Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad summary The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS) is a Class III short line railroad that operates in the Chicago and northwest Indiana region. Simply known as South Shore Freight, it’s owned by Anacostia Rail Holdings. Of the 127 miles of standard-gauge track used by the […]
Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad summary The Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad (CLP) is a short line railroad that operates in Vermont and New York. It’s a subsidiary to Vermont Rail System, a privately held firm that is owned by the Wulfson family for more than 50 years. Heading west from Rutland, Vt., to Whitehall, N.Y., the […]
Lycoming Valley Railroad summary The Lycoming Valley Railroad (LVRR) is a short line railroad that operates in Pennsylvania. The line is owned by Susquehanna Economic Development Association-Council of Governments, while operations fall under the North Shore Railroad Company and Affiliates. With freight traffic centered in Williamsport, the railroad reaches to Muncy in the east and […]
WASHINGTON — No one from the Justice Department bothered to testify at the Surface Transportation Board’s September hearing on the proposed merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. But that absence doesn’t mean the Justice Department doesn’t have concerns about the first merger of Class I railroads in two decades. In a letter to […]
MONTREAL — When it comes right down to it, railroading is not a complicated business, Canadian National Chief Operating Officer Ed Harris says. It’s all about sticking to a schedule, following the operating plan no matter what, and running safely. Harris, who served as CN’s operations boss from 2005 to 2007, was named COO on […]
LOMBARD, Ill. — A few notes from the recently concluded winter meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers: Oberman’s frustrations: During his Q&A session led by Eric Jakubowski of Anacostia Rail Holdings, Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman talked a bit about the processes under which the board works. One interesting note regarded […]
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec —Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made an unannounced visit to the Lac-Mégantic area late last week, facing continuing resistance to some land acquisitions needed to reroute Canadian Pacific’s line around the community devastated by a 2013 derailment and fire. In a statement released after the visit on Thursday, Jan. 19, Transport Canada said […]
Great Western Railway summary The Great Western Railway (GWRS) is a short line railroad that operates in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada. It has been owned by local investors since 2004. With four subdivisions purchased from the Canadian Pacific Railway, along with 70 miles of trackage rights on the Red Coat Road & Rail and the 60-mile […]
LOMBARD, Ill. — It is safe to say we have not heard the last from the Surface Transportation Board on Union Pacific’s use of embargoes to address congestion. That was made fairly obvious during a wide-ranging and engaging Q&A with STB Chairman Martin J. Oberman on Thursday’s second and concluding day of the Midwest Association […]
Forty Mile Rail summary The Forty Mile Rail (FMR) is a shortline railroad that operates in southern Alberta. It’s locally owned by nearly 100 farmers, including Hutterite colonies, and other shareholders. Operations are contracted to the Central Canadian Railway, based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. As its name implies, the railroad owns 40 miles of former […]
Twin Cities and Western Railroad Company summary The Twin Cities and Western Railroad Company (TCWR) is a short line railroad that operates in Minnesota and South Dakota. It’s owned by the Minnesota-based Oakes Development Corporation, which also owns the Red River Valley & Western Railroad Company. Headquartered out of Glencoe, Minn., the railroad operates over […]
Reading and Northern summary The Reading & Northern (RBMN) is a regional railroad that operates in eastern Pennsylvania. Officially titled as the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad, it’s owned by Andrew M. Muller Jr., who also serves as railroad CEO. The Reading & Northern operates 400 miles of standard-gauge track from Reading to Mehoopany […]
