September 23, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 22, 2009.) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad has laid off 127 employees. The Anchorage Daily News and television station KTUU says Pat Gamble, the railroad’s president, sent an e-mail to employees...
September 21, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 18, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Labor Day-shortened loading week that took overall short line traffic to its lowest level since the July 4 holiday, short lines surveyed by...
September 18, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line, STB
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 17, 2009.) Watco Transportation Services Inc. recently reached an agreement with Rio Grande Pacific Corp. to obtain 36 miles of track from its Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad (INPR)...
September 10, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 9, 2009.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said August traffic fell 3.5 percent as shipments of pulp and paper, metals, and lumber all declined. Genesee &...
August 27, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(By Ben Dobbin – AP Business Writer) AVON, N.Y. After an hour of shunting rail cars aside, a 1964-vintage locomotive operated by Tim “Brown Dog” Carney nudges six hopper-loads down an embankment into a pasta factory. It’s a routine delivery:...
August 26, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following column by Gene Marcial appeared on the Business Week website on August 25, 2009.) NEW YORK — Railroad stocks are starting to gather steam, mainly because of growing optimism that the economy is turning up. Part of the brighter outlook is due to Federal...
August 26, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 26, 2009.) AVON, N.Y. — After an hour of shunting rail cars aside, a 1964-vintage locomotive operated by Tim “Brown Dog” Carney nudges six hopper-loads down an embankment into a pasta factory....
August 24, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 21, 2009.) Patriot Rail Corp. has launched its sixth short line. The holding company recently obtained a long-term license agreement from the city of Temple, Texas, to provide switching and other...
August 19, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on August 18, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Short line operator Watco Transportation Services got its new Alabama Warrior Railway in operation this month in and around Birmingham, Ala. The...
August 17, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Gretta Becay appeared on the Post-Bulletin website on August 14, 2009.) ROCHESTER, Minn. — Landowners in Dodge County have found a government entity to stand with them against a proposed rail bypass: the Dodge County Regional Rail Authority. In...
