Texas, Louisiana, & Mississippi Railway

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Texas, Louisiana, & Mississippi
File:TL&M Phase 2 Logo.png
File:TL&M Map v1
System map overlaying of Current North American Rail Lines.
Reporting markTL&M, TLMZ, TLMX, TLMP
Dates of operationMarch 12, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-03-12)–present
PredecessorETB, MW, TM, OKS, and L&NW
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length32,500 miles (52,300 km)
HeadquartersHouston, TX
Websitetlmrail.com

The Texas, Louisiana, & Mississippi Railway (Reporting Mark: TL&M, TLMZ, TLMX, TLMP) is a Class I Railroad that runs in the Deep South region of the United States. The TL&M has 50,000 Empolyees and __,000+ Miles of Trackage and is Headquartered in Houston, Texas and is under TL&M Co. The System was formed on March 12th, 1981 by a Merger of 3 Railroads. The TL&M has _ railroad lines, with the largest being the "Texan".

History

TL&M Merger

TL&M Paint Schemes

Operations

Facilities
Yards
Consoles
Subdivisions
Greater Houston Railway Transit

Safety

Equipment

Locomotives

The TL&M currently owns 390 locomotives with a list at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dAyDd98UQ6hCzB_Z7gLSD0pzMkkKfBJrtsRjrlbZUGA/edit?usp=sharing

Cars

Accidents and Incidents

The 2006 Gravel Incident