August 9, 2022 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, August 8, 2022) Jacksonville, Florida-based short line operator Patriot Rail has signed an agreement to acquire Denver-based Pioneer Lines from parent company BRX Transportation Holdings. Pioneer Lines operates 15 short-line railroads across 12...
July 22, 2022 | Contract Agreement, News, Short Line
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, July 22 — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) on July 21 ratified a new on-property agreement with the Illinois & Midland Railroad. The BLET secured General Wage increases of 29 percent over the life of the...
June 2, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Railway Age, June 1, 2022) NEW YORK — CSX on June 1 reported completion of its Pan Am Railways, Inc., acquisition, six weeks after the Class I railroad received regulatory approval from the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Transaction terms were not...
May 24, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, May 23, 2022) Georgia Central Railway will service Hyundai Motor Group’s new $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility near Savannah, Georgia, its parent company Genesee & Wyoming announced Monday. Georgia Central has...
May 19, 2022 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 18, 2022) The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission (NOPB) has promoted Tomeka Watson Bryant to general manager. When she begins her new duties on June 1, Watson Bryant will become the first African-American woman to lead a...
May 13, 2022 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Railway Age, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — Safety culture improves when railroads participate in Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI)-sponsored safety culture assessments and follow through on recommendations, according to a new report from the Federal Railroad...
May 13, 2022 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, May 12, 2022) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), an affiliate of Chicago-based Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, has acquired the assets and operating rights of the former Southern Indiana...
May 10, 2022 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, May 5, 2022) CHICAGO — Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (ARH) has named short line and Class I railroad safety veteran Herman E. Crosson as its new Chief Safety and Compliance Officer, effective May 9. Crosson succeeds...
May 6, 2022 | Contract Negotiations, News, Short Line
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following updates an earlier press release and contains corrections to paragraphs 4 and 5.) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 6 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has reached a tentative on-property agreement with the Dakota,...
April 18, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 14, 2022) NEW YORK — All five Surface Transportation Board members on April 14 signed off on CSX’s proposal to acquire Pan Am Systems, Inc., and its short line railroad subsidiaries, effective May 14. Full story: Railway...
