Dates of operation 2010– | ||
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Headquarters Av.Ferrocarril #1, Col. Libertad Parte Baja
Tijuana, Baja California C.P. 22300 | ||
Baja California Railroad, Inc.(BJRR) is a class III railroad operating in the northwest of Baja California, interchanging with San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad in San Ysidro, California and in the future with the Pacific Imperial Railroad (PIR) in the East frontier.
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Operations began in 2012 using 71.48 km. (44.42 miles) of the former Ferrocarril Tijuana y Tecate track, which was constructed in 1910 by the San Diego & Arizona Railway from San Diego to El Centro. The BJRR is the technical 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.
BJRR biggest clients are Z Gas, North StarGas, Empacadora Rosarito, cervecería Cuahutemoc-Moctezuma in Tecate which receives large amounts of grain and corn syrup imports. Other clients receive shipments such as borax, pig lard, lumber, steel, paper, and cattle feed.
In February 2013, the local Baja California 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 as far as Matanuco. 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.
After the change of administration, Baja California Railroad has optimized their resources and installations strengthen its business structure. Today, BJRR counts with an up-to-date machinery with excellent levels of maintenance. 71.4 km of track were restored changing the caliber of the track from 75 to 112 and 115; this will allow an increase from 4,800 cars per year to 12,000 cars to move on this track. On this new implementations, it has a constant register and an ETA (Estimated Time Arrival) report following an agreement with the SDIV (San Diego Imperial Valley).
Tijuana Station
Now with a parking capacity for 68 cars of 60-foot length; now it has a three story building of 1,000 m2, where the new administrative office is located: offices for ADMICARGA, control center of operations and logistics, customs control office, customs agency (broker), SAGARPA and the State Committee of Vegetable Sanitation (CESV). On the same place you can do the paperwork for the motions control and integral attention to importers. On the other hand, in this building, you can find the old railway station built in the late 20’s, which will become a railway museum.
García Station
After remodeling this station, the storage capacity increased to 3,400 m2, which 435 m2 are for cold storage:
In addition, García Station has a two story building with 470 m2 with offices to do the paperwork, reception area, customer service, administrative and logistics office.