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...
March 25, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, March 24, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Customers of short line operator Genesee & Wyoming invested $1.5 billion last year in 69 projects that will utilize proximity to G&W’s network. Earlier this month, BNSF said its customers invested...
January 20, 2022 | Contract Agreement, News, Short Line
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 14 — In early January, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the New York & Atlantic Railway (NY&A), which governs rates of pay, work rules and...
January 11, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 7, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) yesterday provided additional details on the upcoming public hearing on the revised application for CSX’s proposed acquisition of Pan Am Systems Inc. and its subsidiaries. The...
January 10, 2022 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 8, 2022) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Along with participation by six Class I railroads and a number of other entities, the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association Conference that concluded Saturday featured presentations...
January 4, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 3, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation has ironed out a wrinkle in its proposed acquisition of New England regional Pan Am Railways by reaching an agreement with Vermont Rail System and the Vermont Agency of Transportation....
