Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad
Encyclopedia
The Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in San Antonio, Texas
. It is a subsidiary of Martin Marietta Materials
, a spinoff of Lockheed Martin
.
AGCR operates a 3.5 mile (5.6 km) line near Beckman, Texas (where it interchanges with Union Pacific Railroad
). AGCR traffic includes crushed limestone
and some lumber
products.
AGCR leased this former Southern Pacific Transportation Company line in 1996.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. It is a subsidiary of Martin Marietta Materials
Martin Marietta Materials
Martin Marietta Materials is in the aggregate, chemical, and composite material business. It is the second largest producer of crushed stone, sand, and gravel in the United States behind Vulcan Materials Company. It is a leading U.S. producer of magnesia-based chemical products used as additives...
, a spinoff of Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
.
AGCR operates a 3.5 mile (5.6 km) line near Beckman, Texas (where it interchanges with Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
). AGCR traffic includes crushed limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
and some lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
products.
AGCR leased this former Southern Pacific Transportation Company line in 1996.