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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.
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 Shallowwater, 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 |
| Counties Served | Cochran, TX Gaines, TX Hockley, TX Lubbock, TX Terry, TX |
| Locomotives Operated | One EMD GP-7U One EMD GP-7 One EMD GP-38 |
| 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 |
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 |