Watco

Railroad holding company Watco is adding Great Lakes Central to its network of shortline railroads.

This week in Borderlands: Texas trucking company acquired by Online Transport Inc.; U.S. requests USMCA dispute resolution over Mexico corn ban; RK Logistics expands into Arizona market; and Watco opens railcar storage facility in Texas.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has awarded two $1.5 million grants to projects that seek to improve or modernize short-line rail infrastructure.

CN boasts record Canadian grain volumes, Watco completes a Texas terminal expansion, and the Association of American Railroads and the Intermodal Association of North America detail volume ups and downs.

Watco and Telegraph are collaborating in an effort to provide rail shippers with more information on where their railcars might be located on Watco’s network.

North American freight railroads can pursue sustainability that not only benefits customers but also the railroads’ bottom line, according to panelists at a Transportation Research Board session.

The end of 2021 brings the confirmation of a Surface Transportation Board member and approvals of short line requests.

CN is selling its noncore assets in southern Ontario, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin to Watco.

The terminal wants to be an alternative for those needing intermodal services to the U.S. West Coast.