RCPE

Tarantula Corporation said its TEXC acquisition was made possible due to the efforts of Bill Wood, Director of Contracts (pictured far right); Robert Ginsburg, Director, McDonald Sanders, P. C. (far left); and Kevin Sheys of Rail Regulatory Law, who helped secured the Surface Transportation Board exemption. Also pictured (left to right, after Sanders): Kevin Erasmus, President and CEO of Davoil, Inc. and Fort Worth & Western Railroad Company, and William Davis Sr., Chairman of the Board. (Tarantula Corporation Photograph)

Small-Road Briefs: Tarantula Corporation, G&W

Noncarrier holding company Tarantula Corporation finalizes its acquisition of all Texas Central Railroad stock from Birdsong Corporation. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s New England Central Railroad (NECR) and Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCPE) celebrate their 30th and 10th anniversaries, respectively.

LIRC, RCPE accept Railway Age awards

The Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) and the Rapid City Pierre & Eastern accepted Railway Age’s annual Short Line & Regional Railroads of the Year Awards at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) CONNECTIONS Convention in Orlando, Fla., on April 9.

Railway Age’s 2019 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year: LIRC, RCPE

Railway Age honors the Louisville & Indiana Railroad Company and the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad as its 2019 Short Line (Class III) and Regional (Class II) Railroads of the Year. Both carriers will be recognized at the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association Connections Convention in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, April 9.