Fort Worth & Western Railroad Who We are

The Fort Worth & Western Railroad (FWWR), Fort Worth & Dallas Railroad, and Fort Worth & Dallas Belt Railroads are operated under their corporate parent company, Tarantula Corporation, based in Fort Worth, Texas.

The FWWR began in 1988 with the purchase of 6.25 miles of track from the former Burlington Northern Railroad through the west side of Fort Worth. In subsequent years our franchise grew through the purchase and lease of tracks from numerous Class 1 carriers. As of 2008, the FWWR handled over 36,000 cars, operating over 276 miles of track through 8 counties in North Central Texas.

We Interchange with Union Pacific at Fort Worth and the BNSF at Fort Worth, Cleburne and Brownwood, TX. FWWR also interchanges with Kansas City Southern (KCS) through a "bridge connection" with BNSF in Fort Worth.

The Texas Pacifico opened their line between San Angelo Jct. and Presidio, TX in March 2005, reopening “The Presidio Gateway” to Central and Western Mexico. The FWWR has a direct connection with TXPF at San Angelo Jct., TX. Although currently out of service because of a fire provides a gateway with a direct connection to the FXE (Ferromex) at the border crossing at Presidio/Ojinaga which can provide the fastest, and most efficient service into the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa, among others.