Source: UP-BNSF short line selected for LA port rail contract

Alameda Belt Line, co-owned by Union Pacific and BNSF, will negotiate for the contract to provide switching services to the ...
TrainsOpinion

Opinion: Bringing a short line mindset to a Class I railroad

Commentary from Stefan Loeb This month in Minneapolis, I was back with people who shaped my career. The American Short Line ...
Railway Age

From Class I to Short Line and Back

BNSF’s Kalispell Local pulls through a log yard in Columbia Falls, Mont., on Dec. 2, 2024. For 15 years, this branch to Kalispell was operated by Watco, but with the opening of a new rail park, BNSF ...

STB allows Eagle Pass, Texas, cross-border short line project to proceed

Federal regulators have authorized construction of the proposed Green Eagle Railroad, which aims to build a secure ...
TrainsOpinion

Inductees to Short Line Hall of Fame offer words of caution and thanks

Mike Smith marked his induction into the Short Line Railroad Industry Hall of Fame by wondering if it mattered. Not the Hall ...
Railway Age

Railway Age Names 2026 Short Line, Regional Railroads of the Year

Railway Age proudly recognizes Union County Industrial Railroad (UCIR), a North Shore Railroad Company affiliate, and Georgia Central Railway (GC), a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary, as our 2026 Short ...
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Short line association to participate in STB review of UP-NS merger

WASHINGTON - The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has informed the Surface Transportation Board that it intends to participate in the review process of the proposed Union ...