February 22, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 19, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North American short line railroads carried some of the strongest traffic levels in months even during storm-tossed February, as cargo loadings...
February 12, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 11, 2010.) Yesterday, RailAmerica Inc. reported January carloads totaling 67,444 units, up 4.6 percent compared with January 2009 traffic. Carloads increased in seven of 12 commodity groups....
February 9, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on February 8, 2010.) In the fourth quarter, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) registered “unexpected revenue strength” in a few areas of the United States, including grain shipments in the Gulf Coast and...
February 8, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 8, 2010.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings fell 28 percent as a weak economy knocked down demand for the goods it hauls....
February 8, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Jef Rietsma appeared on the Sturgis Journal on February 6, 2010.) WHITE PIGEON, Mich. — A Kalamazoo-based railroad is approaching its first anniversary of service on its Elkhart-to-Grand Rapids route, and officials with the Grand Elk Railroad...
February 5, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway issued the following on February 4, 2010.) BANGOR, Maine — Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMA) said today that it has filed a “Notice of Intent ” with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to abandon...
February 4, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John Sowell appeared on The News-Review website on February 4, 2010.) ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County Circuit Judge Randy Garrison ruled Tuesday that Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad’s civil suit against the state of Oregon will be...
January 26, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 25, 2010.) The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. (WSOR) is promoting a plan to federal and state lawmakers that calls for soliciting about $90 million in government funds for “shovel-ready”...
January 20, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 18, 2010.) ROSEBURG, Ore. — Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation continue to support a shippers’ proposal to restore rail service along the Siskiyou Line despite a competing plan from a...
January 15, 2010 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 14, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Small railroads across North America started 2010 with traffic near the levels of mid-December but below the recent November peaks, according to...
