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Side Tracks

March 20, 2005 Todd DeFeo

Short-line rail companies continue to carry their weight on routes that otherwise might have been abandoned.

Working to Reactivate Staten Island Railroad

January 15, 2005 The Cross-Tie

In December, construction began on the reactivation of the eight-mile Staten Island Railroad to provide rail-freight access to Staten Island.

Wheeling & Lake Erie to Get Overhaul

August 10, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Wheeling & Lake Erie (W&LE) Railway will get a much-needed facelift thanks to a new loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation meant to boost the competitiveness of the railroad that serves as a key economic link in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Railroads Offer 2004 ‘Fall Peak’ Plans

August 10, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Class I Railroads have offered their 2004 “Fall Peak” service plans via a letter sent to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Roger Nober, the STB announced.

Providence and Worcester Railroad Held Liable for Arrest

May 30, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

A jury has found the Providence and Worcester Railroad Company liable for more than $310,000, plus interest, in a civil rights violation lawsuit stemming from a February 1996 arrest.

Genesee & Wyoming Elects Three Directors

May 12, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Shareholders of Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (GWI) on May 12, 2004, elected three directors at its annual meeting of shareholders.

Tennessee City Grappling With Lack of Class I Rail Service

February 12, 2004 Todd DeFeo

Montgomery County, looking to attract a large-scale auto assembly plant is grappling with a lack of Class I rail service in the area.

RailAmerica Acquires Alabama Rail Line from BNSF

July 17, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company has sold and leased 288 miles of track in and around Mobile, Ala., to RailAmerica’s wholly-owned subsidiary, the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway for about $15 million.

Genesee & Wyoming Adds Rail Line in Oregon

October 24, 2002 Railfanning.org News Wire

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) announced today that it has signed a 15-year agreement with The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to lease a 76-mile rail line between the cities of Salem and Eugene, Oregon.