Galveston Railroad

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]

Galveston Railroad

Overview
Headquarters	Galveston, Texas
Reporting mark	GVSR
Locale	Galveston, Texas
Dates of operation	1900–present
Predecessor	Galveston Wharves Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	3 miles (4.8 km)
Other
Website	Official website
Route map v t e Legend Union Pacific / BNSF 1 mile long lead track dead-end

GVSR operates 3 miles (4.8 km)^[2] of yard track at Galveston, over a 50-acre (200,000 m²) 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 & Wyoming (G&W) announced that it has agreed to purchase the railroad operations of Rail Management Corporation (RMC), the parent company of Galveston Railroad. G&W paid $243 million in cash and assumed $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.^[3]