Border Welcomes First Rail Line in More Than a Century
The last time the Texas-Mexico border witnessed a ribbon cutting for a railway bridge, the United States had yet to witness two world wars or Prohibition. And Mexico had not yet seen its own country in the throes of revolution.
That is set to change in December, when officials from both sides of the Rio Grande expect the completion of the Brownsville West Rail Bypass International Bridge, an eight-mile project that traverses a rural part of Cameron County in Texas and runs into Tamaulipas State in Mexico. The bridge, which has taken more than 10 years to plan and build ...
Comments (8)
gypsy314 ne
Now we will have illegal aliens by the train full. Wow what a joke.
Bakinggardens tx
My thoughts exactly gypsy314 ne!
Meme Me
This train goes from private property in Mexico to private property in the US.
Meme Me
Don't expect that it will be inspected as all other trains from Mexico have become doo dangerous to inspect anymore and this one is on private property with no Federal US Customs or border protection.
jim chongo
So public money goes towards building the bridge. Then the bridge is given to Union Pacific so they can make money on it. Why can't UP built it own bridge.
I wish the government would build me some new Green houses for my Nursery then I would make more and I could hire more workers, we could start a little economic recovery in my neighborhood.
jim chongo
I go through Laredo quite a bit and the border patrol agents aren't stupid. One of the reasons to build the new bridge is so they can stop the trains and inspect them with out causing backup in the middle of town. They have inspectors watch every train that passes.
Unknown to most of you is you can cross the border freely no visa is necessary. all the main roads have border stop 25 miles off the border to check peoples papers, that is the point you have to have a visa to enter the US.
Jim Vance
@jim chongo
It's not simply any old bridge, but one that crosses an international boundary and is therefore "owned" by two different railroads, one from each country who operate under different legal systems, with different railroad engineering standards, and have different operational management strategies and practices. Then there are the four governments involved - State and National on each side with their own interests, perspectives and concerns. Building anything across any international boundary anywhere in the world is a lot more complex than you seem to comprehend.
Linda L Bolin Angelo via Texas Tribune on Facebook
why are you all doing that?