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 handling approximately 4,000 rail cars annually. A&NR trains move a diverse mix of products and raw materials including newsprint, ground-wood paper, lumber, both hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals, scrap metal, sugar, corn syrup, clay, aggregates, frozen poultry and grocery products.

Customers include:

• Georgia Pacific Resins

• Citation Corp-Texas Foundry

• Lufkin Industries

• American Color Graphics

• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

• Dunagan Warehouse Corp

• Atkinson’s Candy

• Brookshire Brothers

• East Texas Asphalt

Vital Statistics:

Owns 12 miles of mainline track ranging in size from 90 to 113 pound rail.
Operates over an additional 3.5 miles of Union Pacific mainline through joint trackage agreement.

Interchange with Union Pacific Railroad via the UP Lufkin Yard located in downtown Lufkin, Texas

Safety Awards:

• Jake Award with Distinction recipient 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
  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
  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
  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.