FGA

FGA operates 430 miles of track, running east/west along the I-10 corridor between Baldwin, Fla., and Pensacola, Fla., with a branch line that runs between Tallahassee, Fla., and Attapulgus, Ga. It interchanges daily with CSX in Baldwin and Pensacola, as well as with AN Railway in Chattahoochee, Fla. (Map Courtesy of Pinsly Railroad Company)

FGA Ratifies First BLET Contract

More than two dozen Florida Gulf & Atlantic (FGA) railroaders who earlier this year voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have ratified their first union contract. The

GRYR (pictured) and FGA are now part of the EPA’s SmartWay® Transport Partnership. (GRYR Photograph)

FGA, GRYR Become ‘SmartWay’ Partners

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Pinsly Railroad Company on June 7 reported that its Florida Gulf & Atlantic (FGA) and Grenada Railroad (GRYR) subsidiaries have joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay® Transport Partnership.

To accommodate growth, Watco has more than doubled the size of its Safe Performance Center, boosting the number of employees who can receive on-site training there each day from 40 to 150.

Small-Road Briefs: Watco, FGA

Watco has completed a $3 million expansion of its Fairfield, Ala.-based training center. Also, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has awarded $3.2 million to Okaloosa County to expand roads, rail lines and utility infrastructure at the Shoal River Ranch industrial mega site, to be served by the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA).