December 22, 2004 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond RICHMOND, Va. — As Steve Powell watched two red and gray locomotives round a bend in northern Hanover County, he cracked a smile. “It’s really just a relief to be out here because...
December 21, 2004 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Ruth Campbell was posted on the Odessa American website on December 20.) ODESSA, Texas — Permian Basin Railways plans to rehabilitate 107 miles of track from Lovington, N.M., to Monahans and might start carrying passengers as well as...
December 16, 2004 | CN, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Gordon Jaremko appeared on The Edmonton Journal website on December 16.) ABOARD ATHABASCA NORTHERN RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE 610 — No stereo, snack stops, passing lanes or other breaks make the silent forest scroll by faster as this lone freight...
December 13, 2004 | Headlines, Short Line
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on December 8.) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica (NYSE:RRA) today announced that it has completed the sale of its Arizona Eastern Railway Company and West Texas and Lubbock Railroad Company, Inc. subsidiaries to...
December 8, 2004 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Steve Collins was posted on the Bristol Press website on December 8.) BRISTOL, Conn. — To prevent more derailments on a city-owned rail spur, officials are eyeing a $120,000 upgrade of the tracks on two major curves as well as a...
December 7, 2004 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Lindsey Stockton was posted on the Eastern Arizona Courier website on December 6.) PIMA, Ariz. — An Arizona Eastern train derailed about five miles west of Pima en route to Bowie from Globe at 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The train was...
December 2, 2004 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Virgil Shipley was posted on the Mount Vernon News website on December 1.) MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — The CSX railroad line from Newark to Mount Vernon has a new owner. The Columbus and Ohio River Railroad has added the 20 miles of track to...
November 24, 2004 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Amy V. Talit appeared on The Bristol Press website on November 23.) BRISTOL, Conn. — Federal law states when there is no imminent danger, a railroad company need not notify local authorities of a derailment, said fire Chief Jon Pose....
November 23, 2004 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John Stucke of the Spokesman-Review appeared on the Albany Democrat-Herald website on November 22.) SPOKANE, Wash. — It’s every boy’s dream. Todd Havens runs his own little railroad west of Spokane, driving his own locomotive...
November 16, 2004 | BNSF, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Karen Ogden appeared on the Great Falls Tribune website on November 13.) DENTON, Mont. — Despite rumors to the contrary, directors of Montana’s only farmer-owned railroad — the Central Montana Rail — say it’s going strong. The...
