Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway
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Overview
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ARR Reporting Marks
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WTJR
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Parent Company
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Rio Grande Pacific
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Headquarters
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Fort Worth, TX
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Termini
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Altus, OK - Wichita Falls, TX
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Dates of Operation
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1991 -
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Predecessors
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Union Pacific
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Website
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Official Website
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Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway Overview
The Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway is a shortline railroad subsidiary of the Rio Grande Pacific Corporation that operates in Oklahoma and Texas. The line for which it is named extends from Wichita Falls, Texas to just north of Altus, Oklahoma, through Wichita County, Texas, Tillman County, Oklahoma, and Jackson County, Oklahoma. It carries predominantly grain, chemicals and agricultural products.
The WTJ normally run from Wichita Falls to Altus on Mondays and return on Fridays.
WTJR interchanges with Union Pacific and BNSF at Wichita Falls, TX, Farmrail at Frederick, OK, and BNSF, Farmrail, and the Stillwater Central Railroad at Atlus, OK.
Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway Locomotives
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Number
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Model
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Year Built
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History
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Notes
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WTJR 1001
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GP38-3
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1967
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Ex-HLCX 1001/UP 1001/UP 2501/CSX 6824/SBD 6824/LN 3028.
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WTJR 1004
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GP38-3
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1967
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Ex-HLCX 1004/UP 1004/UP 2502/CSX 6718/SBD 6718/SCL 1563/SAL 648.
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WTJR 1008
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GP38-3
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1967
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Ex-HLCX 1008/UP 1008/UP 2508/CSX 6809/SBD 6809/LN 3013.
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WTJR 1012
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GP38-3
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1967
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Ex-HLCX 1012/UP 1012/UP 2512/CSX 6806/SBD 6806/LN 3010.
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WTJR 1018
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GP38-3
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1971
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Ex-KCS 1018/HLCX 1018/UP 1018/UP 2518/CSX 6529/BO 3753.
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WTJR 1062
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GP38-2
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1968
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Ex-KCS 1062/HLCX 1062/UP 1062/UP 2562/UP 880/SOO 2067/MILW 2067.
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Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway Customers
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Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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WTJR Transload
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Wichita Falls, TX
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Transload Facility
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Flatcars
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Wind turbines.
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Bell Processing
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Wichita Falls, TX
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Scrap Metal Recycling
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Gondolas
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Vitro
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Wichita Falls, TX
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Architectural Flat Glass
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Covered Hoppers
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Formerly PPG Glass.
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Helena Chemical
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Burkburnett, TX
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Fertilizer Supplier & Grain Elevator
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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Attebury Grain
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Burkburnett, TX
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Co-Op Services
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Grandfield, OK
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Grain Elevator & Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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Cassidy Grain
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Hollister, OK
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Humphreys Co-Op
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Tipton, OK
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Southwest Metal/Bell Processing
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Altus, OK
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Scrap Metal Recycling
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Gondolas
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Planters Cooperative
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Altus, OK
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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