July 9, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(Louisville & Indiana issued the following on July 8.) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — The Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) said it reopened its 106-mile main line on June 30 after floods, June 8, washed out track at six locations between Louisville, Ky. and...
July 1, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 30.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc., a regional freight railroad operator, spent $180,000 lobbying in the first quarter on issues affecting the rail industry, according to a recent disclosure...
June 26, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Tom Alex appeared on the Des Moines Register website on June 26.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Rescue workers waded through waist-deep water and diesel fuel in the dark to carry a seriously injured railroad engineer to safety. At 11:29 p.m. Tuesday,...
June 25, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Melanie S. Welte on June 25.) DES MOINES, Iowa — A railroad bridge collapsed into the flooded Iowa River, dropping a locomotive and two tanker cars into the water, authorities said Wednesday. Three employees of...
June 23, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 20.) MADISON, Wisc. — Wisconsin’s severe flooding is taking a toll on railroad service, both freight and passenger, because of washouts and damaged track left by the high water that hit the state this month....
June 17, 2008 | CP, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Terry Woster appeared on the Argus Leader website on June 17.) PIERRE, S.D. — A group trying to kill a proposed law that speeds the hearing process in railroad eminent domain actions filed petitions Monday for a public vote. The group, Protect...
June 16, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Ann Belser appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on June 15.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — L.B. Foster has been having a great few years in its railroad division. Stan L. Hasselbusch, the chief executive officer of the Green Tree-based company,...
June 12, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 11.) Patriot Rail Corp. has its fifth short-line holding sewn up. Yesterday, the company announced it acquired the Louisiana & North West Railroad (LNW). Last month, Patriot Rail sought...
June 4, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 3.) Watco Cos. Inc. recently acquired the operations of Fitzgerald Railcar Services Inc. (FRSI), which will become a part of Watco Mechanical Services. FRSI provides rail-car repair and maintenance...
June 3, 2008 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Dan Piller appeared on the Des Moines Register website on June 2.) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — People who agree with economists that railroad traffic volumes are a leading economic indicator will welcome the news that the Iowa Interstate Railroad has...
