Texas and Lubbock Railway Company, Inc., December 31, 2002
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34613 Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, December 22, 2004
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 35111, December 15, 2008
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 35079, October 26, 2007
- ^ Chris Cravens: Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved March 2009.
- ^ "Watco to acquire two west Texas short lines". Progressive Railroading. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links
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