Trains Keep Rolling: 10-Year Lease Renewal for Border Tracks
Published Date: 3/6/2026
Notice
Summary
Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway Company is renewing its lease with Union Pacific Railroad for 16.55 miles of track between Wichita Falls, Texas, and the Texas-Oklahoma border. This lease renewal extends their agreement for another 10 years, keeping the same interchange commitment at Wichita Falls. No big changes in money or operations—just a smooth extension to keep trains rolling through 2035.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Lease Renewal Preserves Wichita Falls Interchange
If you ship goods or do business around Wichita Falls, Texas, the Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway renewed its lease of about 16.55 miles of track and extended the lease for an additional ten years. The lease contains and continues an interchange commitment at Wichita Falls, and the renewal may be consummated on or after March 20, 2026.
Employee Protections Continue Under Renewal
If you are an employee affected by this lease renewal, the exemption is conditioned so that those employees will be protected by the labor protections imposed in Mendocino Coast Ry. (1978) as modified in 1980. These protections apply when the transaction is consummated on or after March 20, 2026.
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