August 6, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on August 5.) WICHITA, Kan. — Rail is making a comeback in Kansas as the preferred method of transporting wheat to market since the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad began operations. In its third year of...
July 1, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press distributed the following story on June 30.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A freight railroad owner who says new commuter rail service to Pittsburgh could be running in less than two years is criticizing a transportation agency study, calling its...
June 11, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article was posted on Minnesota television station KXLT’s website on June 10.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — The fight about whether or not Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad has the right to expand in the way the Surface Transportation Board has ruled...
June 11, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Cara Hetland was posted on Minnesota Public Radio’s website on June 11.) MINNEAPOLIS — The future of the largest railroad expansion plan since the Civil War goes before a Federal Appeals court. The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern...
June 10, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(Florida East Coast Railway issued the following news release on June 10.) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C., the transportation subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries, Inc., has named John C. Lucas as Vice President/General Manager...
June 9, 2003 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The following article was distributed by the Associated Press on June 9.) DAVENPORT, Iowa — Authorities say nine cars of an Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad train jumped the track in the 200 block of East River Drive directly in front of The Dock restaurant...
May 30, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The St. Augustine Record posted the following article by Peter Guinta on its website on May 29.) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Florida East Coast Industries announced Wednesday that streamlining its operations last year would enable the company to pay stockholders a...
May 28, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The New Zealand Herald posted the following column by Brian Gaynor on its website on May 24.) AUCKLAND, N.Z. — RailAmerica’s decision to withdraw its takeover bid for Tranz Rail is not surprising. The official message from the Florida-based company is...
May 28, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Harvard Hillside posted the following article by C. David Gordon on its website on May 28.) AYER, Mass. — The First Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a federal judge’s order requiring the town to pay attorneys’ fees in its legal battle...
May 22, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on May 22.) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc., the world’s largest operator of short line and regional freight railroads, today announced that it would not pursue its previously announced proposed tender...
