Short Line/Regional

Workers at three railroads represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified new contracts.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. celebrated the launch of its first railroad in western Canada, Red Deer Railway Limited. RDR runs from Jackson, Alberta, to Homeglen, Alberta, and uses operating rights over Canadian Pacific Kansas City from Red Deer, Alberta, to Chigwell, Alberta, and Prentiss, Alberta. A direct interchange with CPKC in Red Deer provides access to the North American freight-rail network, while RDR’s railcar storage capacity and railcar-to-truck transloading and railcar switching capabilities offer broader logistics services. The railroad’s 10 employees serve customers in the energy industry. RDR acquired its assets and other rights from CPKC as part of a

Savage Tooele Railroad held a groundbreaking Thursday, marking the start of construction on Utah’s first new railroad in decades.