G&AR to Expand Short Line Railroad Portfolio
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor Railway Age (Pinsly Railroad Company Photograph) Gulf & Atlantic Railways LLC (G&AR) on Aug. 29 reported entering a definitive agreement to acquire Pinsly Railroad Company’s (Pinsly) Massachusetts short line and warehousing business. The transaction includes the 18-mile Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR) and Pinsly’s Railroad Distribution Services, Inc. (RDS), a rail-served warehousing and distribution […]
Gulf & Atlantic Railways Signs Agreement to Acquire Three Midwestern Short Lines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gulf & Atlantic Railways (G&AR) (www.pinsly.com) has signed an agreement to acquire three midwestern railroads from Midwest & Bluegrass Rail. The railroads, Camp Chase Railroad (CAMY), Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad (CKIN) and Vermilion Valley Railroad (VVRR), are located in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, respectively, and will expand G&AR’s existing […]
Kristin Bevil Joins Gulf & Atlantic Railways
Published on 3/20/2023 by Railway Age, written by MaryBeth Luczak, Executive Editor Gulf & Atlantic Railways LLC (formerly RailUSA) has appointed Kristin Bevil as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. Bevil will represent the Jacksonville, Fla.-based short line holding company and its 430-mile Florida, Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA) and 228-mile Grenada Railroad (GRYR), which received […]
Gulf & Atlantic Names Kristin Bevil as General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gulf & Atlantic Railways (www.pinsly.com) has namedveteran transportation attorney Kristin Bevil as general counsel and chief legal officer torepresent the holding company and its two rail lines: the 430-mile Florida, Gulf & AtlanticRailroad and 228-mile Grenada Railroad. Bevil brings to Gulf & Atlantic a wealth of experience in short-line […]
For RailUSA, New Name, ‘New Phase of Growth’
Published on 3/2/2023 by Railway Age Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor RailUSA, an independent freight railroad and rail services management company, has unveiled a new logo and name: Gulf & Atlantic Railways LLC. The company reported on March 1 that it has relocated to Jacksonville, Fla., and will continue to oversee the Florida, Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA) and Grenada […]
Gulf & Atlantic Railways is new name for RailUSA, Headquarters moved to Jacksonville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With a new name and logo, the holding company Gulf &Atlantic Railways LLC (www.pinsly.com), formerly known as RailUSA, has relocated toa new corporate office in Jacksonville, Fla., where it will continue to oversee its two keyproperties, the Florida, Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA) and Grenada Railroad (GRYR).Gulf & Atlantic […]
RailUSA rebrands as Gulf and Atlantic Railways
Published on 3/2/2023 by Progressive Railroading Railroad holding company RailUSA today announced it has changed its name to Gulf and Atlantic Railways LLC. The company relocated to a new corporate office in Jacksonville, Florida, where it will continue overseeing its two key properties: the Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad (FGA) and the Grenada Railroad (GRYR), company […]
Grenada Railroad Receives 286K GWR Certification
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 14, 2022 Grenada Railroad is thrilled to announce that it has received its 286,000-pound gross weight on rail (GWR) certification. This is the culmination of many multi-million-dollar construction and rehabilitation projects over the course of three years. Grenada Railroad (GRYR) began its overhaul shortly after it was acquired by RailUSA in 2018. […]
Small-Road Briefs: Watco, FGA
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor, Railway Age, published on May 23, 2022 Watco has completed a $3 million expansion of its Fairfield, Ala.-based training center. Also, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has awarded $3.2 million to Okaloosa County to expand roads, rail lines and utility infrastructure at the Shoal River Ranch industrial mega site, to […]
Biewer Winona Sawmill Hosts Site Visit
BIEWER WINONA SAWMILL HOSTS SITE VISIT By TISH BUTTSThu,04/28/22-11:31AM Gov. Tate Reeves was in Winona on April 21 for a site visit to the recently opened Biewer Lumber. Headquartered in St. Clair, Michigan, Biewer Lumber has two sawmills in that state, two in Wisconsin, one in Newton, Miss. and now, one in Winona, according to […]