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West Texas & Lubbock Railway

The West Texas & Lubbock Railway (WTLC) operates 107 miles of railroad on two lines extending from Lubbock, TX to Seagraves and Whiteface, TX. The railroad serves the agricultural area west and southwest of Lubbock and the oil fields of west Texas. 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 (CS) which was chartered in 1910 to built a line from Lubbock to Crosbyton, TX. In 1915, the CS was purchased by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) which changed its name to the South Plains and Santa Fe Railway (SPSF). The Seagraves line was completed by the SPSF in 1918. In 1917, the SPSF was leased by the Panhandle and Santa Fe (PSF), also controlled by the ATSF. The Whiteface line was completed in 1925 to Bledsoe, TX. The SPSF and PSF were eventually merged into the ATSF. ATSF sold the two lines in 1990, minus Bledsoe to Whiteface portion abandoned in 1984, to the Seagraves Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad (SWLR). SWLR was purchased by shortline holding company RailAmerica (RA) in 1995. RA then renamed SWLR to West Texas & Lubbock Railroad. RA sold the WTLC to Permian Basin Railways on May 25, 2002.

Maps

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At a Glance

Reporting Marks WTLC
Miles of Track 106.64
Cities Served/ Transloading Facilities Available
All stations have siding(s) for liquid and/or bulk transfer
Lubbock, TX

Doud, TX

Wollforth, TX

Ropesville, TX
elevator

Meadow, TX
elevator

Brownfield, TX
freight dock
warehouse
elevator

Wellman, TX

Seagraves, TX
freight dock
warehouse

Hurlwood, TX

Smyer, TX

Levelland, TX
freight dock
warehouse

Whiteface, TX
Wright
Edmonson
transloading
Grisham
Hilburn
Hart
transloading
Roy
transloading
Dimmitt
transloading
Counties Served

Cochran, TX
Gaines, TX
Hockley, TX
Lubbock, TX
Terry, TX
Hale, TX
Castro, TX
Seminole, TX

Locomotives Operated One EMD SD9043MAC
Three EMD GP38's
Two EMD F40 mother-mate sets
One EMD GP20
Freight Cars Operated 8 covered hoppers
Service Frequency Six days per week
Car Storage Capacity - Visit Car Storage 500 50-foot cars
Railroad Connections BNSF Railway at Lubbock, TX
Union Pacific Railroad at Lubbock, TX via BNSF haulage
Commodities Transported

Chemicals
Cotton
Grain
Farm Machinery
Lumber
Oilfield Supplies
Peanuts
Plastic
Rock
Fertilizer
Animal/Poultry feedstock

Tariffs

 

Contact Information

Operating Office
821 West Broadway
Brownfield, TX 79316
Voice: 806-637-8323
Fax: 806-637-8074

Business Office
118 South Clinton St., Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60661
Voice: 312-466-0900
Fax: 312-466-9589
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