June 20, 2019 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Zacks.com, June 19, 2019) NEW YORK — Genesee & Wyoming reported disappointing traffic figures for May. Traffic in the month was 264,098 carloads, reflecting a 9.9% decrease year over year. Traffic at the company’s North American operations declined...
June 4, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: RailUSA press release, June 3, 2019) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailUSA, LLC, an independent freight railroad and rail services holding company, announced today its acquisition of a 430-mile rail line and related real estate from CSX Corporation (CSX). The line, now...
May 28, 2019 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Bloomberg, May 23, 2019) NEW YORK — Affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Blackstone Group LP, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and EQT Partners are vying to acquire railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc., according to people familiar with...
May 22, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Security, Short Line
(Source: Television station WALB, May 21, 2019) ALBANY, Ga. — The Albany Police Department (APD) asked for the public’s help identifying the juveniles who shot at a Georgia & Florida Railway freight train as it was coming in to the Albany station Wednesday...
May 20, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, Short Line
(Source: Television KPAX, May 18, 2019) BILLINGS, Mont. — An industry that’s been in Montana for over a century doesn’t seem to be slowing down. This year, Montana Rail Link is announcing a massive capital spending plan that will be the largest in its history. The...
May 17, 2019 | Headlines, Railroad Security, Short Line
(Source: Television station WALB, May 16, 2019) ALBANY, Ga. — The Albany Police Department wants the public’s help identifying the juveniles who shot at a Georgia & Florida Railway freight train as it was coming in to the Albany station Wednesday evening....
May 1, 2019 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 30, 2019) Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) today reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 78 cents, an 11.4 percent increase over the same period in 2018 despite severe winter weather and flooding in North...
April 30, 2019 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 29, 2019) Genesee & Wyoming lnc. (G&W) last week announced the opening of a Choice Terminal™ bulk transfer facility on its San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co. (SJVR) subsidiary in Millux, Calif. Full story: Progressive...
April 26, 2019 | Headlines, Short Line, UP
(Source: The Oregonian, April 25, 2019) BEAVERTON, Ore. — A Beaverton woman who police say was looking at her phone when a freight train hit her in 2017, causing both her legs to be amputated, is suing several railroad companies for $33.8 million. Cindy Rodriguez, 26,...
April 10, 2019 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, April 9, 2019) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — The Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) was honored Tuesday, April 9 as 2019 Short Line of the Year at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad’s “Connections Convention”...
