May 2, 2018 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 1, 2018) Although Genesee & Wyoming Inc. posted a 32 percent jump in adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) in first-quarter 2018, the company’s North American results were hurt in part by congestion at several...
April 9, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Canadian Press, April 6, 2018) SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A railway owned by New Brunswick’s Irving family has pleaded not guilty to 24 charges alleging the company violated safety standards in the way it transported oil. Full story:...
April 5, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A propane train derailed Monday in the port of West Sacramento when a rail tie broke causing the tracks beneath the cars to give way, a railroad official said. Full story: Sacramento...
March 21, 2018 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, March 20, 2018) NEW YORK — The Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of railroad services in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles area. Officials said the company recognized the milestone Feb....
March 19, 2018 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Tulsa World, March 18, 2018) SAPULPA, Okla. — Next time you drive to Sapulpa from Tulsa, glance off the highway and you may see a bright red locomotive with yellow trim pulling five freight cars. If so, you are witnessing living history. Full story: Tulsa...
February 9, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, Short Line
(Source: The Missoulian, February 9, 2018) MISSOULA, Mont. — Railroad related accidents and incidents in Montana have decreased 55 percent in the past 10 years, and on-duty employee injuries dropped 63 percent in that time, according to data from the Federal Railroad...
January 29, 2018 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, January 29, 2018) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad (CSS) will expand business opportunities at a strategic location in Gary, Ind., through a lease of five miles of track from CN rail....
January 29, 2018 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, January 29, 2018) GLENDALE, N.Y. — New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA) started an Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) program January 23, 2018. Nearly 40 NYA locomotive engineers and conductors in New York City and Long...
January 29, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: The Missoulian, January 26, 2018) MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Rail Link will hire 90 new track laborers and switchmen in what’s shaking out to be a milestone maintenance year for the short-line railroad. Full story: The Missoulian
January 11, 2018 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Associated Press, January 11, 2018) PEKIN, Ill. — The families of two central Illinois men who died in 2014 after breathing gas inside a railroad tanker car will split $6 million from a settlement of a lawsuit. Full story:...
