CBP reopens key ports of entry for freight trains at US-Mexico border

Federal agency’s five-day closure of crossings at El Paso and Eagle Pass targeted migrant smuggling

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reopened the three international border bridges at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, on Friday afternoon, allowing freight rail operations to proceed through those checkpoints, affected railroads said Friday.

CBP reopened the international gateways at 1 p.m. CST, thus resuming 24/7 operations there, according to a Friday customer notification from Western Class I railroad BNSF (NYSE: BRK-B).

The agency had suspended freight rail operations at three border bridges connecting Texas and Mexico in response to increased levels of migrant smuggling operations in the region. El Paso has two railroad bridges, one each for BNSF Railway and Union Pacific, while Eagle Pass has one rail bridge that serves both railroads.

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