Rio Valley Switching Company
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The Rio Valley Switching Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in McAllen, Texas
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RVSC operates four lines, all leased from Union Pacific:
RVSC traffic includes paper
, agricultural products, lumber, bulk plastics, steel, scrap metals, cottonseed, corn sweetener, lime, cement, canned goods, frozen food, and aggregates.
RVSC provides South Texas and Mexican border logistics solutions and cross-dock services through its sister-company, Border Transload & Transfer, Inc.
McAllen, Texas
McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...
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RVSC operates four lines, all leased from Union Pacific:
- A 41 mile line from an interchange with Union Pacific at Harlingen, TexasHarlingen, TexasHarlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than , and is the second largest city in Cameron County and the sixth largest in the Rio Grande Valley...
to an interchange with Border Pacific RailroadBorder Pacific RailroadThe Border Pacific Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Rio Grande City, Texas, United States.BOP operates a line from Rio Grande City to an interchange with Union Pacific at Mission, Texas....
at Mission, TexasMission, TexasMission is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,058 at the 2010 census Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.-Geography:Mission is located at ....
(began operating in March 1993) - An 8.1 mile branch from Mission to Hidalgo, TexasHidalgo, TexasHidalgo is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,198 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Rio Grande Valley Magic of the Southern Indoor Football League, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League, and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA...
(began operating in March 1993) - A 12.8 mile branch from McAllen to Edinburg, TexasEdinburg, TexasEdinburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,100 at the 2010 census. The University of Texas–Pan American, the only fully accredited four-year university in the Rio Grande Valley, is located in Edinburg.Edinburg is part of the...
(began operating in September 1997) - An 11.4 mile branch from Harlingen to Rogers Lacy, Texas (began operating in November 2004)
RVSC traffic includes paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
, agricultural products, lumber, bulk plastics, steel, scrap metals, cottonseed, corn sweetener, lime, cement, canned goods, frozen food, and aggregates.
RVSC provides South Texas and Mexican border logistics solutions and cross-dock services through its sister-company, Border Transload & Transfer, Inc.