Commentary

Words of praise for a Class I

I’ve known Andy M. Muller Jr., chairman and CEO of Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Co., for close to 30 years, when he was just getting started in the business, operating local freight and steam-powered tourist trains on a short branch line emanating from Reading Pa.

When the trains stopped

Hurricane Sandy stranded millions for days. It will take billions to fully recover from the monster storm’s windy, watery wallop.

FEC, Port Everglades sign intermodal site pact

Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) said Friday it has signed a joint marketing agreement with Port Everglades to promote a new 42.5-acre near-port intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF), to serve south Florida as a major international and domestic freight hub.

New Ohio short line announced

Hannibal Real Estate of White Plains, N.Y., and Carload Express of Oakmont, Pa., on Wednesday jointly announced agreement to operate the 12.2-mile Omal railway line in Monroe County, Ohio, naming it the Ohio Terminal Railway Co.

GWI line signs pact to serve natgas liquids hub

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Monday that its wholly owned subsidiary, the Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road Co. (CUOH), has signed a long-term agreement to serve the $900 million natural gas liquids (NGLs) fractionation hub being constructed in Scio, Ohio, by Utica East Ohio Midstream, LLC.

GWI traffic declines in October

Greenwich, Conn.-based Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Tuesday said freight traffic declined 4.8% in October compared with October 2011.

Commentary

UP, with short lines, strives for customer value

Union Pacific’s annual gathering of short lines in late October was all about giving short lines access to more tools, neatly arranged for ease of access, to bring more business to the railroad.

Nebraska short line opens new rail bridge

Nebraska Central Railroad has announced the opening of a new rail bridge serving Norfolk, Neb., which will increase the short line’s capacity to move next-generation railcars of 286,000 pounds per car.

Iowa Interstate opens locomotive maintenance shop

Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. (IAIS) Wednesday said it has opened a new locomotive maintenance shop and crew change center near South Amana, Iowa.

FRA reports new rail safety gains

The Federal Railroad Administration’s preliminary safety report for the period January-August 2012 shows continued safety gains in key areas of freight railroading.

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