Angelina & Neches River Railroad Company ANR  

Nature of Firm
The ANR operates freight and TOFC service from Lufkin to Keltys and Dunagan, 11.6 miles. Connections are made with UP at Prosser, Dunagan and Lufkin. Rail is 75-113 pound. Track capacity is 263,000 pounds.

Traffic includes lumber, foundry products, paper, plywood, chemicals, limestone, scrap iron, steel, clay, and groceries -- 4,500 cars a year.

The Angelina & Neches River Railroad Company was founded in the late 1880s as a logging route to serve the Angelina County Lumber company near Lufkin, Texas. In 1900, when lumbering reached its peak in East Texas, the line was chartered by the State of Texas as a common carrier. By 1911, the line extended a distance of some 30 miles from Keltys to Chireno. The A&NR ran a "mixed train" daily until 1952 hauling miscellaneous freight to and from communities along its' route. occasionally, a few passengers rode in a coach or the railroad caboose. During the Depression in the 1930s, the line also used an automobile with railroad wheels to transport passengers. In addition to its' service as a logging route, the line hauled lumber, cotton, foundry products and other goods to and from small communities in Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties connecting with the Cottonbelt and Southern Pacific mainlines in Lufkin. With the completion of Southland Paper Mill in 1940, the line added paper to its manifest. And, in the 1960s, a plywood plant was built at Keltys and plywood began moving over the line. A&NR converted to standard gauge track in 1906, purchased its first diesel locomotive in 1949, and retired its last steam locomotive #208 in 1964.

Officers
David Perkins
General Manager

Irv Engelbrecht
Customer Service

Jerry Simms
Superintendent

Greg Minshew
Customer Service

Tommy Swearingen
Customer Service

Jill Ivy
Accounting

Location
Angelina & Neches River Railroad
2225 Spence Street
P. O. Box 1328
Lufkin, TX 75902
Phone: 409-634-4403
Fax: 409-639-3879

Revenue Requirements
Interline Switch Carrier
ANR participates in REN/ISS

Interchange Points
Connects with UP at Lufkin and Prosser, TX
ANR has trackage rights on UP from Prosser (MP 121) south to MP 117, including the UP Lufkin Yard

Equipment Summary
3 engines - enginehouse located in Prosser, TX
144 boxcars, 2 caboose

Information Exchange Method
ANR faxes information to UP. Uses UP terminal and printer to receive consist and yard updates and the PC software "STAR".

Weight Restrictions
Load capacities to 263,000 pounds gross car weight

Standard clearances allow for 15'6" height and 10'10" width. Clearances that exceed these dimensions must be pre-approved.

Storage Capacity
Several new and existing sidings are available for empty or loaded rail car storage

Customers Served
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., newsprint manufacturing
Georgia Pacific Corp., resin plant
Lufkin Industries, Inc., foundry, industrial gear, oil field equipment
Texas Foundry, steel and iron foundry
American Color Graphics, commercial printing
Brookshire Brothers, retail grocery distribution center
Dunagan Warehouse Corp., commercial warehouse and frozen storage

In addition, A&NR has a variety of miscellaneous customers who ship or receive such commodities as aggregates, fertilizer, scrap metal, etc

Photographs courtesy of Lowell G. McManus  Great shots.  I've never seen photos of the 2000 with those extra logos.  It is a GP38-2 built new for the A&NR in 1980.  It's Numbered 2000 because that's its horsepower.  Their SW1500 is the 1500, but their Alco S4 was number 12.  

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