February 5, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Democrat and Chronicle posted the following story by Todd Grady on its website on February 5.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Daily rail shipments from the salt mine in Livingston County are up about 50 percent this week at Genesee & Wyoming Inc. since American...
January 28, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Dave Piszcz was published in the January 24 online edition of the Republican Journal.) UNITY, Maine — Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad officials announced last week the rolling stock, maintenance equipment and approximately three...
January 21, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Jan Falstad was published in the January 18 online issue of the Billings Gazette.) BILLINGS, Mont. — The top executive at Montana Rail Link has announced he will retire at the end of the year. Daniel Watts, chief executive officer and...
January 21, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following Associated Press article was published on the website of television station WMTW on January 20.) BANGOR, Maine — The new owner of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is slashing pay by up to 40 percent and seeking voluntary layoffs because of a 25...
January 16, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following Associated Press article was published in the January 15 issue of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.) NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana & Delta Railroad Cane Train is asking the state for $1 million to build a new loading facility and to stay alive....
January 16, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line, STB
(The following story by Jo Ann Zuniga was published in the January 16 issue of the Houston Chronicle.) HOUSTON — Hispanics and elected officials said Wednesday they will file a federal lawsuit opposing the proposed San Jacinto Rail Line that would bring...
January 15, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Deanna Sheffield was published in the January 15 online issue of the Pasadena Citizen.) PASADENA — A bevy of politicians and affected residents addressed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed rail line through Bayport...
January 10, 2003 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Daniel Sforza was published in the January 10 issue of the Bergen Record.) PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — It’s hard to make a buck by moving people on trains. Amtrak knows that. NJ Transit knows that. And so does Jimmy Wilson, the owner...
December 23, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc., the world’s largest short line and regional railroad operator, today announced that its 2003 revenue and earnings are projected to improve slightly over 2002 despite the drought that is impacting its Australian...
December 20, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
MORTON, Minn — More than 100 people gathered in Morton for the grand opening of the rehabilitated Minnesota Prairie Line Railroad – which will allow freight service on a line stretching from Wood Lake to Norwood, the Associated Press reported. Gene Lutteke...
