July 22, 2011 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 21, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Short line railroads had their strongest loadings of ore for all of 2011 in the week ending July 16. They also reported increased shipments of chemicals during the week, the largest cargo group for small...
July 21, 2011 | BNSF, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Great Falls Tribune, July 21, 2011) GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Billionaire Forrest E. Mars, Jr. has reached an agreement with BNSF Railway Co. and coal giant Arch Coal to buy one-third of the Tongue River Railroad. The candy bar and pet food mogul said the purchase...
July 18, 2011 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 18, 2011) In June 2011, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) subsidiary railroads handled 84,999 carloads, up 13.4 percent compared with June 2010 volume. Meanwhile, RailAmerica Inc. reported June carloads totaling 70,238, down 4.4...
June 28, 2011 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Journal of Commerce, June 27, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Journal of Commerce, traffic levels on short line railroads are booming and in recent weeks have reached peak volumes for 2011. Full story: www.joc.com
June 17, 2011 | CN, Headlines, Short Line
(CN issued the following press release on June 16, 2011.) EDMONTON — Claude Mongeau, president and chief executive officer of CN, said today the company will have invested almost C$400 million to buy and rehabilitate four short-line railways serving resource-rich...
June 17, 2011 | Headlines, Railroad Security, Short Line
(The Iowa Interstate Railroad issued the following press release on June 17, 2011.) MENLO, Iowa — Today, the Iowa Interstate Railroad announced a reward of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s) responsible for tampering...
June 15, 2011 | Headlines, Short Line
(RailAmerica issued the following press release on June 14, 2011.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc. reported that its total freight carloads for the month ended May 31, 2011 were 69,776, down 1.7% from 70,967 in May 2010. The Company had increased shipments in...
June 15, 2011 | Headlines, Short Line
(Genessee & Wyoming issued the following press release on June 13, 2011.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) today reported traffic volumes for May 2011. GWI’s traffic in May 2011 was 82,319 carloads, an increase of 9,262 carloads, or 12.7...
June 1, 2011 | Headlines, Short Line, UP
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on May 31, 2011.) Iowa Northern Railway Co. has filed an exemption notice with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to operate 27.8 miles of track, referred to as the Forest City Line, which is owned by...
June 1, 2011 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Mass Live website on May 31, 2011.) AMHERST, Mass. — The derailment of six to eight freight train cars presents no threat to public safety, but it could take days to clear the scene and repair damage to the rail lines, an Amherst town...
