Short Line/Regional

During the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s “Department of Transportation Discretionary Grants: Stakeholder Perspectives” hearing, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Chuck Baker detailed the impact of grant programs on short line industry and provided guidance on how programs can be improved to work more effectively.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. has welcomed Grupo México Transportes as a new partner in its CG Railway LLC joint venture, pending receipt of regulatory approvals for their purchase of equity interests in CGR.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is planning a five-day road closure in conjunction with Georgia Southern Railway crossing improvements on the U.S. 25 Bypass/Veterans Memorial Parkway west of the U.S. 301 intersection in Statesboro.