Short Lines
Oregon port rehabs bridges to prep Coos Bay Rail Line for growth
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/18/2023) The first phase of a project to rehabilitate 15 steel bridges along the Coos Bay Rail Line has been completed, the Oregon Port of Coos Bay announced yesterday. A $20 million grant from the federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program and $5 million in Oregon state matching dollars is funding the overall project, port…
Read MoreTrain crew shortage spreads to short lines
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 23, 2021) NEW YORK — Train crew shortages that have affected service on Class I railroads this year also have cropped up on short lines, as rail workers seek greener pastures and new hires are hard to find. The number of employees leaving Genesee & Wyoming doubled in the third quarter…
Read MoreCoos Bay port to receive federal grant for rail infrastructure project
(Source: Progressive Railroading 10/12/2020) The U.S. Department of Transportation last week notified the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay that it will receive a $10 million grant through the federal Port Infrastructure and Development Program for a project along the Coos Bay Rail Line. The project calls for replacing 67,000 crossties and resurfacing the mainline, sidings, an industrial lead, rail…
Read MorePacific Harbor Line and BLET sign new agreement
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. (PHL) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have signed a new five-year labor agreement. The contract, effective September 20, governs rates of pay, benefits and work rules for 150 of PHL’s 189 employees. In a joint announcement, PHL-BLET said, “The new…
Read MoreFeds approve environmental analysis for Washington state port rail project
(Source: Progressive Railroading 07/06/2020) The Northern Columbia Basin Rail Project in Washington state recently received long-awaited environmental documentation approval from the Federal Railroad Administration, the Port of Moses Lake announced in late June. The work calls for creating a rail connection to the port by building 4.5 miles of track along the Wheeler Industrial Corridor and linking it…
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