| 词条 | Galveston Railroad |
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|railroad_name = Galveston Railroad |logo_filename = Galveston Railroad logo.png |logo_size = |image = |image_size = |image_caption = |image_alt = |gauge = {{Railgauge|ussg}} |old_gauge = |marks = GVSR |locale = Galveston, Texas |start_year = 1900 |end_year = present |predecessor_line = Galveston Wharves Railway |successor_line = |hq_city = Galveston, Texas |length = {{convert|32|mi}} }} The Galveston Railroad {{Reporting mark|GVSR}} is a Class III terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. It primarily serves the transportation of cargo to and from the Port of Galveston.[1] GVSR operates {{convert|32|mi|km}} of yard track at Galveston, over a {{convert|50|acre|m2|adj=on}} facility. The railroad was formed in 1900 as the Galveston Wharves Railway. It is owned by the City of Galveston, and GVSR took over operations in 1987. On May 26, 2005, Genesee and Wyoming (GWI) announced that it has agreed to purchase the railroad operations of Rail Management Corporation (RMC), the parent company of Galveston Railroad. GWI paid $243 million in cash and assume $1.7 million in company debt to gain control of 14 short line railroads from RMC across the southeastern United States, as of June 1, 2005.[2] References1. ^{{cite encyclopedia |first=Nancy Beck |last=Young |title=Galveston Railway |work=Handbook of Texas Online |url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqglc |accessdate=January 15, 2016 |date=June 15, 2010 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association}} 2. ^{{cite press release |publisher=Genesee and Wyoming |date=May 26, 2005 |url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64426&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=713859 |title=Genesee & Wyoming Announces Agreement to Acquire Short Line and Port Railroads from Rail Management Corporation |agency=PRNewswire |access-date=January 15, 2015}} External links{{Portal|Railways}}
3 : Texas railroads|Companies based in Galveston, Texas|Genesee & Wyoming Inc. |
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