March 31, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The New York & Atlantic Railway issued the following on March 26, 2009.) BROOKLYN, N.Y. — While many people balk at taking out the trash, it’s a job that the New York & Atlantic Railway does gladly—hauling 1.7 million pounds of residential and municipal...
March 27, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad issued the following on March 26, 2009.) BENSON, Ariz. — The San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad (SPSR) has completed its tenth year of accident-free operations, setting a new safety record for the Benson, Ariz. based...
March 18, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 18, 2009.) TOPEKA — Kansas is setting aside $3 million in federal stimulus funds for short-line railroad projects. The Department of Transportation said Monday that it is giving railroads and local port...
March 17, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Daniel McCoy appeared on the Wichita Business Journal website on March 17, 2009.) WICHITA, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation has set aside $3 million for short-line railroad projects. The funds will come from the $378 million the...
March 13, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(Reuters circulated the following story on March 12, 2009.) Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWR.N) will furlough 50 more employees in the next 30 days, in addition to 95 furloughed so far, the railroad operator said during its investor conference call. Genesee has also...
March 12, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Wisconsin State Journal website on March 12, 2009.) MADISON, Wisc. — Milwaukee-based Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. (WSOR) was named the 2009 Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age magazine, company officials said this...
March 11, 2009 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on March 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has approved the joint control and ownership of Pan Am Southern LLC (PAS), a new railroad carrier, by the Norfolk...
March 10, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(Pacific Harbor Line issued the following news release on March 9, 2009.) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Railway Age magazine has named Wilmington, Calif.-based Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. 2009 Short Line Railroad of the Year for replacing and expanding its entire locomotive...
March 6, 2009 | CP, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 5, 2009.) PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Transportation Commission has approved the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad’s request for authority to acquire land by condemnation west of Wall for its $6...
March 3, 2009 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Mark Lawton appeared on the Pioneer Press website on March 2, 2009.) GLENVIEW, Ill. — A local railroad aims to make its locomotives environmentally benign. The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad runs between Franklin Park’s industrial area,...
