FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
January 26, 2006 | |
| Contact: Tracy Davis -- 312-466-0900 x14 | PBR012606 |
West Texas & Lubbock Railway to provide rail service to Pyco Industries plants in Lubbock. |
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| Lubbock, Texas – West Texas & Lubbock Railway (WTLC) was directed by the U. S. | ||
| Surface Transportation Board (STB) today to provide freight rail service to two Pyco | ||
Industries facilities in Lubbock. WTLC will begin switching freight cars for Pyco at midnight. |
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| The STB action is the result of a petition filed by Pyco Industries December 20, 2005 seeking interim alternative rail service by WTLC over rail lines owned by South Plains Switching, Limited (SAW). Pyco filed the petition due to service issues relating to rail switching provided by SAW. The STB decision directs WTLC to provide rail service to two Pyco plants over SAW tracks for 30 days. For the full text of the STB decision see: | ||
| http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/51d7c65c6f78e79385256541007f0580 /b6bed02f3bdebf71852571020051b033?OpenDocument. |
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| OpenDocument . | ||
WTLC will receive freight cars destined for Pyco from the BNSF Railway at the Lubbock rail yard. WTLC locomotives and crews will move the cars over SAW tracks and place them at the Pyco plants for loading and unloading. Pyco is the largest cottonseed processor in the southern U.S. |
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| “West Texas & Lubbock Railway crews stand ready to provide Pyco Industries with the quality rail service they require,” said WTLC President Ed Ellis. “We are at Pyco’s service for as long as necessary.” | ||
| WTLC is a shortline railroad operating 105 miles of track on two lines west and southwest of Lubbock. For more information on WTLC, go to | ||
www.westtexasandlubbock.com |
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