STB issues GLBT decision

On May 1, 2017, Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. (GLBT) filed an application seeking authority from the Surface Transportation Board to construct and operate an approximately 261-mile rail line extending around the Chicago, Ill. area at a distance of 38 to 89 miles from downtown and passing through counties in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. The application, among other items, requested a protective order governing exchange and use of information GLBT deemed confidential.

Heart of Georgia RR joins GWI system

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., completed its acquisition of the shares of Atlantic Western Transportation, Inc., parent company of Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc..

A circus, and its trains, rolls into history

On May 22, 2017, after 146 years, the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus folded its tent for the last time after a final show at Long Island’s Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and passed into the history books. The next day, the circus’s famous 79-car Red Train operated for the last time; it had been for years one of two, the other being the Blue Train.

At G&W, Hellmann adds chairman title

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., (G&W) announced that John C. Hellmann, president and CEO, was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors.

D&RR wins NJ rail freight pact

New Jersey’s Morris County Board of Freeholders has awarded a five-year contract for rail freight services to the Dover & Rockaway River Railroad.

Watco opens Alabama safety training center

Watco Companies celebrated a new Safety Through Awareness and Training (STAT) Center with a ribbon cutting.

Commentary

Defending the rail industry from falsehoods

Railroads and their customers must not leave fate in the hands of a misinformed public.

Board nominations sought for League of Railway Industry Women

The League of Railway Industry Women is seeking nominations for four Board of Directors positions.

Senate approves Rosen as USDOT Deputy Secretary

The U.S. Senate confirmed Jeffrey Rosen as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on May 16. Rosen is the 18th deputy secretary in USDOT’s 50-year history.

Olds new VP of sales for Plasser American

Plasser American Corp. has appointed Ronald Olds as vice president of sales and marketing.

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