Sabine River and Northern Railroad operates freight service 32 miles (51.5 km) from Bessmay to Echo, Texas

Echo, Texas (Orange County)

Echo, Texas is a populated place which was founded in 1880. The Louisiana Western Extension Railroad Company was given the task of completing the last section of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad crossing the Sabine River, linking Houston with New Orleans...

 and over an 8 miles (12.9 km) branch line from Buna

Buna, Texas

Buna is a census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census.-History:The Beaumont Lumber Company mill in southern Jasper County was first called Carrolla for the Carroll family, prominent Beaumont lumbermen and industrialists...

 to Evadale

Evadale, Texas

Evadale is a census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,430 at the 2000 census. The population gained a 3.8% growth as of the June 2010 census, with 1,483 residents.-Geography:...

. SRN has connections with Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

 at Echo and Mauriceville

Mauriceville, Texas

Mauriceville is a census-designated place in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, with Kansas City Southern Railway

Kansas City Southern Railway

The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...

 at Lemonville

Lemonville, Texas

Lemonville is a ghost town that was the site of the Lemon Lumber Company in northern Orange County, Texas, United States, in the southeastern part of the state. Sometimes referred to as Lemon, it is located north of Orange and just east of Mauriceville...

, and with a BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

 shortline (Timber Rock Railroad at Bessmay and Evadale, TX). Traffic consists of pulp and paper products.

History

The company was incorporated April 20, 1965, and construction was completed and service start from Echo to Mulford in April 1966. Service was extended to Mauriceville and Bessmay in August 1967. The branch to Evadale was in operation in June 1988.