South Orient Railroad Company, Ltd.

Nature of Firm:

South Orient operates freight service from San Angelo Jct. to Presidio, TX, 385 miles. Principal connections are with the BNSF and FWRR at San Angelo Jct., with UP at Alpine, and with Ferromex at Presidio, TX. SORC operates over 11 miles of UPSP trackage rights between Alpine Jct. and Paisano Jct. Rail consists of 70 miles 90 pound jointed between San Angelo Jct. and San Angelo, 160 miles 115 pound welded between San Angelo and Fort Stockton, 75 miles 70 pound jointed between Fort Stockton and Alpine, and 70 miles 90 pound jointed between Paisano Jct. and Presidio.

Traffic is primarily grain and agricultural, steel, paper and sand commodities.

The line was purchased from Santa Fe and is owned jointly by Dallas, TX investors and the State of Texas (South Orient Rural Railroad Transportation District). Short line service started January 2, 1992.

Officers and Contacts
Roy D. Williams
General Manager
915-643-6476
Fax: 915-646-3404

Donna M. Root
Accounting & Administration
915-643-1494
Fax: 915-646-3404

Kenneth W. Janeway
Customer Service
800-742-8905
Fax: 915-646-5489

Location
South Orient Railroad Company, Ltd. #703
210 South Main Street
Brownwood, TX
Phone: 915-643-6476
Fax: 915-646-3404
Customer Service: 915-646-2531 & 800-742-8905

Train and track crew duty locations: San Angelo, Alpine & Presidio

Revenue Requirements
Handling Carrier

Interchange Points
Interchange with BNSF and FWWR at San Angelo Jct.
Interchange with UP at Alpine.
Interchange with Ferromex at Presidio.

Equipment Summary
3 locomotives

Information Exchange Method
EDI, Phone and Fax

Customers Served
Ballinger
Ballinger Co-op - wheat, outbound
Wingate Gin - wheat, outbound
Ballinger Compress - cotton, outbound
Miles
Kasberg Gin - wheat, outbound
Miles Co-op Gin - wheat, outbound
Mikeska elevator - wheat, outbound
San Angelo Cattle Feeders - feed, inbound
San Angelo
Butts Paper - scrap paper, outbound
City Lumber - lumber, inbound
McCoy Lumber - lumber, inbound
Acme Steel - scrap steel, outbound
Darling Industries - tallow, outbound
Hirschfeld Steel - steel, inbound & outbound
Texas Tank Car - rail cars, inbound & outbound
Standard Times - paper, inbound
Wright Fertilizer - fertilizer, inbound
Angelo Pellets - feed, inbound
Big Lake
Witcoe - oil, outbound
Belding
Belding Farms - fertilizer, inbound
Alpine
Dino Soil - humate, outbound
Presidio Mexico - export/import