BNSF Railway recently broke ground on the 126-acre Camp Howze Rail Park in Gainesville, Texas. The facility is part of BNSF Railway’s Site Certification program that ensures a site is ready for rapid acquisition and development through a comprehensive evaluation.
The rail park will feature a more than 30 acre transload facility for rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail operations, and a planned 200,000-square-foot freight-forwarding facility. It will have direct access to BNSF and is expected to support up to 7 million-square-feet of future development.
“This master-planned development with a BNSF rail connection will be one of the region’s largest rail-served industrial sites,” BNSF said in a social media post. “Camp Howze will help businesses locate and grow faster, driving new investment in Gainesville, Cooke County and the state of Texas.”
Operations are scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2027.
“By providing modern, ready-to-serve rail infrastructure, BNSF and Camp Howze are positioned to accelerate development timelines and attract the type of rail-served industries that strengthen local economies and support long-term growth,” Scott Bates, BNSF vice president of economic development, said.
The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by state leaders and representatives from Camp Howze Development Partners, the city of Gainesville, Gainesville Economic Development Corporation, Cooke County, and North Central Texas College.