# 2026-12416: Texas Gets New 13,700-Foot Industrial Rail Spur

2026-12416, Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway-Construction and Operation Exemption-In Webb County, Tex., is a Federal Register notice from Surface Transportation Board published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-06-16; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12416
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12416
- Title: Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway-Construction and Operation Exemption-In Webb County, Tex.
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Surface Transportation Board
- Citation: 91 FR 37209
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-06-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

Texas Gets New 13,700-Foot Industrial Rail Spur

## Summary

Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway got the green light to build and run a new 13,700-foot rail line in Webb County, Texas, inside a big new industrial park. This new track will help move goods faster for local businesses, with Iron Horse Resources set to operate the trains. The project passed environmental checks and should start soon, boosting the area's logistics without crossing public roads or causing major disruptions.

## Effects PRIA read

- New rail option for Park businesses: benefit, medium. If you are a shipper or business in the Gateway Industrial Park in Webb County, Texas, a new ~13,707-foot rail line will be built inside the Park (approx. 3,300 acres) that connects to Union Pacific's Laredo Subdivision. Iron Horse Resources is set to operate the line under agreement with Laredo Ga…
- Diverts truck traffic to rail, reduces emissions: benefit, low. The Board found the new Line will facilitate diversion of some freight from truck to rail, which the decision says will increase overall energy efficiency and reduce emissions from trucks. The Final Environmental Assessment supports this environmental outcome as part of approving the project.
- No new public road crossings planned: benefit, low. The project record states the rail Line will not cross any public rights-of-way and will connect to customers via private industrial tracks and sidings, which means it should avoid creating new public grade crossings or direct disruptions to public roads. The Board approved construction subject to…
- Environmental conditions protect birds and history: benefit, low. The Board adopted environmental mitigation conditions requiring LGIR to avoid clearing vegetation during migratory bird nesting season (or consult U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if clearing then) and to follow an Unanticipated Discoveries Statement for archaeological sites, artifacts, or human rema…

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## Sources
- [2026-12416 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12416/laredo-gateway-industrial-railway-construction-and-operation-exemption-in-webb-county-tex)
- [2026-12416 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12416.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12416 (as of 2026-06-29).