Sabine River & Northern Railroad Company SRN

Nature of Firm:

 The SRN operates for freight service from Bessmay to Echo and Evadale, TX, 40 miles, connecting with the BNSF, KCS,and UP. Rail is 85/100/115 pound.

Traffic is pulp and paper products -- about 15,000 cars a year.

The company was incorporated April 20, 1965 and opened from Mauriceville to Bessmay, TX in April, 1966. Part of the line was built on the grade of abandoned Orange & Northwestern Railroad.

The railroad is owned by Inland Container, Inc.

Officers
Jerry Montgomery
Executive Vice President
Phone: 409-746-2453

Location
SABINE RIVER & NORTHERN RR CO
5830 Old Highway 87 North
Orange, TX 77632
Phone: 409-746-2453
Fax: 409-746-2897

Revenue Requirements
Switch Settlement Carrier
Commerical Marketing Agreement became effective in June of 1995

Interchange Points
BNSF connects through Bessmay, TX and Evadale, TX
KCS connects through Lemonville, TX
UP connects through Mauriceville, TX and Echo, TX

Equipment Summary
4 locomotives
Enginehouse located at Mulford, TX
2,083 boxcars

Information Exchange Method RMI Software through UP Tech.

Customers Served
Inland-Container Inc, Mulford, TX - pulp board, chips, chemicals
Temple Inland Forest Products Corp., Evadale, TX - pulb board, chemicals
Temple Inland Forest Products Corp., Buna, TX - chips and lumber
ITW Muller, Mauriceville, TX - plastic

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