Construction set to start on $32 million Chicago-area Argo Connections project NEWSWIRE

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At a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Argo Connections project are (from left) Ian Jeffries, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads; Acting Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Omer Osman; U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill.; Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle; and CSX Transportation General Manager – Midwest William Blanchetti. Richard Wronski CHICAGO — […]

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Grant helps Stockton Terminal & Eastern add new Tier 4 locomotive NEWSWIRE

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A grant from the local air pollution district helped the Stockton Terminal & Eastern acquire this new, Tier 4-compliant engine from Knoxville Locomotive Works. OmniTRAX STOCKTON, Calif. — The Stockton Terminal & Eastern, an OmniTRAX short line, has unveiled a new Tier 4-compliant locomotive for the Central California railroad. The SE10B T4L locomotive, built by […]

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Coos Bay railroad operator say it can have a swing bridge operating in less than two weeks NEWSWIRE

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Coos Bay, Oregon Google Maps SEATTLE — The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay believes it can have a swing-span bridge on its rail line back to normal operation by the end of this month. That will come too late to save a Georgia-Pacific lumber mill, the closing of which was announced earlier this month […]

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New Jersey’s newest short line outlines plans NEWSWIRE

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A GP9u crosses the Rockaway River on the Dover & Rockaway River Railroad, which connects with the Dover & Delaware River. Chesapeake & Delaware is the parent company of both railroads, as well as two other New Jersey short lines. Courtesy of Scott Harris, Dover & Delaware River Railroad NEWARK, N.J. — The Dover & Delaware […]

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Conrail head outlines plans for capacity projects in North Jersey Service Area NEWSWIRE

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This schematic of Conrail’s North Jersey Service Area shows planned and current improvements. Courtesy of Conrail Greenville Yard in Bayonne and Jersey City, N.J., will see projects addressing capacity needs in several areas. Courtesy of Conrail This overhead image shows the current Point No Point Bridge over the Passaic River, as well as the proposed […]

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Illinois shortline company acquires Tennessee railroads NEWSWIRE

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O’FALLON, Ill. —Ironhorse Resources Inc. announced the asset acquisition of the Sequatchie Valley Railroad (SQVR) and the Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad (WHOE). The Tennessee based railroads will be renamed Sequatchie Valley Switching Company (SQSC) and the Walking Horse Railroad (WHRR). The transaction becomes effective immediately. “As we’ve continued to pursue growth and acquisitions throughout […]

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Short line association names new leadership, presents awards NEWSWIRE

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Delaware-Lackawanna, seen here switching in Scranton, Pa., in July 2013, was recognized for increasing carloads over its lifetime. Trains: Jim Wrinn ORLANDO, Fla. – More than 1,700 members of the short line industry attended the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s 2019 Connections Convention in Orlando, Fla. Thirty-six education sessions were offered in ten […]

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Short line association honors Gilbertson NEWSWIRE

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Peter Gilbertson, recipient of the Schlosser Distinguished Service Award. ASLRRA ORLANDO, Fla. – The American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association has selected Peter A. Gilbertson, President and CEO of Anacostia Rail Holdings Co., as the recipient of the 2019 Thomas L. Schlosser Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his significant service to the short […]

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Two honored for safety achievements at short line meeting NEWSWIRE

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Cleo Johnson, Jr., Maintenance-of-Way Foreman, Mississippi Export Railroad, was honored as Safety Person of the Year. ASLRRA The short line association’s Safety Professional of the Year was awarded to David Nagy, Executive Director of Safety, Springfield Terminal, part of Pan Am Railways. ASLRRA ORLANDO, Fla. – The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has […]

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New York short line completes rare mileage events NEWSWIRE

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An Arcade & Attica Railroad rare-mileage special paused at North Jana, N.Y., on March 30. Pat Connors Jr. ARCADE, N.Y. — New York’s Arcade & Attica ran its final excursion of two for the New York Maple festival to North Java on March 30. The special trips marked the return of passenger trains to this […]

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Lake State Railway set to take over CSX line NEWSWIRE

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CSX train D736-25 leaves McGrew Yard in Flint, Mich., during the final week of CSX operation before the line Lake State Railway takes over operations between Mt. Morris and Plymouth, Mich. Jonathan Quinley SAGINAW, Mich. – Lake State Railway Co. will take over a CSX Transportation line between Mt. Morris, Mich., and Plymouth, Mich., effective […]

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Nebraska Central Railroad also suffering flood damage after Mid-March rains NEWSWIRE

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A BNSF Railway track backhoe removes debris from flooded trackage on the Creston Subdivision on the Southeast edge of Pacific Junction, Iowa on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Steve Smedley Looking west at the Nebraska Central Railroad’s bridge over the Loup River at Monroe, Neb., on Tuesday evening. Steve Smedley Looking north on the BNSF Railway’s […]

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