Mineral Range Railroad summary The Mineral Range Railroad (MRA) is a short line railroad that operates in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It’s owned by Mineral Range Incorporated, a privately held corporation founded by an upper Michigan family. Headquartered out of a newly constructed engine house in Ishpeming, the railroad owns a portion of former Chicago & […]
Apache Railway Company summary The Apache Railway Company (APA) is a short line railroad that operates in northeastern Arizona. It’s owned by Aztec Land & Cattle Company and Midwest Poultry Producers, L.P. Headquartered out of Snowflake, Arizona. The century-old railroad owns 36 mainline miles of standard-gauge track to the north in Holbrook. History The Apache […]
Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Company Summary Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Company (ACWR) is a regional railroad that operates in North Carolina. It’s owned by Robert Menzies who also serves as chairman. A total of 150 miles of standard-gauge track runs from Charlotte to Raleigh as the main line with a branch extending south […]
Aiken Railway Company summary The Aiken Railway Company (AIKR) is a short line railroad that operates in Aiken County, South Carolina. It’s leased out by Norfolk Southern as a division to the Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation, which also operates the Greenville and Western Railway Company. At 18.9 miles of standard-gauge track, the railroad starts […]
Anacostia Rail Holdings Company summary Anacostia Rail Holdings Company is a privately held firm that operates multiple short lines throughout the United States. Headquartered out of Chicago, the company owns six freight railroads with more than 760 miles of standard-gauge track. History The Anacostia Rail Holdings Company traces its roots back to 1985 when the […]
A Norfolk Southern train storms eastward through Otis, Indiana. Trains staff Read more Norfolk Southern articles on Trains‘ website. Norfolk Southern summary Norfolk Southern Corporation is a railroad holding company incorporated in Virginia. The company’s corporate headquarters are in Norfolk, Virginia. Operations headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS), a large […]
Albany and Eastern Railroad Company summary The Albany and Eastern Railroad Company (AERC) is a short line railroad that operates in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. It’s owned by the Rick Franklin Corporation, a family-owned business. Today, the railroad operates standard-gauge tracks of the former Southern Pacific Railroad and Oregon Electric Company between Albany, Lebanon, […]
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern’s lift bridge across the Tennessee River at Decatur, Ala., will be out of service for up to five days after it was struck by a vessel, the railroad said in a service advisory on Tuesday. “A bridge strike was reported at Decatur Junction on the Memphis East Division disrupting service between […]
WASHINGTON — A segment of steel angle iron protruding from a gondola car on a stopped train killed a conductor trainee and seriously injured a conductor on an oncoming Norfolk Southern train, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the Dec. 13, 2022, accident in Bessemer, Ala. The preliminary report, issued Tuesday, […]
GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Two crew members escaped without injury when an Alaska Railroad train derailed after hitting avalanche debris early Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The freight train from Whitter to Anchorage struck debris covering the tracks at Mile 71.5 of the Seward Highway at about 2 a.m., derailing the train’s […]
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Work to stabilize a slope along the rail line between Los Angeles and San Diego may face new delays, after contractors discovered placement of ground anchors may conflict with earlier efforts to stabilize homes on the hillside above. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that installation of some of the anchors, which […]
Framed by the road’s trademark color position-light signals, a Baltimore & Ohio freight passes Ashford Junction, N.Y., where B&O’s former Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad lines diverge to Rochester (left) and Buffalo (right). B&O was part of Chessie System at the time of this 1970s photo. Robert E. Gabbey photo […]
