All corridorsMilitary endpoint Fort Johnson (LA) Port endpoint Port of Beaumont (TX) Max axle load 286k Plate clearance Plate F Electrified No Federal funding CRISI Yes / RRIF Yes
Gulf region / STRACNET corridor
Fort Johnson to Port of Beaumont
- Region
- Gulf
- Primary owner
- Union Pacific
- Length
- 290 mi
- Status
- Partial source backing, brief-ready with caveats
LA,TX
+ Kansas City Southern legacy network now CPKC
Confidence: medium
Field notes
Fort Johnson, formerly Fort Polk, supports Joint Readiness Training Center rotations. Outload via former KCS lines now under CPKC.
What we’d brief on this corridor
A 10-day corridor brief turns this row into a fundable scope.
- Constraint register. Bridge ratings, tunnel clearance, axle load gaps, and short-line interchange limits along the Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern legacy network now CPKC routing.
- Authority chain. SDDC TEA designation, FRA Office of Railroad Safety oversight, and the state DOT touchpoints between LA,TX.
- Funding map. CRISI eligibility: Yes. RRIF eligibility: Yes. Defense Access Roads where the spur work qualifies.
- Capital decision. A go or no-go on whether heavy engineering spend is the right next step, with the source records that back each claim.