July 1, 2020 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: New Hampshire Business Review, June 30, 2020) MANCHESTER, N.H. — Pan Am Railways, the largest regional railroad in North America and operator of 1,700 miles of track in the Northeast, including 121 in New Hampshire, is for sale, Trains Industry Newsletter...
June 3, 2020 | CP, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, June 3, 2020) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific today completed its previously announced acquisition of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc. Together with the earlier acquisition of Central Maine & Quebec...
June 3, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Corvallis Gazette-Times, June 2, 2020) ALBANY, Ore. — The content of rail cars stored on Portland & Western rails leased to a third party near U.S. Highway 20 between Albany and Corvallis is liquefied petroleum gas, according to Oregon Department of...
May 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, May 26, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Two U.S. senators last week introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at helping short line railroads and passenger railroads finance capital investment projects. Full story: Freight Waves
April 8, 2020 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 7, 2020) Pan Am Railway’s Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts reopened April 4, after being closed for repairs over the past several weeks. Full story: Progressive Railroading
March 26, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Freight Waves, March 25, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A handful of short line railroads are asking the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to exempt them from conducting random alcohol and drug tests on employees because of concerns related to the coronavirus...
March 18, 2020 | Headlines, Short Line, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 17, 2020) Some short lines that became early adopters of basic drone technology to aid in infrastructure inspections have turned to engineering firms with specialized drone operations to harness the full potential of unmanned...
March 5, 2020 | Headlines, Short Line, Whistleblower
(Source: JD Supra, March 4, 2020) NEW YORK — In Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Corp. v. the Department of Labor, No. 18-2888 (8th Cir. Jan. 30, 2020), a case under the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), the Eighth Circuit reasserted that claimants must prove...
March 4, 2020 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Dayton Daily News, March 3, 2020) SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A worker suffered frostbite Tuesday afternoon when a refrigerant escaped from a rail tanker on Indian & Ohio Railway tracks near South Burnett Road, spraying a white cloud into the air for...
January 16, 2020 | Headlines, Short Line, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Ontario Northland press release, January 15, 2020) NORTH BAY, Ontario — Ontario Northland and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC MWED) are pleased to announce a tentative labor agreement has been reached. Teamsters...
