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Minnesota’s Northshore Mining to be idled
Feb 11, 2022

Minnesota’s Northshore Mining to be idled

CLEVELAND — Mining and steelmaking firm Cleveland-Cliffs will at least temporarily idle its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, which includes…

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Watco sets startup dates for former CN lines in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario
Jan 25, 2022

Watco sets startup dates for former CN lines in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario

Watco short line railroads will begin operating former Canadian National branches in the Badger State, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,…

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GIO Rail prepares to start service on CN Cayuga Subdivision
Dec 27, 2021

GIO Rail prepares to start service on CN Cayuga Subdivision

ST. THOMAS, Ontario — One week after the GIO Railway Corp. ran the final train on one Ontario short line,…

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Last train marks closure of Orangeville-Brampton Railway
Dec 20, 2021

Last train marks closure of Orangeville-Brampton Railway

ORANGEVILLE, Ontario — GIO Rail operated the final train on the 34-mile Orangeville-Brampton Railway on Dec. 17, 2021, ending service…

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Minnesota Commercial Railway owner John Gohmann dies
Dec 14, 2020

Minnesota Commercial Railway owner John Gohmann dies

John Gohmann, owner of the Minnesota Commercial Railroad — a notable early success story in the shortline industry that developed…

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Central Texas shortline embargoes line, seeks abandonment
            NEWSWIRE
Jul 31, 2019

Central Texas shortline embargoes line, seeks abandonment NEWSWIRE

Brady, Texas, faces the loss of rail service with the embargo and possible abandonment of the Texas Central & Colorado…

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Minnesota short line revives Burlington Northern’s Cascade green
            NEWSWIRE
Jan 29, 2019

Minnesota short line revives Burlington Northern’s Cascade green NEWSWIRE

No. 422 rests at Kansas City, Mo., prior to shipment. The unit is expected to receive a larger logo upon…

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Service restored to Illinois short line after tow boat strikes bridge
            NEWSWIRE
Jan 10, 2019

Service restored to Illinois short line after tow boat strikes bridge NEWSWIRE

PEORIA, Ill. — Traffic is moving over a shortline’s bridge after a river tow boat struck it Sunday evening. The…

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Vermont Rail System, Pan Am Railways, and Omya team up to save rail traffic
            NEWSWIRE
May 8, 2017

Vermont Rail System, Pan Am Railways, and Omya team up to save rail traffic NEWSWIRE

NEWPORT, R.I. — Omya, a producer of calcium carbonate that’s an essential ingredient in paper manufacturing, had an expensive problem:…

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A look back on the recent history of the ‘Hook and Eye’ line
            NEWSWIRE
Apr 13, 2016

A look back on the recent history of the ‘Hook and Eye’ line NEWSWIRE

Kennesaw Mountain looms in the distance as Georgia Northeastern Nos. 6576, 9706 and 7562 — locomotives that are former Baltimore…

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Minnesota Southern to reopen line, acquires larger locomotives
            NEWSWIRE
Oct 29, 2014

Minnesota Southern to reopen line, acquires larger locomotives NEWSWIRE

A Minnesota Southern train crosses a trestle at Magnolia. Steve Glischinski LUVERNE, Minn. – The Minnesota Southern Railway hopes to…

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Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: Montana Rail Link cleans up Boeing train derailment
            NEWSWIRE
Jul 7, 2014

Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: Montana Rail Link cleans up Boeing train derailment NEWSWIRE

Derailed Boeing loads line the Clark Fork River on July 4 following a derailment the previous day. Ted Curphey ALBERTON,…

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