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CLR Announces Development of Gulf Coast Rail Gateway, a 350-Acre Industrial Rail Facility in South Texas

HOUSTON, Texas — May 7, 2026 — County Line Rail (CLR), a privately held short line railroad and industrial rail development company, today announced the development of Gulf Coast Rail Gateway, a 350-acre greenfield industrial rail facility located between Sinton and Odem, Texas, dual-served by Union Pacific (UP) and BNSF Railway on the UP Brownsville Subdivision within the heart of the Gulf Coast industrial corridor. The site is development-ready, with an initial capacity of

County Line Rail Appoints Former ExxonMobil Rail Leader Bryan Boaz as Chief Commercial Officer to Drive National Expansion

HOUSTON, TX – [11/10/25] – CLR (formerly County Line Rail) announced the appointment of Bryan Boaz as Chief Commercial Officer. Boaz brings more than two decades of railroad operations and commercial leadership experience, positioning CLR to execute its national expansion strategy as a strategic infrastructure partner for North America's evolving rail network. Bryan Boaz, Chief Commercial Officer "Bryan is one of those rare industry leaders who has excelled on both sides of

County Line Rail acquires Texas short line Sabine River & Northern

Texas company offers services including switching, car storage HOUSTON — County Line Rail, which acquires and develops rail yards and terminals in the Gulf Coast region, has purchased the Sabine River & Northern, a 40-mile short line in the southeastern corner of Texas. Texas railroad Sabine River & Northern, shown in a detail from a 2023 state rail map, operates 40 miles of rail line. Texas Transportation Commission The railroad dates to 1966. It connects three Class I railr