The SRN is a unique triple-served shortline, interchanging with CPKC, UP, and BNSF, and offering alternative routes and outlets for industry in the golden triangle.
The Sabine River & Northern Railroad (SRN) was constructed in the 1960s as a privately owned shortline to serve the growing industrial and petrochemical activity in East Texas.
The SRN operates 40 miles of total track across Jasper, Orange, and Newton counties, consisting of 32 miles from Buna to Echo, Texas, and an 8-mile branch line from Buna to Evadale, Texas
The Evadale branch started construction in June 1988 and opened in early 1990, with SRN owned by Owens Illinois until 1986 when Temple-Inland acquired it, and later by International Paper in February 2012.
The SRN was primarily built to support the operations of Gulf States Utilities and local timber and paper industries, notably the Temple-Inland paper mill in Evadale, Texas. The line was overhauled by County Line in 2025.
The SRN once interchanged with Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Kansas City Southern (hence the four “clovers”) —now evolved into connections with their successors: BNSF, Union Pacific, and CPKC.
SRN’s connections provide critical access to East Texas industries, enabling efficient movement of goods between local producers and major national and international rail networks.
