The Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad (reporting mark DGNO) (Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Richardson, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, having been acquired when GWRR purchased RailAmerica in 2012. [1]
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 The Garland, Texas depot, near DART Light Rail Downtown Garland station. | |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Richardson, Texas |
| Reporting mark | DGNO |
| Locale | Northeastern Texas |
| Dates of operation | 1992– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 233 miles (375 km) |
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| Website | Official website |
DGNO operates over portions of several rail lines totaling approximately 233 miles (375 km),[2] including industrial leads. The line extends from Trenton, Texas to Garland, Texas, then from Garland to Dallas via trackage rights over Kansas City Southern Railway and Union Pacific. DGNO also operates from Sherman to McKinney, from Carrollton to Murphy and from Dallas to Lake Dallas. Of the total trackage, DGNO leases approximately 51 miles (82 km) from Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), and 129 miles (208 km) from Union Pacific.
Genesee & Wyoming edit
As of 2023, DGNO runs for 161 miles, has a maximum capacity of 286,000. DGNO also has a few interchanges: BNSF (Sherman, Texas and Irving, Texas); CPKC (Garland, Texas); Union Pacific (Denison, Texas and Dallas, Texas).[3]
References edit
- ^ "Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Enters Into Agreement to Acquire RailAmerica, Inc". Business Wire. July 23, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
- ^ "Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad – A Genesee & Wyoming Company".
