September 20, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, September 19, 2012) CHICAGO — Anacostia Rail Holdings announced John K. Secor is retiring as president of the Louisville & Indiana Railroad at the end of October 2012. Succeeding Mr. Secor is Michael D. Stolzman,...
August 16, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Associated Press, August 15, 2012) HOQUIAM, Wash. — Regional railroad operator RailAmerica told Port of Grays Harbor commissioners Tuesday that it is shelving current plans to build acoal storage and export facility at the port’s Terminal 3 in Hoquiam. Full...
August 14, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Genesee & Wyoming press release, August 13, 2012) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) today reported traffic volumes for July 2012. GWI’s traffic in July 2012 was 80,858 carloads, a decrease of 4,341 carloads, or 5.1 percent, compared...
August 14, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: RailAmerica press release, August 13, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. today reported that its total freight carloads for the month ended July 31, 2012 were 72,433, up 5.4% from 68,727 in July 2011. The Company increased shipments in July 2012 in...
July 26, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: RailAmerica press release, July 25, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Second quarter 2012 revenue increased 12% to $156.1 million from $139.2 million in the second quarter of...
July 23, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Associated Press, July 23, 2012) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming said Monday that it will buy RailAmerica for about $1.39 billion in a deal that combines the two largest short-line and regional rail operators in North America. The combined company...
July 17, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Red River Valley & Western Railroad press release, July 17, 2012) WAHPETON, N.D. — The 577-mile Red River Valley & Western Railroad Company (www.rrvw.net) will mark its 25th anniversary July 19. RRV&W is a short-line railroad that provides...
July 13, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Genesee & Wyoming press release, July 11, 2012) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) announces the following conference call and webcast: WHAT: GWI Q2 2012 Financial Release Conference Call WHEN: August 2, 2012, at 11 a.m. EDT WHERE:...
July 13, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: RailAmerica press release, July 12, 2012) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. today reported that its total freight carloads for the month ended June 30, 2012 were 72,820, up 3.7% from 70,238 in June 2011. The Company increased shipments in June 2012 in...
July 6, 2012 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Associated Press, July 5, 2012) NEW YORK — A railroad company is renovating rusty, overgrown tracks to get at millions of tons of waste rock at an abandoned iron and titanium mine near the source of New York’s Hudson River and the highest peaks of the...
