Texas Pacifico Transportation

Texas Pacifico Transportation Ltd. (reporting mark TXPF) is a Class 3 railroad operating company in West Texas that is owned by Grupo México.[4][5] The company operates over the South Orient Rail Line under a lease and operating agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation and Texas Pacifico Transportation, Ltd. The Texas Pacifico company began service in March 2001.

Not to be confused with Texas and Pacific Railway.
Texas Pacifico Transportation Ltd.
Overview
HeadquartersSan Angelo, Texas[1]
Reporting markTXPF[2]
LocaleWest Texas
Dates of operation2001 (2001)–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length376 miles (605 km)[3]
Other
Websitewww.texaspacifico.com

The South Orient Rail Line runs from San Angelo Junction (near Coleman, Texas) to the Mexican border town of Presidio, Texas.[6] The line has been rehabilitated from San Angelo Junction through San Angelo and on to Alpine, Texas. Capital improvements are underway for the remaining Excepted track.[7]

Texas Pacifico interchanges with BNSF Railway and Fort Worth and Western Railroad at San Angelo Junction and Union Pacific Railroad at Alpine. Traffic was interchanged with Ferromex at Presidio over the Presidio–Ojinaga International Rail Bridge, but the bridge has been out of service following fire damage on 29 February 2008.[8][9] Service into Mexico over the substantially repaired bridge is expected to resume in early 2021.

See also

References
  1. "Texas-Pacífico: Commercial Address". Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. "Reporting Marks: T". Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  3. "Texas-Pacífico: Mileage Chart". Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  4. "2019 Texas Rail Plan" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. "UP: Texas Pacifico Transportation, LTD TXPF #57". Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  6. San Angelo Junction at 31.777°N 99.371°W / 31.777; -99.371 (San Angelo Junction) lies between Coleman, Texas and Santa Anna, Texas and is about 71 miles (114 km) northeast of San Angelo, Texas.
  7. "Texas DOT plan calls for continued rehab of South Orient Rail Line". 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2020-06-07. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. Saenz, Amadeo (January 2009). "Trade Transportation Activities Report" (pdf). Texas Department of Transportation. p. 16. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  9. Wanek-Libman, Mischa (23 October 2018). "Groundbreaking ceremony held for Presidio International Rail Bridge". RT&S. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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