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Regional Rail to acquire 2 Midwestern short lines

13 November 2023

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Short-line operator Regional Rail, with support from its backer, infrastructure investment firm 3i,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/regional-rail-to-acquire-2-midwestern-short-lines

Rail Roundup: Promotions and appointments

14 May 2021

A photograph of a Kansas City Southern train in a rail yard.

Short line operator Pioneer Lines appoints leaders

Pioneer Lines, a short line operator based in Denver, has a new chief financial officer and chief commercial officer.

Thirty-year industry veteran Thomas “Tom” Hurlbut has become the new CFO for Pioneer. Hurlbut recently served at Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), where he performed roles including vice president and controller and interim CFO. He also served as vice president of audit and compliance, where he oversaw the ethics compliance program,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/rail-roundup-promotions-and-appointments

OmniTRAX courts potential customers with rail-ready sites

6 August 2020

A photograph of a train hauling grain hopper cars. The train is at a railroad crossing.

Short line operator OmniTRAX has been developing a number of “rail-ready” industrial sites across the U.S. as part of a wider program to encourage potential customers to consider placing their facilities near rail-served properties.

The latest location is in the Chicago area through a partnership between OmniTRAX and the Calumet Area Industrial Commission. The parties are marketing rail sites at the Chicago Rail Link (CRL).

“The southside of Chicago is undergoing a major industrial renaissance...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/omnitrax-courts-potential-customers-with-rail-ready-sites