January 16, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 15.) Like their Class I interchange partners, short lines ended 2007 in the red on their traffic tally sheets. Carloads generated by 310 U.S. and Canadian short lines totaled 6.17 million units,...
January 15, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following report by Cosby Woodruff appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on January 15.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Genesee and Wyoming Inc., the parent company to the Meridian and Bigbee railroad, reported declines in traffic for December and the fourth quarter,...
January 10, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following report by Jeff Stagl appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on January 9.) They’ve expired, but they’re not completely dead. They’re just in limbo. Congress didn’t extend the short-line tax credits before recessing for...
January 4, 2008 | CN, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on January 4.) CHICAGO — Communities who stand to lose or gain by the Canadian National Railway’s proposed takeover of the EJ&E railway can sound off this month. If the Canadian...
January 4, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by George Osgood appeared on the Star-Gazette website on January 4.) WELLSBORO, N.Y. — The Wellsboro area’s freight and excursion railroads were reborn on Thursday, with the promise of increased activity, new jobs and even the possible...
January 4, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Steven Oberbeck appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on January 3.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A 2-year-old Florida-based company that owns short-line railroads in Alabama and Montana has added Ogden’s Utah Central Railway to its...
January 2, 2008 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on January 2.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Genesee & Wyoming, parent company to the Meridian and Bigbee Railroad, announced Tuesday that it has acquired most of the Maryland Midland Railway. Maryland Midland...
December 28, 2007 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Deborah M. Todd appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on December 27.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Allegheny Valley Railroad Co. has received a state grant of more than $1 million to make repairs to three of its bridges. Gov. Ed Rendell...
December 28, 2007 | Headlines, Short Line
(RailAmerica issued the following on December 27.) BOCA RATON, Fla. — RailAmerica, Inc., a leading operator of regional and short line roads, announced the appointment of Bill Schroeder as Director of Marketing & Sales for the Northeast Region and Douglas Low as...
December 27, 2007 | CN, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on December 25.) MUNSTER, Ind. — The public and concerned communities will be able to speak out on Canadian National Railway Co.’s proposed purchase of the EJ&E Railway at...
