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Transportation Company - Belton - Railroad
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Company NameBelton
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1961
Final Year of Operation1993
TerminationSubsidiary
Successor/ParentGeorgetown Railroad (Details)
CountryUnited States (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink



Company History: The BTN began operations in 1961 as a spin-off of Missouri-Kansas-Texas on 7 miles of line between Belton and Smith, Texas. Much of the property was sold in 1991 to the Georgetown Railroad and two years later the Belton Railroad became the Belton Subdivision of the Georgetown Railroad.
Successor/Parent History:
In 1958, Missouri Pacific applied to abandon their Georgetown branch (Kerr to Georgetown) in Texas. The Georgetown Railroad was incorporated to take over operation of the line and in 1959 service began. The branch was just short of 8 miles long and service began with Baldwin switchers doing the work. This route comprised most of the original Georgetown Railroad from 1878 which was acquired by International & Great Northern (later to become a MoPac subsidiary) the following year. Over the years, gravel and aggregates came to dominate Georgetown’s traffic and the volume increased exponentially. By 1990, Georgetown required 17 locomotives and 1,300 cars to serve their 8 miles of route. Then Georgetown purchased from Union Pacific the line past Georgetown to Granger, Texas, bringing the mileage up to 24.

In 1991, Georgetown bought the Belton Railroad which was a former MKT line between Belton and Smith, Texas. This line is disconnected from the rest of the GRR. In addition to gravel, Georgetown moves ammonium nitrate for fertilizer, lumber and some grain.
Brief History:
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Item created by: gdm on 2019-10-06 07:37:34

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