Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Baja California Railroad, Inc. (reporting mark BJRR) is a class III railroad operating in northwest Baja California, interchanging with the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad in San Ysidro, California, and the Pacific Imperial Railroad (PIR) on the border at the eastern end.Operations began in 2012 using 71.48 kilometres (44.42 mi) of track built and operated by Ferrocarril Tijuana y Tecate track in 1910, as part of the San Diego & Arizona Railway from San Diego to El Centro. BJRR is the operating and maintenance assistant of the rail line's Baja California segment under agreement from the manager of the railroad, ADMICARGA, a Baja California government entity. ADMICARGA assigned the railroad to replace former rail operators, Carrizo Gorge Railway. This sparked controversy over the non-transparent process, which led to further investigation from CZRY officials with the State of Baja California Congress.The primary obstacle faced by BJRR is the virtually unchanged century-old rail infrastructure that has been neglected by minimal maintenance. Despite this, LPG hazardous materials is the main commodity hauled by the railroad to serve customers in Tijuana. The railroad's major customers being Z GAS, StarGas, the Chuahutemoc-Moctezuma brewery in Tecate which receives import grain and corn syrup. Other customers receive shipments such as borax, pig lard, lumber, steel, paper, and cattle feed. Tourist train Tren Turistico Tijuana-Tecate, last operated in 2011.In February 2013, the directors of BJRR announced an investment of $20 million to upgrade the neglected track. The first area to be developed will be the first 20 kilometers from the border in Tijuana to El Florido, a maquiladora region located just east of the Matanuco lumber facility. Work started in May 2013 with the building of the Tijuana railroad yard; the focus was on more track capacity, in conjunction with the upcoming San Ysidro Freight Rail Yard Improvement Project by SANDAG.. }
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- Baja_California_Railroad abstract "Baja California Railroad, Inc. (reporting mark BJRR) is a class III railroad operating in northwest Baja California, interchanging with the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad in San Ysidro, California, and the Pacific Imperial Railroad (PIR) on the border at the eastern end.Operations began in 2012 using 71.48 kilometres (44.42 mi) of track built and operated by Ferrocarril Tijuana y Tecate track in 1910, as part of the San Diego & Arizona Railway from San Diego to El Centro. BJRR is the operating and maintenance assistant of the rail line's Baja California segment under agreement from the manager of the railroad, ADMICARGA, a Baja California government entity. ADMICARGA assigned the railroad to replace former rail operators, Carrizo Gorge Railway. This sparked controversy over the non-transparent process, which led to further investigation from CZRY officials with the State of Baja California Congress.The primary obstacle faced by BJRR is the virtually unchanged century-old rail infrastructure that has been neglected by minimal maintenance. Despite this, LPG hazardous materials is the main commodity hauled by the railroad to serve customers in Tijuana. The railroad's major customers being Z GAS, StarGas, the Chuahutemoc-Moctezuma brewery in Tecate which receives import grain and corn syrup. Other customers receive shipments such as borax, pig lard, lumber, steel, paper, and cattle feed. Tourist train Tren Turistico Tijuana-Tecate, last operated in 2011.In February 2013, the directors of BJRR announced an investment of $20 million to upgrade the neglected track. The first area to be developed will be the first 20 kilometers from the border in Tijuana to El Florido, a maquiladora region located just east of the Matanuco lumber facility. Work started in May 2013 with the building of the Tijuana railroad yard; the focus was on more track capacity, in conjunction with the upcoming San Ysidro Freight Rail Yard Improvement Project by SANDAG.".