A short line between Mansfield and Fostoria, Ohio, keeps a former Baltimore & Ohio line busy […]
Ohio’s Ashland Railway
Type of Train: Short line regionals
Ohio’s Ashland Railway
A short line between Mansfield and Fostoria, Ohio, keeps a former Baltimore & Ohio line busy […]
Steam down south
Steam down south Gainesville Midland 2-8-0 No. 301 switches at its namesake Georgia town. The two-story building in the distance is the road’s headquarters. Photo by Philip R. Hastings […]
East Broad Top Chief Mechanical Officer Dave Domitrovich discusses his job
East Broad Top Chief Mechanical Officer Dave Domitrovich found himself in limbo when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. Just three weeks from completing a three-month Amtrak locomotive engineers’ training school in Wilmington, Del., the pandemic suddenly shut down the program in March 2020. He’d been notching 98-to-100 scores on tests. He’d just left […]
Digest: ASLRRA to hold in-person regional meetings in June
Short line association resumes in-person meetings with two regional events in June The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association will resume in-person meetings with two regional gatherings in June: The Central/Pacific Region meeting will be held June 7-9 at the Downtown Marriott in Kansas City, and the Eastern/Southern Regional Meeting will be June 21-23 […]
CN-Watco deal for Wisconsin, Michigan branch lines runs into unexpected opposition
WASHINGTON — In a move that has stunned rail observers, a pair of local shipper groups is challenging Canadian National’s proposed sale of former Wisconsin Central branches to short line operator Watco. This month CN and Watco sought to have their deal considered exempt from review by the Surface Transportation Board, which is the typical […]
Digest: Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern announce more support for merger
CP, KCS say 45 more entities have filed statements of support for merger Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern says 45 more customers, ports, and other entities have filed statements with the Surface Transportation Board supporting their planned merger, bringing the number supporting the proposal to more than 300. In a press release, the railroads […]
Digest: Locomotive joyride causes $60,000 damage on Florida short line (updated)
Locomotive joyride causes $60,000 damage An unknown individual broke into a parked locomotive belonging to the Florida Central Railroad and took it for a joyride, causing about $60,000 damage by running through switches. WTLV-TV reports the railroad contacted the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office that between March 24 and March 28, someone entered the cab of […]
Watco purchases lines in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario from CN (updated)
MONTREAL — Watco will buy 650 miles of branch lines in Wisconsin and Michigan from Canadian National, along with 250 miles of the company’s Soo Subdivision in Ontario, the companies announced today. In Ontario, where it acquires the line between Sault Ste. Marie and Oba, Ont., Watco will provide freight operations and continue the […]
Wine shipper touts local service from short line railroads
A major wine shipper has located its facilities almost exclusively on short line railroads with access to two Class I systems as a way to ensure better local service and more competitive rates. G3 Enterprises, which handles shipping for 28 of the top 30 wineries in the U.S., operates regional distribution centers in nine states. […]
Digest: Second Colorado County joins agreement on legal fees for Tennessee Pass fight
Additional Wedesday morning rail news: Chaffee County, Colo., joins group sharing legal fees over Tennessee Pass fight Chaffee County, Colo., has agreed to join a group which will split legal fees resulting from an effort to block reactivation of Union Pacific’s Tennessee Pass rail line. The Vail Daily reports Chaffee County commissioners voted Tuesday to join […]
Digest: Canadian short line train derails after reported runaway
Tuesday morning rail news: Ontario short line train derails, demolishing vehicles, shed A reported runaway situation led to the derailment of a Goderich-Exeter Railway train on Monday in Goderich, Ontario, CTV News reports, demolishing a tractor-trailer, pickup truck, and shed before coming to a halt. An officer of the Ontario Provincial Police told the news […]
