Texas Rock Crusher Railroad

Rock Crusher

A rock crusher was built about four miles northwest of Coleman on Bachelor Prong of Hords Creek, in order to obtain rock to ballast the bed of the railroad tracks and later was used to ballast roads in Coleman County.

TXGN, TXR Receive Federal Grants

The Texas and Gonzales Railway (TXGN) and the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR), two subsidiary railroads of TNW Corporation (TNW), have been awarded grants from the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program.

TXR Featured in RailPrime

Texas Rock Crusher Railway Marks 25 Years in BusinessBy Grace Renderman, Associate EditorRead on RailPrime (subscription required)In the late 1990s, nearly nine miles of BNSF Railway Co. track in Brownwood, Texas, was destined to be abandoned and scrapped."[The track had] very low car counts on it and was in very poor condition," says Paul …

Texas Rock Crusher Railway marks 25 years in business

Now in its 25th year in business, TXR operates more than 12 miles of track. The short line interchanges with BNSF and employs seven people led by TNW Superintendent of Railway Operations Jeremy...

TXR Railway

Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR) operates more than 6 miles of owned and customer-leased track in Brownwood, TX. TXR interchanges with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) and serves the Camp Bowie Industrial Area, a 100-acre facility that houses the area's major manufacturers and service providers.

TNW Corporation | Short Line Railroad | Texas

TXNW has been providing rail transport, operations and logistics solutions in the Texas Panhandle since 1982. TXNW interchanges with BNSF Railroad and is home to our one-stop Supercenter, providing railcar storage, repair, transport, cleaning, …

Texas Rock Crusher Railway

Texas Rock Crusher Railway has been serving the rail transport, storage and operations needs of companies in Central Texas since 1988. TXR operates more than 6 miles of owned and …

Texas Rock Crusher Railway | Contract Services

Texas Rock Crusher Railway. Share: Contract Services; Transportation; Texas Rock Crusher Railway. Visit Website; 204 W. 8th St. Brownwood, TX 76801 (325) 643-5105 (325) 643-5619 (fax) Hours: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm About; Rep Info; Map; About. Founded in 1998. We offer transportation, rail car repair, and rail services.

Rock Crusher

A rock crusher was built about four miles northwest of Coleman on Bachelor Prong of Hords Creek, in order to obtain rock to ballast the bed of the railroad tracks and later …

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Railroad industry news about: TNW Corp., Texas Rock Crusher Railway, TXR, locomotive fleet, new design, Brownwood, Texas, Clint Murchison, Robert and Burk Murchison, Eric Chavez. From the editors ...

TNW Corporation | Short Line Railroad | Texas

TXNW has been providing rail transport, operations and logistics solutions in the Texas Panhandle since 1982. TXNW interchanges with BNSF Railroad and is home to our one-stop …

Texas Railroads: Map, History, Abandoned Lines

Texas Rock Crusher Railway ; Timber Rock Railroad; Texas South-Eastern Railroad; Western Rail Road; Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway; Katy SD40-2 #624, Morrison-Knudsen SD45Xm #8301 (former SD45X demonstrator #4203), and a Conrail unit in service between Taylor and Elgin, Texas, in the summer of 1984. Mike Bledsoe photo.

Texas Rock Crusher Railway marks 25 years in …

Now in its 25th year in business, TXR operates more than 12 miles of track. The short line interchanges with BNSF and employs seven people led by TNW Superintendent of Railway Operations Jeremy...

TXR Railway Celebrates 25 Years

Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR), a subsidiary of Texas-based privately held short line and logistics centers operator TNW Corporation, celebrated its 25th anniversary on Tuesday, March 28. Subscription Required. You must be a subscriber to access this content. View Subscriptions.

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The new company: Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR). Now in its 25th year in business, TXR operates more than 12 miles of track. The short line interchanges with BNSF and employs seven people led by TNW Superintendent of Railway Operations Jeremy Bush.

