Texas, Louisiana, & Mississippi Railway

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Texas, Louisiana, & Mississippi
File:TL&M Locomotive Logo.png
File:TL&M System Map.png
System map overlaying of Current North American Rail Lines.
Reporting markTL&M, TLMZ, TLMX, TLMP
Dates of operationApril 21, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-04-21)–present
PredecessorETB, MW, ARS, and OKS
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 30,000+ 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 ~30 railroad lines, with the largest being the.

History

TL&M Merger

TL&M Paint Schemes

Operations

Yards

  • Settegast

Greater Houston Railway Transit

Safety

Equipment

Locomotives

  • 100 SD40-2s
  • 120 AC4400CWs
  • 50 C44-9Ws
  • 10 C40-8s
  • 20 AC4460CWMs
  • 20 SD70Ms
  • 50 SD70ACes
  • 50 ES44ACs
  • 50 ES44C4s
  • 50 ES44ACHs

Cars

Accidents and Incidents

2000s

  • a TL&M Interchange Train hit a NAS Train at 15 mph derailing 6 cars.

2010s

2020s

  • On March 9th, 2024, a northbound TL&M Intermodal struck an 18-wheeler and derailed, units involved: TL&M 9745, TL&M 2009