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Texas–New Mexico Railroad
The Texas & New Mexico Railway is a Class III railroad, class III short-line railroad operating in west Texas and southeast New Mexico. The railroad line operates on 111 miles of track from a connection with the Union Pacific at Monahans, Texas, and terminates at Lovington, New Mexico. The railroad primarily provides freight service for the oilfields and related industries in the region. History Lovington, New Mexico is the terminus of the TNMR. Before 1930, the planned Gulf, Texas and New Mexico Railway proposed to construct a branch running westward from Seminole, Texas via Lovington, NM and terminating at Roswell, New Mexico. However, the tracks were never constructed, and for a time the nearest rail line was the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in nearby Seagraves, Texas. As a result of the oil discovered in the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin in 1927, the Texas–New Mexico Railway was incorporated on November 19, 1927. Within a year the railroad f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both List of U.S. states and territories by area, area (after Alaska) and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Mexico Railroads
The following railroads operate in the US state of New Mexico. Common freight carriers *Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) *BNSF Railway (BNSF) *New Mexico Central Railroad#New Mexico Central Railroad (2017), New Mexico Central Railroad (NMC) *Southwestern Railroad (New Mexico), Southwestern Railroad (SW) *Texas - New Mexico Railroad, Texas and New Mexico Railroad (TXN) *Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Private freight carriers *Escalante Western Railway *Navajo Mine Railroad Passenger carriers *Amtrak (AMTK) *Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad *New Mexico Rail Runner Express (NMRX) Defunct railroads ;Private *Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon Railroad *United States Potash Railroad ;Electric *Albuquerque Traction Company *Citizens' Traction Company *City Electric Company *Las Vegas Railway and Power Company *Las Vegas and Hot Springs Electric Railway, Light and Power Company *Las Vegas Transit Company Notes References *Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Texas And Lubbock Railway
The West Texas & Lubbock Railway is a shortline railroad in Texas, owned by Watco. It connects the BNSF in Lubbock with agricultural and oil-producing areas to the west and southwest. The company operates 107 miles of two ex-Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway lines, extending to Whiteface and Seagraves parallel to State Highway 114 and U.S. Highway 62. The primary commodities hauled are fertilizer, construction aggregates, grain, cotton, chemicals, peanuts and plastics. History The origin of the two lines that make up today’s WTLC is the Crosbyton-Southplains Railroad Company (CSRC) which was chartered in 1910 to build a line from Lubbock to Crosbyton. In 1915, the CSRC was purchased by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) which changed its name to the South Plains and Santa Fe Railway. The ATSF system, opened by the South Plains and Santa Fe Railway to Seagraves in 1918 and to Bledsoe in 1925 (later cut back to Whiteface). The Santa Fe sold the two lines to the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscoe, Snyder And Pacific Railway
The Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway was an American shortline railroad based in the small West Texas town of Roscoe. History The Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway Company was incorporated August 31, 1906, to construct a railroad from Roscoe, Texas, to the New Mexico state line near Portales. The full line was never completed but a line was opened to Snyder in 1908 and extended another to Fluvanna in September 1909. The line was abandoned between Snyder and Fluvanna prior to 1945, and passenger service ended in 1953. The line between Roscoe and Snyder was abandoned in 1984 because of deregulation associated with the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, which made it difficult for the company to compete. A small portion of the line that connects to the Union Pacific near Roscoe still serves a railroad car rebuilding facility and provides storage of rail cars awaiting repair. See also *Fort Worth and Denver Railway *West Texas and Lubbock Railway * Texas – New Mexico Railroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Worth & Denver Railway
The Fort Worth and Denver Railway , nicknamed "the Denver Road", was a class I American railroad company that operated in the northern part of Texas from 1881 to 1982, and had a profound influence on the early settlement and economic development of the region. The Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company (FW&DC) was chartered by the Texas Legislature on May 26, 1873. On August 7, 1951, the company changed its name to the Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company (FW&D). The main line of the railroad ran from Fort Worth through Wichita Falls, Childress, Amarillo, and Dalhart, to Texline, where it connected with the rails of parent company Colorado and Southern Railway, both of which became subsidiaries of the Burlington Route in 1908. At the end of 1970, FW&D operated of road on of track; that year it reported 1493 million ton-miles of revenue freight. (Those totals may or may not include the former Burlington-Rock Island Railroad.) In 1980, operated mileage had dropped to 118 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, its population was 64,727. Its county seat is Lovington. It is both west and north of the Texas state line. Lea County comprises the Hobbs, NM micropolitan statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.07%) are covered by water. Lea County is located in the southeast corner of New Mexico and borders Texas to the south and east. The Permian Basin, wide and long, underlies Lea County and adjacent Eddy County, as well as a large portion of West Texas. It produces 500,000 barrels of crude a day, and this number was expected to double in 2019. The shale in this basin lies below the surface, below a salt bed and a groundwater aquifer. Adjacent counties * Roosevelt County – north * Chaves County – west * Eddy County – west * Loving County, Texas – south * Winkler County, Texas – southeast * Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobbs, New Mexico
Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, Lea County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 40,508 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, increasing from 34,122 in 2010. Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lea County. History Hobbs was founded in 1907 when James Isaac Hobbs (1852–1923) established a Homestead principle, homestead and named the settlement. In 1910, the Hobbs post office opened, with James Hobbs as the first postmaster. By 1911, there were about 25 landowners in Hobbs.[ The small, isolated settlement expanded rapidly following the discovery of oil by the Midwest Oil Company in 1927. A refinery was built the following year, and in 1929, the town of Hobbs was officially incorporated. At the peak of this oil boom, over 12,000 people lived in Hobbs. When the Great Depression in the United States, Great Depression hit, oil prices dropped and the population fell to only about 3,000 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunice, New Mexico
Eunice is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,922 at the 2010 census. Description The mayor of Eunice, as of March 2018, was Billy Hobbs. A URENCO USA National Enrichment Facility, which uses Zippe-type centrifuge technology to enrich uranium, has been in operation east of Eunice since 2010. Geography Eunice is located in southeastern Lea County at (32.440005, -103.162514). It is bypassed to the east by New Mexico State Road 18, which leads north to Hobbs, the largest city in the county, and south to Jal. State Road 176 runs east-west through the center of Eunice. Carlsbad is to the west, and the Texas border is to the east. Andrews, Texas, is east of Eunice via NM-176 and Texas State Highway 176. According to the United States Census Bureau, Eunice has a total area of , of which , or 0.22%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,562 people, 942 households, and 709 families residing in the city. The popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jal, New Mexico
Jal is a small city located in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. It is New Mexico's south-easternmost city, and shares a border with eastward state Texas. The population was 2,047 at the 2010 census. Jal is historically important in the natural gas industry, from the early 1900s to the present day. Geography Jal is located at (32.112102, -103.192972). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 2,047 people, with 788 occupied houses. The population density was 426.5 people per square mile (163.8/km2). There were 1009 housing units at an average density of 210.2 per square mile (80.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 84.81% White, 0.83% African American, 0.73% Native American, 11.82% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.12% of the population. There were 788 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kermit, Texas
Kermit is a city in and the county seat of Winkler County, Texas, Winkler County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,708 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city was named after Kermit Roosevelt following a visit by his father, President Theodore Roosevelt, to the county. History Establishment Kermit began as a convenient supply center for the scattered ranches of the area and became the seat of Winkler County when the county was organized in 1910. The first public school and the post office opened the same year. The town's namesake, Kermit Roosevelt, once visited the T Bar Ranch in northern Winkler County to hunt Pronghorn, antelope a few months before the town was named. In 1916, the county suffered a drought. Many homesteaders and ranchers were forced to leave. In 1924, only Ern Baird's family remained in the town. Only one student attended school in the county for five months of 1924. Only three houses and the courthouse were in use by 1926. Discovery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wink, Texas
Wink is a city in Winkler County, Texas, United States. The population was 940 at the 2010 census. Wink was a temporary childhood home to singer and songwriter Roy Orbison, although he was born in Vernon, Texas. Orbison later described the major components of life in Wink as "football, oil fields, oil, grease and sand", Escott, Colin (1990). Biography insert to ''The Legendary Roy Orbison'' CD box set, Sony. ASIN: B0000027E2 and in later years expressed relief that he was able to leave the desolate town.Ellis Amburn argues that Orbison was bullied and ostracized while in Wink and that after he became famous, he gave conflicting reports to local Texas newspapers claiming it was still home to him, while simultaneously maligning the town to ''Rolling Stone''. (Amburn, pp. 11–20.) History Wink began in 1926, when oil was discovered in Hendrick oilfield in Winkler County. By mid-1927, the Wink Townsite Company was selling lots in Horse Wells pasture of the T. G. Hendrick Ranch. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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