October 22, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
JACKSON, Miss. — The recent completion of $2.4 million in up-grades to the Columbus and Greenville Railway was timely for Fishbelt Feeds Inc. of Moorhead, the Clarion Ledger reported. A 40-mile segment of the track from Greenwood to Heathman, near Indianola, has...
October 22, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. (FECI) today announced that Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. (FECR) will now provide existing and future customers with seamless intermodal services via its rail assets along the East Coast of Florida;...
October 14, 2002 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
BATHURST MINES, N.B. — Equipment failure is being pinpointed as the possible cause for a freight train derailment in an isolated area of northern New Brunswick, the Canadian Press reported. Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board have been at the...
October 10, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A two-year showdown between the Florida East Coast Railway and the city appears headed into overtime, the Palm Beach Post reports. The city filed suit in U.S. District Court Wednesday against the FEC and Rinker Materials, accusing them of...
October 9, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
INDIANOLA, Miss. — The Columbus and Greenville Railway (C&G), has completed $2.4 million in track improvements that enable it to handle loaded railcars weighing up to 286,000 pounds between Greenwood and Indianola. Canadian National Railway (CN) provided...
October 9, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. (RRA), the world’s largest short line and regional railroad operator, today announced that total carloads (including intermodal units) for September 2002 increased 21.6% to 118,611, from 97,561 in 2001. Year-to-date...
October 9, 2002 | Canada, Headlines, Short Line
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Mark Mudie, former president and chief operating officer of BC Rail Ltd., is suing his former employer, claiming he was dismissed without cause and without notice last Aug. 23, the Vancouver Sun reported. In documents filed in B.C. Supreme...
October 8, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
NEW YORK — New York Regional Rail Corp. (NYRR) announced today that its rail subsidiary, New York Cross Harbor (NYCH) has been awarded a long-term transportation agreement by a major food producer for the shipment of rice. Under this agreement, rice shipments...
October 3, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
BANGOR, Maine — The name Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, which has graced rail cars throughout the state for more than 100 years, will be gone next week, the Bangor News reported. The sale of the railroad, and other lines that make up the Bangor and Aroostook...
September 30, 2002 | Headlines, Short Line
BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc., the world’s largest short line and regional railroad operator, announced that its Chilean railroad, Empresa de Transporte Ferroviario S.A. (Ferronor), entered into a five-year rail transportation agreement with Norgas...
