Railway Age

Donalds Reintroduces Legislation to Secure Disaster Relief for Short Line Railroads as Hurricane Season 2023 Begins

Last week Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) reintroduced H.R. 3782—The Short Line Railroad Relief Act—alongside Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Mary ...
Railway Age

Senators Introduce Short Line Railroad Maintenance Tax Credit Modernization Act

On April 30, Senator Mike Crapo (Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Senator Ron Wyden (OR), ranking member of the Committee, introduced S. 1532, to modernize the Short Line Railroad ...
Trains

Watco to acquire 7-mile short line in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Watco is looking to grow its portfolio with the acquisition of a 7-mile short line railroad serving Oak Ridge, Tenn. The ...
Logistics Management

American Short Line and Regional Railroad President Assesses Short Line Railroad Market

While this year may be a close copy of 2023 in terms of supply chain execution as it relates to e-commerce moves, forecasting is more precarious. The instability and conflict have no upside,… Our ...
Logistics Management

Short-line railroad tax credit is not permanent, but rail stakeholders hoping that changes

33rd Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: Puzzling path forward Logistics professionals navigating their path forward face challenging market conditions, an evolving regulatory ...
West Virginia MetroNews

Federal grant to benefit short line rail transport in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A nearly $20 Million federal grant will help upgrade a short line railroad operating in northern and central parts of West Virginia. The Appalachia and Ohio Railroad was recently ...