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Local residents oppose plans for 26.9-mile rock-hauling railroad in Texas

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WASHINGTON — An aggregates company’s proposal to build a 26.9-mile rail line to haul rock from four Texas quarries has run into local opposition. Texas Materials Group has asked the Surface Transportation Board to approve its plans to build and operate a new rail line in Burnet and Lampasas counties. The shortline would connect to the Austin Western Railroad near Burnet, Texas, and to BNSF Railway’s Lampasas Subdivision near Lampasas, Texas. To …
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Local residents oppose plans for 26.9-mile rock-hauling railroad in Texas

WASHINGTON — An aggregates company’s proposal to build a 26.9-mile rail line to haul rock from four Texas quarries has run into local opposition. Texas Materials Group has asked the Surface Transportation Board to approve its plans to build and operate a new rail line in Burnet and Lampasas counties. The shortline would connect to the Austin Western Railroad near Burnet, Texas, and to BNSF Railway’s Lampasas Subdivision near Lampasas, Texas. To …

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