March 19, 2008 | CP, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Dustin Bleizeffer appeared on the Casper Star-Tribune website on March 19.) CASPER, Wyo. — Attorneys made opening remarks Tuesday in federal court in Casper in Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Co.’s condemnation case against...
March 14, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line, STB
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 13.) Fortress Investment Group L.L.C. is seeking Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval to merge RailAmerica Inc. and Florida East Coast Railway (FECR). Under an “Exemption for a...
March 13, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 13.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Thursday traffic fell 6.2 percent in February, as the regional freight railroad continued to be hurt by the discontinuation of haulage traffic at a...
March 10, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Boca Raton News website on March 10.) BOCA RATOn, Fla. — Boca Raton based Patriot Rail’s newly-formed, wholly-owned rail subsidiary, Sacramento Valley Railroad (SAV), has been awarded a long-term contract to provide exclusive rail...
March 7, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Richard Pearsall appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier-Post website on March 7.) HAINESPORT, N.J. — The owner of a trash-transfer station that has drawn complaints from nearby residents is suing those neighbors, accusing them of defamation,...
March 7, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Fon du Lac Reporter website on March 7.) RANDOM LAKE, Wisc. — A train conductor from Indiana died in Random Lake on Wednesday night when he was crushed between two railroad cars while making a delivery, officials said Thursday. Frederick...
March 6, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway issued the following on March 5.) BANGOR, Maine — Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway has appointed Joseph R. McGonigle vice president Sales & Marketing, effective March 3, 2008. He succeeds Richard J. Rushmore,...
March 6, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 6.) RANDOM LAKE, Wis. — A railroad worker was killed when he was pinned between two train cars in Random Lake. The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call to Lakeside Foods Company about...
February 19, 2008 | CP, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Dan Daly appeared on the Rapid City Journal website on February 19.) BOX ELDER, S.D. — Construction is under way on a facility just east of Box Elder where lumber, ethanol, gravel, wood chips and general freight could be transferred between...
February 15, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Cosby Woodruff appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on February 15.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc., which operates the Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, reported an 8.5 percent decline in January traffic. The company...
