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Watco Logistics Acquires Colossal Transport Solutions

Watco Logistics announced Sept. 2 that it has acquired Colossal Transport Solutions, a provider of logistics for over-dimensional and heavy-haul cargo in a move that the company says will “enhance its multimodal project cargo capabilities and reinforcing its commitment to delivering safe, efficient, and turnkey logistics solutions.”

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Watco Adding GLC to Small-Road Portfolio

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has granted authority for Watco Holdings, Inc. to acquire control of the 379.2-mile Class III Great Lakes Central Railroad, Inc., subject to certain conditions. The acquisition will

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TTX Joins RailPulse™ Coalition

Railcar pooling company TTX has signed on with RailPulse, the coalition established in late 2020 “to advance the use of GPS and sensor technology on railcars; deliver near real-time data through a

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NS’s Adams Tops 2025 Women in Rail Lineup

Topping the list of reasons to attend the much-anticipated 2025 Women in Rail Conference is kick-off speaker Annie Adams, Chief Human Resources Officer at Norfolk Southern (NS). Railway Age and RT&S are

Class I Briefs: CSX, BNSF/Watco, UP

CSX makes major infrastructure upgrades at Avon Yard in Indiana. Also, BNSF adds Watco’s Timber Rock Railroad (TIBR) to its “Shortline Select” program; and Union Pacific (UP) celebrates its 163rd birthday with the new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln locomotive.

“Years of planning, coordination, and work have come to fruition as Watco’s new 25,000-square-foot warehouse at Port Birmingham in Alabama is officially open for business,” the company reported in the July edition of its employee magazine, The Dispatch. (Watco Photograph)
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Industrial Development Briefs: Port Bienville, Port Birmingham

Watco, a transportation and logistics company based in Pittsburg, Kans., opens a new warehouse at Alabama’s Port Birmingham. Also, Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) acquires the former Solvay property within Port Bienville Industrial Park in Mississippi.

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Watco Signs Agreement to Acquire GLC (UPDATED 6/24)

Pittsburg, Kans.-based Watco Railroad Company Holdings, Inc. (Watco) on March 6 reported plans to add Great Lakes Central Railroad (GLC) to its short line portfolio pending approval by the Surface Transportation Board (STB). It has been an equity investor in the GLC since 2013 and now seeks ownership. The STB on May 30 instituted a proceeding.