March 2, 2015 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Missoulian, Marc 1, 2015) MISSOULA, Mont. — There is an entire magazine dedicated to inland ports, aptly called Inland Port Magazine, but not a lot of people in the Missoula area are familiar with the term. Full story:...
February 13, 2015 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 11, 2015) The bill proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the track credit through 2015, and perhaps beyond. The Section 45G provision enables regionals and short lines to claim a tax credit...
January 15, 2015 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 13, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Homer City Generating Station was built on top of a coal mine. For more than two decades, the 2,000-megawatt facility in Indiana County burned coal that was trucked in from the mine portals that...
January 14, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Billings Gazette, January 11, 2015) MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Rail Link has made changes in the way it moves trains in the wake of two nonfatal collisions in and around Missoula late last year. But the railroad says it emphasizes safety and training up and...
January 6, 2015 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Genesee & Wyoming press release, January 5, 2015) DARIEN, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Pinsly Railroad Company’s Arkansas Division (“Pinsly Arkansas”) for approximately $40...
January 5, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, December 30, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it is directing BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to submit to the Board a detailed description of its contingency plans to...
December 18, 2014 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Standard-Times, December 17, 2014) SAN ANGELO, Texas — Six people, including several current or prior employees of Texas Pacifico Railroad, have been charged with theft from the company amounting to what police believe will be more than $100,000,...
December 18, 2014 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Standard-Times, December 17, 2014) SAN ANGELO, Texas — Six people, including several current or prior employees of Texas Pacifico Railroad, have been charged with theft from the company amounting to what police believe will be more than $100,000,...
December 15, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Associated Press, December 12, 2014) NEW YORK — The company that purchased assets of the railroad responsible for a fiery oil train derailment that killed 47 people in Canada says it is seeing growth as it rebuilds the business. Central Maine and Quebec...
December 15, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Associated Press, December 12, 2014) NEW YORK — The company that purchased assets of the railroad responsible for a fiery oil train derailment that killed 47 people in Canada says it is seeing growth as it rebuilds the business. Central Maine and Quebec...
