Construction on the Presidio-Ojinaga rail bridge continues Thusday, May 23, 2019, as seen from Presidio. The rail bridge was severely damaged by fires in 2008 and 2009. The bridge is located on the TxDOT-owned South Orient rail line, a 391-mile rail line running from the Texas-Mexico border at Presidio through San Angelo to just south of Coleman. The South Orient is leased to TXPF, a private railroad company that operates the line and is responsible for the reconstruction of the bridge. TXPF is funding the reconstruction of the bridge, which is scheduled to be completed by September 2019.
