Border Pacific Railroad

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The Border Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks BOP) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Rio Grande City, Texas, United States.

BOP operates a 31.6 miles (51 km) line from Rio Grande City to an interchange with Union Pacific (via Rio Valley Switching Company at Mission, Texas.

BOP traffic includes silica sand, ballast, crushed stone, asphalt, scrap paper, and feed grains.

The line was opened in 1925 and became part of Missouri Pacific in 1956. Short line service started in 1984.

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