VESO connects Port customers to the Union Pacific Railroad.
[3] VESO's purpose is to be a common carrier railroad to connect Tulsa Port of Inola businesses with an interchange with the Union Pacific at Inola, Oklahoma.
[3] An abandoned rail line provided the trackage, which was rehabilitated for under $20 million.
[5] The project included funding from Port resident Sofidel and the United States Department of Transportation.
[4] The line became operational in April 2024 with Sofidel, a tissue paper company, being the initial customer, and the primary commodity transported being raw pulp.