September 3, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 2, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North America’s small railroads saw freight traffic for the week ending Aug. 28 rise to the highest level since late April, continuing a...
August 27, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 26, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American short line and regional railroads are reporting freight traffic gains on the rise since mid-summer, a contrast to the wave of weak...
August 24, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 23, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail industry products supplier Wabtec completed its planned acquisition of electronic instrument maker Bach-Simpson from Global Railway Industries...
August 24, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 23, 2010.) On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it completed a grant agreement to help fund West Virginia’s portion of R.J. Corman Railroad Group’s “Appalachian...
August 18, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 17, 2010.) The North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR) recently completed the first phase of a track realignment and improvement project in downtown Kinston, N.C. Funded by the railroad — which owns...
August 16, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 13, 2010.) Yesterday, Patriot Rail Corp. announced it executed an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to provide rail service on the 13-mile Piedmont &...
August 13, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Trisha Schulz appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on August 12, 2010.) NORFOLK, Neb. — A Nebraska Central locomotive pulling scrap metal to the Nucor Steel plant crossed a rebuilt railroad bridge Thursday morning, about two months after...
August 13, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 12, 2010.) In July, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.’s (GWI) railroads handled 71,558 carloads, up 7.4 percent compared with July 2009 volume. The traffic gain was driven by increased farm and food...
August 12, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 11, 2010.) In July, RailAmerica Inc.-owned railroads handled 73,071 carloads, up 4.7 percent compared with July 2009 traffic. The short-line holding company reported gains in nine of 12 commodity...
August 11, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 10, 2010.) Yesterday, Patriot Rail Corp. announced it agreed in principle to purchase Weyerhaeuser Co.’s six short lines. The acquisition is subject to certain closing conditions — including...
