Hondo Railway
Encyclopedia
The Hondo Railway is a Class III
shortline railroad
that operates about 5 mi (8 km) of trackage to the west of San Antonio, Texas. Roughly half of the railroad's track (13200 ft (4,023.4 m)) is terminal trackage leased from Texas Liquid Terminal, Inc. It was formed in 2006, and carries ethanol
, food, agricultural products and industrial products.
Class III railroad
A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...
shortline railroad
Shortline railroad
A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used primarily in the USA and Canada...
that operates about 5 mi (8 km) of trackage to the west of San Antonio, Texas. Roughly half of the railroad's track (13200 ft (4,023.4 m)) is terminal trackage leased from Texas Liquid Terminal, Inc. It was formed in 2006, and carries ethanol
Ethanol
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a...
, food, agricultural products and industrial products.