Grainbelt Gets Extra Time on BNSF Tracks Till 2027
Published Date: 4/16/2026
Notice
Summary
Grainbelt Corporation is extending its permission to use BNSF Railway tracks between Oklahoma and Texas until March 30, 2027. This lets Grainbelt keep running trains to serve local customers and move railcars smoothly along the line. No new fees or changes in service are expected—just more time to keep things rolling!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Local Rail Service Extended to 3/30/2027
Grainbelt Corporation can keep using BNSF tracks between milepost 668.73 (Long, OK) and milepost 723.30 (Quanah, TX) to serve local customers and access the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association facility near Altus, OK. The extension runs through March 30, 2027 and can be effective on or after April 30, 2026. GNBC and BNSF state no new fees or service changes are expected while the trackage rights continue.
Affected Rail Employees Protected
Any employees affected by the trackage rights acquisition will be protected under the conditions set in Norfolk & Western Railway, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Railway, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). These protections apply as a condition of the exemption that may be effective on or after April 30, 2026.
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