January 18, 2020 - BrownsvilleHerald.com -
If railroading wasn’t in Norma Torres’ blood before she went to work for the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway 30 years ago, you can bet it is now.
Torres, BRG president and chief operating officer, became the first female president of a short line railroad in Texas history in 2001. As of 2016, the state had 45 such entities, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. BRG connects the port’s tenants to Class 1 long-haul railroads BNSF, Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern.
On Torres’ watch, BRG has gone from handling 300 rail cars a month to more than 3,000. The number of railroad employees has increased from 11 to 37. Steel is responsible for most of that growth, she said.
Read more: https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/rail-boss-norma-torres-celebrates-years-with-brg/article_0664f5ba-397e-11ea-b2cf-6fa2899874c2.html
If railroading wasn’t in Norma Torres’ blood before she went to work for the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway 30 years ago, you can bet it is now.
Torres, BRG president and chief operating officer, became the first female president of a short line railroad in Texas history in 2001. As of 2016, the state had 45 such entities, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. BRG connects the port’s tenants to Class 1 long-haul railroads BNSF, Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern.
On Torres’ watch, BRG has gone from handling 300 rail cars a month to more than 3,000. The number of railroad employees has increased from 11 to 37. Steel is responsible for most of that growth, she said.
Read more: https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/rail-boss-norma-torres-celebrates-years-with-brg/article_0664f5ba-397e-11ea-b2cf-6fa2899874c2.html