Texas Rock Crusher Railway

Texas Rock Crusher Railway Locomotives; Revised: 28 December 2021 Photograph by: --Reporting Mark: TXR Data Supplied by: Michael Richmond; Road No. Model (& Date) Bldr Nmbr Notes; 101: GP38 (10/67) EMD 33327: Ex-CSX 2009 : nee B&O 3809 102 (3rd) GP38 (9/70) EMD 36684: Ex-CSX 2108 : nee B&O 4808 103:

Texas Rock Crusher

The Texas Rock Crusher began operations in March 1998 when it acquired 5.65 miles of trackage on two former BNSF (ex-ATSF) industrial spurs in the central Texas town of Brownwood. ... Texas Rock Crusher is a subsidiary of the TNW Corporation, which also owns the Texas Gonzales & Northern Railway, the Texas Northwestern Railway, ...

7 short line railroads in Texas to benefit from $140 million in …

The Camp Bowie Access Project (Up to $3,511,714) - The Texas Rock Crusher Railway The proposed project was selected for Project Development, Final Design, and Construction and includes activities to rehabilitate approximately 2.5 miles of track and replace one timber bridge for the Texas Rock Crusher Railway in Brownwood .

Texas Rock Crusher

Texas Rock Crusher powers its trains with two ex-Red River Valley & Western CF7s, unit numbers 305 and 307, and an ex-Texas, Gonzales & Northern SW10 # 97, a former UP unit. …

TNW Corporation/TNW Logistics opens Brownwood, Texas …

Dallas, TEXAS – TNW Corporation (TNW), a privately held operator of short line railroads and transportation logistics services, opened their third transloading operation in Brownwood, Texas, on the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR) line.TNW Logistics in Brownwood services the Camp Bowie Industrial Park to transfer bulk materials – such as sand and grain, …

7 short line railroads in Texas to benefit from $140 million in …

Texas Rock Crusher Railway - Up to $3,511,714. These short line branch railroads are the first-mile, last-mile source connecting many rail shippers to main-line railroads Union …

Texas Rock Crusher

Texas Rock Crusher powers its trains with two ex-Red River Valley & Western CF7s, unit numbers 305 and 307, and an ex-Texas, Gonzales & Northern SW10 # 97, a former UP unit. The CF7s normally work the limestone spur, while the SW10 works the Camp Bowie spur.

Texas Rock Crusher Railway Company

Texas Rock Crusher Railway Company. Main Info: Reporting Mark: TXR: Name: Texas Rock Crusher Railway Company: Old Name: Type: Short Lines: Web Site: Locomotive Roster: Photographed: 13 : Last Photograph added 5/5/2023 5:10 PM: Model List: View: Rolling Stock Roster *None on file.

7 short line railroads in Texas to benefit from $140 million in …

Texas Rock Crusher Railway - Up to $3,511,714. These short line branch railroads are the first-mile, last-mile source connecting many rail shippers to main-line railroads Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and CPKC Railway throughout the state of Texas.

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Rock Crusher | TX Almanac

Rock Crusher was on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway near the Bachelor Prong of Hords Creek, eight miles northwest of Coleman in northwestern Coleman County. The community began in 1909, when the Santa Fe railroad built a rock crusher in the Purcell pasture to provide ballast for new railroad track.

Texas Rock Crusher Railway

Texas Rock Crusher Railway | 17 followers on LinkedIn. ... Eric Chavez Assistant General Manager at Texas Rock Crusher Railway

Rail News

Railroad industry news about: Texas Rock Crusher Railway, TNW Corp., BNSF, Paul Treangen. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

Texas Rock Crusher Railway

Texas Rock Crusher Railway has been serving the rail transport, storage and operations needs of companies in Central Texas since 1988. TXR operates more than 6 miles of owned and customer-leased track at their Brownwood, TX location, serving the Camp Bowie Industrial Area.

Texas Rock Crusher Railway

Texas Rock Crusher Railway Locomotives; Revised: 28 December 2021 Photograph by: --Reporting Mark: TXR Data Supplied by: Michael Richmond; Road No. Model (& Date) Bldr …