Florida Northern Railroad summary The Florida Northern Railroad (FNOR) is a short line railroad operating in northern Florida as its name implies. It is one of three of the state’s shortline railroads that is part of Regional Rail, LLC. The railroad operates 104 miles of standard-gauge track on two separate branch lines. One out of […]
Genesee Valley Transportation Company summary The Genesee Valley Transportation Company is a holding company that operates multiple short line railroads in New York and Pennsylvania. It’s privately owned by David J. Monte Verde, Michael Thomas and John Herbrand who were part of the original formation of the company. With the Genesee Valley’s headquarters in Batavia, […]
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 […]
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. – Paul F. Cruikshank Jr., who served as Milwaukee Road’s vice president of operations during the critical years the railroad downsized and reorganized to a profitable core system, died Jan. 17 in Bloomfield. He was 93. Cruikshank had a long and varied railroad career. He started as a brakeman for the Great Northern Railway […]
Gettysburg and Northern Railroad summary The Gettysburg and Northern Railroad (GET) is a short line railroad that operates in Pennsylvania. It’s owned by the Patriot Rail Company, a transportation holding firm managing multiple short line and regional railroads across the United States. Nicknamed “the Getty” by locals, the railroad operates 27 miles of standard-gauge track […]
Grafton and Upton Railroad Company summary The Grafton and Upton Railroad Company (GU) is a Class III short line railroad that operates in central-east Massachusetts. It’s privately owned by Jon Delli Priscoli, Chief Executive Officer; Michael Milanoski, President; and John DeWaele, General Manager. Approximately 15 miles of standard-gauge track is used between North Grafton and […]
Grainbelt Corporation summary Grainbelt Corporation (GNBC) is a Class III short line railroad operating in the western Oklahoma area. It’s one of two subsidiaries under Farmrail System Incorporated, a holding company that’s owned by the employees who have direct involvement with the daily operations and overall business. A total of 178 miles of standard-gauge track […]
Greenville and Western Railway Company summary The Greenville and Western Railway Company (GRLW) is a short line railroad that operates in Anderson County, South Carolina. As a division, it’s owned by the Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation that also operates the Aiken Railway Company. At 12.8 miles of standard-gauge track, the railroad starts in Pelzer […]
Heart of Georgia Railroad summary The Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG) is a short line railroad that operates in Georgia and Alabama. It’s owned by Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated. With 233 miles of standard-gauge track from the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad, the railroad specializes in intermodal port traffic between Midville, Ga., and Mahrt, Ala. […]
Henderson Overton Branch Railroad summary The Henderson Overton Branch Railroad (HOB) is a Class III short line railroad that operates in east Texas. The contracted Blacklands Railroad provides the operation for the line. As part of the former International & Great Northern Railroad Company, 14 miles of standard-gauge track connects the railroad’s namesake towns of […]
Lhoist North America summary Lhoist North America (LNAX) is a short line railroad that operates in Tennessee. It’s owned by the Lhoist Group, a Belgium-based company that is a global leader in lime, dolime, and minerals. Heading west from Rockwood, the 15.5-mile railroad of standard-gauge track traverses the Cumberland Plateau to reach the Crab Orchard […]
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 […]
