June 14, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Stephen D. Simpson was posted on the Motley Fool website on June 13.) NEW YORK — Although large railroad operators like Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, and CSX might be the names you see rolling by on your local tracks, investors...
May 27, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following column by Stephen D. Simpson, CFA, appeared on The Motley Fool’s website on May 26.) NEW YORK — I’m thinking of having “just a little bit cheaper” tattooed somewhere on my body. For months, I’ve been stalking Genesee &...
April 5, 2005 | BNSF, Headlines, Short Line
(BNSF and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association issued the following news release on April 4.) FORT WORTH, Texas and WASHINGTON — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) today announced...
April 1, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(OmniTRAX issued the following news release on April 1.) BEDFORD, Texas and DENVER, Colo. — North American RailNet (NAR) and OmniTRAX have jointly announced a transaction whereby an OmniTRAX affiliate will merge with NAR and acquire NAR’s U.S.-based rail...
March 22, 2005 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 22.) GRAFTON, WVa. — A Kansas-based transportation holding company will begin operating 117 miles of leased CSX Transportation track between Grafton and Cowen, plus five short branch lines, on...
February 28, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(Medill News Service circulated the following article by Emily Bryson York on February 28.) CHICAGO — Whoever transported corporate America into the 21st century forgot to notify the little engine that could. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co., a unit of...
February 18, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Bill Virgin appeared on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website on February 18.) SEATTLE — When the Temple family owned the main rail line running the length of the Yakima Valley, they called it the Washington Central and painted the...
February 16, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 16.) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica Inc. on Wednesday said earnings rose sharply in the fourth quarter from the year-ago period, which was weighed down by a tax-related charge and a loss from...
February 2, 2005 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Howard Weiss-Tisman appeared on the Brattleboro Reformer website on February 2.) ROCKINGHAM, Vt. — Municipal Manager Shane O’Keefe will meet with representatives from the Vermont Agency of Transportation and New England Central...
January 18, 2005 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 18.) BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — A nine-car derailment damaged a railroad track severely enough that freight and passenger traffic in southern Vermont has been halted until repairs can be made. The cars...
