| By: | William H. Davis Jr. |
| Dates: | 8/23/2010 - 8/23/2010 |
| Album Info: | The Dallas Garland & Northeastern Railroad ( DGNO ) is a railroad headquartered in Richardson, Tx. DGNO operates over rail lines totaling approximately 233 miles including industrial leads. The line extends from Trenton, Tx. to Garland, Tx. then from Garland to Dallas via trackage rights over KCS & UP. DGNO also operates from Sherman to McKinney, from Carrollton to Murphy & from Dallas to Lake Dallas. Of the total trackage, approximately 51 miles are leased from Dallas Area Rapid Transit ( DART ) & DGNO leases 129 miles from UP. The company is subsidiary of RailAmerica having been purchased in 2000. Most of the railroad's traffic comes from stone products, scrap metal & wood products. The DGNO hauled around 60,000 carloads in 2008 |
