The Genesee & Wyoming Railroad company is an American short line railroad holding company that owns or maintains 120 railroads throughout five countries! In this detailed 53-page PDF download we share information covering: The stories behind the potential people saw in the Kiamichi Railroad, a 227 ½ mile Class 3 carrier, and how the railroad changed […]
Railroad: Short Lines/Regionals
Strasburg names new leaders NEWSWIRE
Craig Lefever SRR Rick Musser SRR STRASBURG, Pa. — The Board of Directors of Strasburg Rail Road, America’s oldest short line railroad and one of Pennsylvania’s leading tourist attractions, announce Craig Lefever as its newest President and Rick Musser, Jr., to the position of Chief Mechanical Officer. The two positions were previously held by Linn […]
Union, W&LE reach tentative deal on labor agreement NEWSWIRE
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – The Wheeling & Lake Erie and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have reached a tentative agreement on two new labor deals, one for locomotive engineers and another for trainmen. Union members now have until Jan. 18 to have their say on the dueling deals. The proposed agreements govern work rules, […]
Final report confirms broken coupler caused fatal Vancouver Island runaway NEWSWIRE
Woss, British Columbia Google Maps WOSS, British Columbia — Federal investigators say that a broken coupler and a poorly installed derail device led to the runaway that killed three railroaders on a Vancouver Island logging road in 2017. On Thursday, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its findings following a 19-month investigation into the […]
Short lines see Precision Scheduled Railroading as an opportunity and risk NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — The spread of Precision Scheduled Railroading to most of the Class I railroad systems is both an opportunity and a risk for short line and regional railroads. The opportunity, short line executives say, is that Class I railroads focus more on carload traffic, provide service that’s more consistent and reliable, and spin […]
Progressive Rail short line taking charge of tracks in Pacific Northwest NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — In a busy year for changes in operators for short lines in the Pacific Northwest, here’s another one. This time it’s a BNSF Railway-owned line in northeastern Washington and southern British Columbia currently operated by OmniTrax subsidiary Kettle Falls International Railway. The new operator, according to Surface Transportation Board filings, will […]
Alaska Railroad resumes operations after earthquake NEWSWIRE
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad has resumed operations after being shut down by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the Anchorage area on Friday, Nov. 30. The first train to successfully cover the railroad’s entire route since the quake did so on Monday evening, with full service resuming Tuesday, Dec. 4, following the completion of […]
Carload Express expands Delaware operations NEWSWIRE
OAKMONT, Pa. — Carload Express, Inc. today announced a second expansion of rail freight service in the Delmarva Peninsula. Carload’s Delmarva Central Railroad was selected through competitive bid to operate two rail lines owned by the State of Delaware, extending from Georgetown to near Harbeson, Delaware (the “Lewes Running Track”) and from Ellendale to near […]
Alaska Railroad continuing to make repairs following earthquake NEWSWIRE
An image of earthquake damage on the Alaska Railroad right-of-way. Alaska Railroad ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad remains shut down between Anchorage and Fairbanks following a 7.0 earthquake that shook the southern part of the state on Friday. No one was injured in Friday’s earthquake — or the more than 1,000 aftershocks that have […]
Road to Oblivion
Financial hardships, highway competition, and inadequate maintenance and investment led to the abandonment of a wide array of railroads. Take a look at our free 45-page PDF download to uncover the history behind the following railroads: The formation of the Wisconsin & Calumet Railroad and the different rail lines it operated, restored, and acquired. How the Vicksburg Route changed […]
Ex-Pan Am GP9s arrive at Heber Valley in Utah NEWSWIRE
Crews hoist former Pan Am Railways GP9 No. 52 into the air. The locomotive will soon serve the Heber Valley Railroad in regular service. Mike Manwiller HEBER CITY, Utah — After a 3,000-mile journey from Maine, the Heber Valley Railroad’s new GP9s are ready for service in Utah. Earlier this month, ex-Pan Am Railway GP9s […]
Iowa Interstate to steam in 2019 NEWSWIRE
Iowa Interstate QJ 2-10-2s Nos. 6988 and 7081 doublehead in Iowa in 2011. Trains: Jim Wrinn MENLO, Iowa — In the first announcement of a scheduled big steam locomotive running on a regional railroad in 2019, Iowa Interstate officials Friday said that steam will operate to benefit a volunteer fire department in this community located […]
