CG Railway, LLC took delivery of the Mayan rail ferry (pictured) in 2021. (Photo: Business Wire)

For G&W’s CG Railway, A New Partner (UPDATED 8/13)

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (G&W) on Jan. 2 reported that Grupo Mexico Transportes (GMXT) will become its new joint-venture partner for the CG Railway, LLC, a U.S.-Mexico rail-ferry service. In August, the

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.

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STB: 2023 Railroad Cost of Capital Set at 9.87%

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has determined that the cost of capital for the railroad industry was 9.87% for 2023.

Ron Port, CEO, A. Stucki Company. (Stucki Photograph)

People News: Stucki, STB

Rail components and services provider A. Stucki Company (Stucki) appoints Ron Port as CEO. Also, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) elevates Anika Sanders Cooper to General Counsel.

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STB: RETAC Nominations Welcome

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking nominations for candidates to fill five vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC).

Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail 2024 Conference

Mark Your Calendar: 2024 Women in Rail Event Set for Nov. 5-6

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are returning to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger

Commentary

Has STB’s Primus a Pro-Labor Agenda?

NEWS ITEM: Robert E. Primus, named by President Biden in May to succeed Martin J. Oberman as Surface Transportation Board (STB) chairperson, last week scheduled a public hearing in Washington for Sept.

A map of Green Eagle Railroad LLC’s proposed 1.335-mile common carrier rail line in Maverick County, Tex., extending from the southern border of the United States and connecting to Union Pacific (UP) at approximately milepost 31 on the Eagle Pass Subdivision. The line is part of parent company PVH’s proposed trade corridor for freight and commercial motor vehicles extending into Mexico. (GER Map)

STB to Prepare EIS for Proposed Eagle Pass Rail Line (UPDATED)

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis on March 29 issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in connection with Green Eagle Railroad, LLC’s (GER) proposed construction and operation of an approximately 1.335-mile rail line in Maverick County, Tex., extending from the southern border of the United States and connecting to Union Pacific (UP) at approximately milepost 31 on the Eagle Pass Subdivision. The alternative routes to be analyzed were released July 8.

(Map Courtesy Cincinnati Eastern Railroad/CCET)

3i/Regional Rail Acquiring CCET (UPDATED July 3)

Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (CCET) has been added to the portfolio of Regional Rail, a Kennett Square, Pa.-based short line holding company backed by 3i. Class III CCET had leased approximately 69.45 miles of rail

It looks and acts like a diesel-electric. But it’s not a diesel-electric. It’s the Progress Rail EMD® SD40JR Joule battery-electric, seen here operating in regular service on Pacific Harbor Line. (Photograph by Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company)

PHL Hosts Tour for STB’s Primus

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) last month hosted a “fact-finding” tour at the San Pedro Bay port complex in California for Robert E. Primus, the new Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair, according to

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