May 8, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 7.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Officials say three people were injured in a minor accident involving a Shore Line East commuter train. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon just west of Guilford when the train’s...
May 1, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Martin Luttrell appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on May 1.) WORCESTER, Mass. — With a global slowdown in the transport of intermodal containers, and the nation’s economy in a downturn, Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. last...
May 1, 2008 | CP, Headlines, Short Line
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on April 30.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The “Rochester Coalition” in Minnesota that is opposing a coal train expansion by Canadian Pacific’s newly acquired DM&E railway has secretly instructed Wyoming...
April 29, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(Genesee & Wyoming issued the following on April 29.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire CAGY Industries, Inc. (CAGY) for approximately $78.4 million in cash. The final purchase price...
April 25, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line, STB
(The following story by John Sowell appeared on the News-Review website on April 24.) ROSEBURG, Ore. — U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio and Sens. Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith this morning called on federal regulators to take action to reopen the railroad spur line between Coos...
April 24, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Lona Pierce appeared on The South County Spotlight website on April 24.) SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — With the prospect of at least four unit trains (two each way) traveling the length of Columbia County every week, local residents have recently been...
April 23, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Twin Cities & Western Railroad issued the following on April 22.) GLENCOE, Minn. — The Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company has appointed Robin L. Bergeron as director of Sales, a newly created position, effective April 14. She is based at the...
April 23, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by John Sowell appeared at OregonNews.com on April 22.) ROSEBURG, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski said today the refusal of the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad to reopen the Coos Bay spur line constitutes “an unlawful embargo” and a...
April 16, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 15.) Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) recently acquired The Netherlands’ Rotterdam Rail Feeding for $21.4 million in cash and up to $2.4 million in additional payments during the next three...
April 14, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 13.) COQUILLE, Ore. — Federal railroad officials have given the owners of a short line railroad linking Coquille and Eugene a month to prove it did not illegally abandon the route that is vital to south...
