County Line Rail Acquires Sabine River and Northern Railroad

County Line Rail (CLR) on March 17 announced that it has acquired the Sabine River and Northern Railroad (SRN), a 40-mile short line railroad based in East Texas.

USW ratifies a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with CPKC. (CPKC Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, BNSF, NS

United Steelworkers (USW) ratifies a new collective bargaining agreement with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). Also, BNSF provides an intermodal network update; and Norfolk Southern (NS) pledges $500,000 to help expand the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Patriot Rail, CPKC Partner on Texas Transload

Patriot Rail Company, a U.S. operator of U.S. Class II and III freight railroads, transloading and other rail services, will partner with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to establish a new multi-commodity

Members at BNSF’s Minneapolis Northtown shop celebrate their Safety Bell achievement. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of BNSF)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CPKC, CN

BNSF recognizes its 2024 Safety Bell Award honorees and partners with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on first-responder training in North Dakota. Also, CPKC and CN help welcome to the Port of Vancouver and Port Saint John, respectively, the first vessels from the Gemini Cooperation, a new global shipping operational collaboration between Hapag-Lloyd AG and A.P. Moller-Maersk.

An aerial view of the Mission Island Lands, a 183-acre industrial property in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where Frontier Lithium plans to build a lithium conversion facility. (Map Courtesy of CNW Group/Frontier Lithium Inc.)

Industrial Development Briefs: 5V/UP, Frontier Lithium/CPKC

5V, a newly formed partnership between Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC and Viserion Grain, LLC, will develop a new Union Pacific (UP)-served facility in Dalhart, Tex. Also, Frontier Lithium has closed on the acquisition of a Thunder Bay, Ontario-based industrial site, with access to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) service.

(CPKC Photograph)

Rail-Served Grain Facilities Coming Online, Earning Awards

Viterra recently broke ground on its newest grain elevator in Dalhart, Tex., to be served by Union Pacific (UP), and G3 Canada announced plans to build a new grain terminal at the

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP, CPKC

BNSF responds to winter weather challenges in the north. Also, Union Pacific (UP) celebrates the first day of construction of Viterra’s new state-of-the-art grain facility in Dalhart, Texas; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has accepted its new share repurchase program.

BRG Celebrates 40 Years

OmniTRAX, an affiliate of The Broe Group, recently commemorated the 40th anniversary of its Texas rail division, Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railway (BRG), at a ceremony of economic and community partners in Brownsville, Texas.

STB Acts on Long-Standing Proceedings

Consistent with his objective to “increase transparency at the agency,” Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Patrick Fuchs on Feb. 21 provided an update on recent actions to “facilitate and expedite resolution” of several long-standing Board proceedings.

(Unifor Photograph)

CPKC Mechanical Employees Ratify New Agreement

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Feb. 24 reported that a new four-year collective agreement has been ratified by Unifor, which represents approximately 1,200 mechanics, laborers, diesel service attendants, and mechanical support staff across the Class I railroad’s network in Canada.

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