SEATTLE — The Port of Chehalis in southwestern Washington state plans to sell to the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum a 10.2-mile line the tourist-rail operation is already using. The port’s three commissioners unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the sale at an Oct. 24 meeting. The museum submitted the only bid for what is known as […]
Railroad: Short Lines/Regionals
Fan-favorite Minnesota short line faces loss of business NEWSWIRE
St. Croix Valley SD40-2 No. 1326, wearing an NP logo for the day, heads south near Pine City, Minn. on Oct. 8, 2019. Steve Glischinski RUSH CITY, Minn. – The St. Croix Valley Railroad, famous for its diesels painted in the style of the Northern Pacific Railway, is facing the loss of one of its […]
Indiana shortline unveils locomotive in Illinois Terminal-inspired paint NEWSWIRE
No. 5255 switches a customer Fernald, Ohio, on Nov. 4, 2019. David T. Rohdenburg COTTAGE GROVE, Ind. — Seeing a former Southern Railway high short hood EMD GP38-2 in any paint scheme other than the Southern’s black, white and gold “tuxedo” paint scheme or Norfolk Southern’s simple black and white dress is certainly a rare […]
Rainier Rail to acquire Tacoma Rail line NEWSWIRE
TACOMA, Wash — The company which operates Rainer Rail plans to acquire a 4.4-mile segment of Tacoma Rail’s Mountain Division in Washington state. The track runs from Rainier in Thurston County to McKenna in Pierce County. That segment connects with a 34.6-mile line between Chehalis and Yelm that Rainier Rail bought from the city of Tacoma […]
Federal regulators give green light to acquisition of Genesee & Wyoming NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators, who in July had hit the pause button on the proposed acquisition of Genesee & Wyoming, today allowed the deal to proceed. Brookfield Asset Management and its Singapore-based investment partner expect the $8.4-billion acquisition of G&W to close later this year or early next year. The Surface Transportation Board on […]
Regional Rail to acquire Pinsly’s Florida railroads
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — Shortline holding company Regional Rail will expand its operations through acquisition of three Florida short lines currently owned by Pinsly Railroad Co. Regional Rail announced this morning (Oct. 29, 2019) that it had reached agreement to acquire the Florida Central, Florida Midland, and Florida Northern railroads, which operate a combined 208 […]
Wisconsin Great Northern unveils C&NW-paint switcher NEWSWIRE
Freshly repainted SW600 No. 1280 leads Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad’s Pizza Train at Earl, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. The locomotive was repainted to its as-delivered scheme as a surprise for a Chicago & North Western Railroad Historical Society regional meet. Steve Smedley Paint and photographs were part of the work to restore Chicago […]
Illinois Railway completes PTC implementation NEWSWIRE
The cab of one of the three Illinois Railway locomotives equipped for PTC operation displays the Wabtec equipment installed to allow interoperability with BNSF Railway and Metra. OmniTRAX OTTAWA, Ill. — The Illinois Railway has become one of the first short lines to fully implement positive train control, completing installation of equipment on three locomotives […]
Iowa Pacific goes along with abandonment of New York State branch in STB filing NEWSWIRE
NORTH CREEK, N.Y. — New York State’s attempt to have a portion of the Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s tracks be declared abandoned is no longer opposed by Iowa Pacific, the line’s owner, according to a filing with the Surface Transportation Board. “SNCR has no objection to proceeding with the pending abandonment on a voluntary […]
Additional Iowa Pacific railroads placed into receivership NEWSWIRE
Passengers board a train of the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad, the passenger operation of the San Luis & Rio Grande, in Alamosa, Colo., in October 2018. More properties owned by Iowa Pacific Holdings have joined the San Luis & Rio Grande in receivership. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Nearly two dozen entities associated with Iowa […]
Short line association partners with India-based company for positive train control training NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions will launch digital training for employees of railroads in the U.S. for the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association members. Tech Mahindra will provide positive train control digital training customized for short line railroads. PTC is a […]
Reading & Northern announces new Santa Train plans NEWSWIRE
A Reading & Northern locomotive awaits action at the Reading (Pa.) Outer Station in October 2018. The railroad’s new Santa Train schedule includes 10 days of operations from the station, as well as trains at four other sites. Scott A. Hartley PORT CLINTON, Pa. — Reading & Northern has announced new plans for Santa Train […]
