The Angelina & Neches River Railroad (A&NR) began in 1900 as a small shortline railroad to move logs from the woods of East Texas to the mills of the Angelina County Lumber Company. Principal founding partners: Joseph H. Kurth, S.W. Henderson, Eli Wiener and Sam Wiener joined the growing trend of lumber company industrialists who branched out into the railroad business about the turn of the 20th century. Since that time, A&NR railroad has played a key role in the economic development of Lufkin and helped shape the success of Lufkin’s largest corporations.

More than a century later, A&NR continues to shape the success of Lufkin’s businesses. A&NR trains move a diverse mix of products and raw materials including pipe, newsprint, ground-wood paper, lumber, both hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, scrap metal, sugar, corn syrup, clay, aggregates, frozen poultry, grocery products, and oil field construction material.

Customers include:

• Georgia Pacific Resins

• Lufkin Industries

• Vertis Communications

• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

• Dunagan Warehouse Corp

• Atkinson’s Candy

• William George Company

• M-I Drilling Fluids Company

• Formosa Plastics Corporation

Safety Awards:

• Jake Award with Distinction recipient 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  Presented by The American Shortline and Regional Railroad Association for Outstanding Safety Performance. The award recognizes the efforts of all railroad employees and their sincere dedication and personal commitment to safety.
   

• Golden Lantern Award recipient 1994, 2003, 2004 (Received last award given.  Award has been discontinued)
  Presented by the Texas Safety Association to the Shortline Railroad with the best safety record in the State of Texas.
   

• Award of Honor recipient 2003 - Railroad Transportation Section (Received last award given.  Award has been discontinued)
  Presented by the Texas Safety Association for outstanding service & working accomplishment in accident prevention, by the railroad section (track) department, contributing to a safer Texas.