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San Angelo railport says expansion, Mexico bridge could unlock large import/export volumes
Summary
Railport consultant Roger Horton told the panel the San Angelo railport is about 40% built on 183 acres with 18,000 feet of track, and that import/export growth—tied to the Presidio bridge crossing—could add hundreds of annual carloads; some numeric figures in the transcript are unclear and noted as spoken.
Roger Horton, a consultant involved with the San Angelo railport, told the panel the project is roughly 40% built of the original 183 acres and currently has about 18,000 feet of track, two office structures, a certified truck scale and a completed 19-acre laydown yard intended to support a wind-tower project.
Horton said the South Plainsville and Mesa Railroad–operated railport is largely internally funded, has one full-time and one part-time employee on site, and…
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