April 9, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on April 8.) BOCA RATON, Fla. — “Our thoughts and prayers are with you each day and we pray for you to return home safe.” The simple statement from a third-grade class in Parker, Arizona, sums up...
April 9, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(RailAmerica issued the following news release on April 8.) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. reported its carloads (including intermodal units) for March 2003. As compared to the same period in 2002, March 2003 North American “same railroad”...
April 9, 2003 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Ian Rollins was published on April 8 by the Hillsboro Argus.) NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Three railroad cars derailed early Sunday morning in what might have been an act of sabotage. Portland & Western Railroad officials said the...
March 26, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Durango Herald posted the following story by Tom Sluis on its website on March 23.) DURANGO, Colo. — Don’t be fooled by the scant number of trains running on Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks. Back at the depot, inside the round house,...
March 25, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Patriot-News posted the following story by John Beauge on its website on March 25.) NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. — The five short-line railroads in central Pennsylvania that operate on tracks owned by the SEDA Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority posted a...
March 10, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The San Jose Mercury News posted the following Associated Press article on its website on March 8.) FORT BRAGG, Calif. — The North Coast’s Skunk Train, a historic tourist draw that trundles through redwoods between this logging town and the town of...
March 6, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(RailAmerica issued the following press release on March 5.) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Financial highlights for the quarter and year included: * Net income...
February 10, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Huron Plainsman posted the following article by Roger Larsen on its website on February 7.) HURON, S.D. — A legal hurdle in the proposed Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad expansion project could be averted if the company can win approval for...
February 10, 2003 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Aberdeen American News posted the following Associated Press article on its website on February 9.) RAPID CITY, S.D. — Police are searching for a vandal or vandals who unhooked 36 cement-laden train cars and let them go into a Rapid City street. The runaway...
February 7, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Palm Beach Post carried the following report from Ted Jackson on its website on February 7.) BOCA RATON — RailAmerica, the Boca Raton-based short-haul railroader, made two seemingly contradictory revelations Thursday: It will be selling off $100 million in...
