04.June, Washington DC – Amtrak’s CEO Bill Flynn released a strongly-worded statement, reiterating the national passenger carrier’s objections to proposed transaction that will give CSX control of PAR properties and rights throughout New England. The statement is a reminder of the several serious concerns that Amtrak detailed in its 17.May STB filing, “Notice of Intent […]
03.June, Worcester MA – A prominent CSX spokesperson provided responses to five ANRP questions submitted last month, and one asked last week. This dialogue will continue as the Pan Am acquisition process progresses. ANRP has been working to understand and report on how today’s CSX would conduct itself as New England’s dominant carrier. Specifically, we […]
With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer, author of "Casey at the Bat."
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Jaxville line that day; Applicants stood Oh-for-two with one last chance to play. When Minor hit ground in the yard, and Amended did the same, Applicants finally realized that, perhaps they held the blame. The Clippers were a last-place team atop a weak division, Aghast at their misery’s furtherance […]
30.April, Dover-Foxcroft ME – A strong lumber market is leading Pleasant River Lumber Co. to invest $25 million over the next three years in four Maine facilities. When completed, the projects will enhance PRL’s production capacity to ~400 million board feet through its five Maine mills. Rail has traditionally been a vital transportation component for […]
26.April, Washington DC – The Surface Transportation Board invited public comments on the proposed procedural schedule for the sale of Pan Am Railways/Pan Am Southern. In the STB Decision No. 1 on the original filing for the sale, served and published on 25.March, the Board accepted the February 25 submission as a prefiling notification, thus […]
Another e-commerce focused warehouse on Pan-Am, follows new facility in South Windsor CT, 3 older warehouses
01.April, Lowell MA – Another Home Depot e-commerce distribution center is under construction just south of Lowell, adjoining the Pan Am-served MBTA commuter rail Lowell line just south of I-495 The Lowell DC is the company’s fourth in southern New England, along with facilities in Bloomfield CT (near Hartford, served by Central New England RR), […]
01.April, Washington DC – As requested by the Surface Transportation Board following its decision to upgrade the CSXT Acquisition of Pan Am Systems and related transactions from a Minor to a Significant Transaction, CSXT has refiled its suggested procedural schedule for review. On March 25, in the Decision filed under the Federal Register by the […]
New comprehensive maps of PAS Following a suggestion from an ANRP subscriber, we will provide access to these comprehensive maps in each article concerning the Pan Am Southern trackage. Maps and captions are derived from STB filings. Additional reference PAR East End (‘Keag-Ayer) comprehensive map CSX-PAR Transaction comprehensive STB proceedings Get your glasses, or click […]
25.March, Washington DC – The Surface Transportation Board’s decision that CSX acquisition of Pan-Am is a “Significant Transaction” is based on both anti-competitive concerns regarding Genesee & Wyoming as operator of Pan Am Southern, and also on concerns raised by the state of Massachusetts regarding the PAR-proper portion of the transaction (non-PAS lines). As part […]
25.March, Washington DC – Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman released a statement on the two major pending merger cases before the Board, CP’s acquisition of the KCS and the CSX’s Acquisition of Pan Am Railways. The Board received a Notice of Intent, proposing to place Canadian Pacific Railway Company and the Kansas City […]