Galveston Railroad, L.C. GVSR

Nature of Firm:
The company operates 43.3 miles of track at Galveston, TX. Connections are made with BNSF and UP. About 50,000 cars are carried annually.

The line began operations in 1900 as the Galveston Wharves Railway and is owned by the City of Galveston, TX. The city leased the line to the present operator in November 1987.

The company is a partnership controlled by Rail Management & Consulting Corporation of Panama City Beach, FL.

Officers
K. Earl Durden
President
Rail Management & Consulting Corp.
P. O. Box 28300
Panama City Beach, FL 32411
Phone: 805-230-8331

Edwin J. Clark
General Manager
Galveston Railroad LC
P. O. Box 1108
Galveston, TX 77553
Phone: 409-762-5227
Fax: 409-762-6605

Michael E. Durden
Executive Vice President
P. O. Box 28300
Panama City Beach, FL 32411
Phone: 805-230-8331

Location
GALVESTON RAILROAD LC
37th Street & Old Port
Industrial Road
P. O. Box 1108
Galveston, TX 77553
Phone: 409-762-5227
Fax: 409-762-6605

Revenue Requirements
Switch Terminal Carrier
ICC GVSR 8000, Item 40 publishes charges for absportions
UP handles the demurrage for GVSR

Interchange Points
Connects with BNSF and UP in Galveston, TX

Equipment Summary
6 engines

Information Exchange Method
Uses RMI software

Customers Served
Blue Bonnet Warehouse
Concourse Grain
Farmland
Galvco Bridge
Imperial Holly Sugar Company
Port of Houston Container Terminal (Galveston)
Del Monte Foods
Lykes Brothers Steamship
Moody Compress
Port of Galveston
Southern Compress
Southern Stevedores
Holnam Cement
International Trade & Transportation
Various stevedoring companies