Overview | |
---|---|
Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
Reporting mark | PTRA |
Locale | Port of Houston |
Dates of operation | 1924– |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Other | |
Website | https://www.ptra.com/ |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/PTRA_train_crossing_HB%26T_swing_bridge_over_Buffalo_Bayou_in_2016.jpg/220px-PTRA_train_crossing_HB%26T_swing_bridge_over_Buffalo_Bayou_in_2016.jpg)
The Port Terminal Railroad Association is an American terminal railroad that operates 185 miles (298 km) of track at the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas.[1] It is an independent association comprising Port of Houston Authority, the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ George C. Werner, "PORT TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqpnf), accessed March 01, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ "Port Terminal Railroad Association - Members of the Association". www.ptra.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.