September 21, 2021 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Indiana Rail Road press release (PDF), September 20, 2021) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — INRD has commenced work on Phase I of its Intermodal Expansion project, a three-part initiative with an expected completion date in 2023. INRD recently acquired an additional 12...
September 14, 2021 | Headlines, Short Line, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 13, 2021) Wabtec announced it signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and with Carnegie Mellon University to decarbonize freight rail and improve safety. Wabtec’s MOU with Genesee...
August 30, 2021 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Railway Age, August 27, 2021) NEW YORK — In August 26 comments filed with the Surface Transportation Board, the United States Department of Justice took issue with many aspects of the proposed CSX-Pan Am Railways merger, citing President Biden’s July 9...
August 27, 2021 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 26, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board should force CSX Transportation to sell its stake in Pan Am Southern as part of its proposed acquisition of New England regional Pan Am Railways, the Justice Department said...
August 19, 2021 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 18, 2021) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz yesterday identified 10 rail-related projects that will receive more than $5.2 million in grants through the Kansas Department of...
August 5, 2021 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: MyNewsLA, August 3, 2021) LOS ANGELES — Lawyers on behalf of seven former or current railroad engineers at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are suing Pacific Harbor Line Inc., its parent company and two managers for alleged race discrimination,...
June 17, 2021 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 16, 2021) Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) yesterday announced that a chocolate factory being built in the city of Milton will receive its sugar and oil by rail thanks to a project...
May 27, 2021 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Railway Age, May 27, 2021) NEW YORK — The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) has unanimously passed its surface transportation reauthorization bill, a bipartisan measure supported by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the...
May 19, 2021 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Anacostia Rail Holdings press release, May 18, 2021) CHICAGO — Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (ARH) announced today that all six of its short-line railroads have become certified Partners of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA SmartWay ® Transport...
February 9, 2021 | Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Pacific Harbor Line press release, February 5, 2021) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Pacific Harbor Line has appointed Monte Stokes as chief engineer of the 75-mile short-line railroad serving the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Effective February 1, he succeeds...
