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Table E.8. Rail Car Crossings NORTH (Mexico to Texas) 1994-2001 Rail –North 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Brownsville 11,854 13,789 19,158 11,707 12,134 15,354 12,426 14,007 Eagle Pass 15,177 22,331 39,795 39,438 40,314 41,749 42,214 31,392 El Paso N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Laredo 39,867 59,377 85,592 93,967 92,829 115,771 151,110 168,376 Total 66,898 95,497 144,545 145,112 145,277 172,874 205,750 213,775 Table E.9 provides BRGRR annual carloads volume from 1997 to 2001. As indicated by the table, rail connectivity has been increasing over the past five years and will play a vital role in the ports future expansion projects. Table E.9. Brownsville & RGV International Railroad Carloads International Railroad (carloads*) 1997 7,465 Annual Increase 1998 13,325 44 % 1999 16,446 19 % 2000 20,747 21 % 2001 25,981 20 % Source: Port of Brownsville, Full Steam Ahead Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1, April 30, 2001 and Volume 3, Issue 1, January 30, 2002, * 100% port generated Airport Facilities There are two international airports that service Cameron County: The Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport and Harlingen’s Valley International Airport. Within a 40 mile radius, these airports have a service area with more than 2.5 million citizens of the Lower Grande Valley and Northern Mexico. Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport provides domestic air passenger service and daily cargo service. It is the largest air cargo handling airport in the Rio Grande Valley, and it encompasses 1,815 acres which includes the airport, an industrial park, and a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Cargo carriers include: ⇒ Emery ⇒ BAX Global ⇒ Continental Airlines Since 1997, Brownsville has completed nearly $10 million in capital improvements directly benefiting air cargo including: runway pavement and lighting rehabilitation, air cargo ramp, flood control, taxiway reconstruction. These investments have helped increase trade: cargo weights have increased 60% since 1998, from 45 million pounds to 72 million pounds in 2000. Brownsville has programmed a CIP for fiscal years 1999-2003 totaling over $23 million for airfield infrastructure and facility improvements directly benefiting air xviii.
cargo operation and continued development. 12 The airport is finalizing plans to extend its runway to 10,000 feet to accommodate larger aircraft. Harlingen’s Valley International Airport is the Rio Grande Valley's leading airport in terms of passenger activity, infrastructure to support growth, and services. In February of 2001 the Federal Aviation Administration named Valley International Airport “Outstanding Airport of the Year” for the year 2000. Over $1.8 million was invested in airport terminal improvements in 2001. Additionally, a $2.0 million air cargo ramp (including the extension to the Taxiway) is nearing completion. Cargo carriers include: ⇒ UPS ⇒ Airborne Express ⇒ Southwest Airlines Cargo ⇒ Fed Ex McAllen-Miller International Airport, located in Hidalgo County, provides cargo services with seven air freight service companies: ⇒ American Airlines Cargo ⇒ ACE Forwarding ⇒ Crate and Fly ⇒ Campbell’s Delivery Service ⇒ Surfair ⇒ Direct Expeditors ⇒ Eagle USA ⇒ Continental Cargo. 13 12 Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, web site: http://www.flybrownsville.com/, accessed: June 18, 2002. 13 McAllen-Miller International Airport, web site: www.mcallenairport.com, accessed: June 18, 2002. xix.
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