All corridorsMilitary endpoint Holloman AFB and White Sands Missile Range (NM) 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
Holloman AFB area to Port of Beaumont
- Region
- Gulf
- Primary owner
- Union Pacific
- Length
- 780 mi
- Status
- Estimate, requires primary-source confirmation
NM,TX
+ BNSF
Confidence: low
Estimated, confirm with FRA or MARAD source
Routing, mileage, and operator wiring on this corridor are inferred from public references. Treat as planning-grade context only. Backfill with SDDC TEA, FRA Office of Railroad Safety, MARAD strategic ports, or a recent CRISI award document before this row goes in a brief or grant narrative.
Field notes
White Sands Missile Range test article and recovery vehicle outload. (estimate)
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, BNSF routing.
- Authority chain. SDDC TEA designation, FRA Office of Railroad Safety oversight, and the state DOT touchpoints between NM,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.