https://www.krausdevelopment.com https://irp.cdn-website.com/642657f3/dms3rep/multi/KRAUS+LOGO+ICON.png https://www.krausdevelopment.com https://www.krausdevelopment.com/stb-issues-final-environmental-assessment-for-proposed-new-rail-line-in-webb-county-tx The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction and operation of approximately 2.6 miles of new rail line in Webb County, Texas, that would connect to the Union Pacific Railroad mainline and serve a new industrial <div data-rss-type="text"> <h1> <span> STB Issues Final Environmental Assessment for Proposed New Rail Line in Webb County, TX </span> </h1> <h3> <span> <br/> </span> </h3> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/642657f3/dms3rep/multi/rail-road-metal-featured-img.webp"/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <br/> </p> <p> <span> <span>  </span> EXCITING NEWS FOR THE LAREDO TRADE COMMUNITY: </span> </p> <p> <span> Today the US Surface Transportation Board's (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis issued a Final Environmental Assessment for the Laredo Gateway International Railway, which is planned for construction within the Gateway International Rail Park in Laredo, TX. The next step before construction can begin is for the STB Board to review and approve the final application. This will be a game changer for the Laredo trade corridor by creating a modern rail-served industrial park connected to the Union Pacific where northbound and southbound shipments can be transloaded efficiently between most types of OTR trailers and rail cars. This is not 1:1 intermodal. It is 5:1 large-scale efficiency for the first time at the nation's #1 land port of Laredo, TX. More to come... </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <a href="https://www.stb.gov/news-communications/latest-news/pr-26-12/" target="_blank"> CLICK LINK TO VIEW ARTICLE: </a> </p> <p> <a href="https://www.stb.gov/news-communications/latest-news/pr-26-12/" target="_blank"> https://www.stb.gov/news-communications/latest-news/pr-26-12/ </a> </p> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/642657f3/dms3rep/multi/Kraus-Development-Logo-white.png" alt=""/> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/642657f3/dms3rep/multi/2026.2.19-KRAUS-PORTRAITS-edit-2-3040x4561.png" alt=""/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> ben escarcega </span> </h3> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> PARTNER </span> <span> <br/> </span> </p> </div> Thu, 28 May 2026 19:14:45 GMT https://www.krausdevelopment.com/stb-issues-final-environmental-assessment-for-proposed-new-rail-line-in-webb-county-tx thumbnail main image