Ann Arbor Railroad summary The Ann Arbor Railroad (AA) is a Class III short line railroad in Ohio and Michigan. Watco provides freight operations on the line that is owned by the State of Michigan. A total of 86.5 miles of standard-gauge track from the first incarnation of the original Ann Arbor Railroad is used […]
OmniTRAX summary OmniTRAX is a holding company based out of Denver that operates more than two-dozen shortline railroads and real estate in the United States and Canada. It’s owned by the holding-firm Broe Group that directs a multibillion-dollar portfolio of real estate for the company. A total of 25 short lines are under OmniTRAX’s ownership […]
Patriot Rail Company summary Patriot Rail Company is a transportation holding company managing multiple shortline railroads across the United States. It’s owned by Australian infrastructure investment firm First Sentier Investors, with Igneo Infrastructure Partners serving as the majority investor. Headquartered out of Jacksonville, Florida, Patriot Rail operates over 1,200 miles of standard-gauge track. History Patriot […]
Regional Rail LLC summary Regional Rail LLC is a holding company that operates multiple short line railroads throughout the United States and Canada. It’s owned by 3i Group plc, a London-based international private equity and infrastructure firm. Headquartered out of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, the company has grown to 13 freight railroads since partnering with 3i […]
R J Corman Railroad Group summary R J Corman Railroad Group is a privately owned holding company that operates multiple freight railroads and specialized services throughout the United States. It’s named after founder Richard Jay Corman who owned the company until his death in 2013. With headquarters out of Nicholasville, Kentucky, R. J. Corman Railroad […]
Vermont Rail System summary The Vermont Rail System is a privately held company that operates multiple short lines. It’s family-owned by the Wulfson family for more than 50 years. With more than 400 miles of standard-gauge track, the company’s six railroads serve the communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York with both freight and […]
The weather outside is frightful, so pull up a chair by the fire and sip some cocoa while you enjoy these model railroad winter scenes. […]
Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation summary The Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation is a privately held corporation that operates two short line railroads in South Carolina. It’s owned by President Steven Hawkins, and his wife Cheryl, who serves as chief financial officer. With headquarters out of Greer, the company operates 25 miles of standard-gauge track […]
Lake State Railway summary Lake State Railway (LSRC) is a short line railroad that operates in Michigan. It’s an independently owned railroad with the international private equity firm, Antin Infrastructure Partners serving as a strategic investor. An approximate 375 miles of standard-gauge track runs from Plymouth north through the headquarters in Saginaw, diverging into four […]
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 […]
In model railroad snow plow rolling stock round-up, we thought it would be fun to take a look at models of snow fighting equipment available in N, HO, and O scales. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. Rather, it’s a look at some of the ready-to-run models and a few kits that […]
The union representing conductors has thus far refused to participate in a pilot program Union Pacific wants to run to test the concept of shifting conductors to ground-based positions, The Associated Press reports. But UP remains in mediation with two SMART-TD committees and negotiations are ongoing about the proposed pilot program, railroad spokeswoman Robynn Tysver […]
