Rio Grande, Cedar AI Partner on Industrial Switching Tech
Rio Grande Pacific Technology (RIoTECH) has teamed with Seattle, Wash.-based Cedar AI to improve service and railcar visibility for operators and shippers at industrial switching locations.
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For Rio Grande, New Industrial Rail Services-Shipper Agreement
Consumer and corrugated packaging company WestRock has selected Rio Grande Pacific Corp. for industrial rail services.
Spellman to Lead RIOTECH
Rio Grande Pacific Corp. has appointed John J. Spellman President of its Rio Grande Pacific Technology (RIOTECH) subsidiary.
RGPC Industrial Rail Services Teams With McAlister Assets/RCR Rail Co.
Rio Grande Pacific (RGPC) Industrial Rail Services will provide switching and transloading for two McAlister Assets/RCR Rail Co. rail parks in Texas.
STB Rejects Tennessee Pass Revival
Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railway Co. (CMPR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Grande Pacific Corp. (Rio Grande), will not be able to go forward with the Tennessee Pass Line revival as filed, according to a March 25 decision by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), but the decision leaves open the possibility of re-filing.
CMPR Seeks Restrictions to Tennessee Pass Lease
The Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railway Co. (CMPR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Grande Pacific Corp. (Rio Grande), has asked the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to “restrict the proposed lease of the [Tennessee Pass rail] Line against the transportation of crude oil, coal and hazardous commodities.”
Tennessee Pass Revival on Hold, for Now
The Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railway Co. (CMPR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Grande Pacific Corp. (Rio Grande), will have to wait to revive the Tennessee Pass line, according to a recent decision by the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
Tennessee Pass Revival: It’s Complicated
Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railway Co. (CMP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Grande Pacific Corp. (RGPC), has entered into an agreement to lease the majority (163.1 miles) of the Tennessee Pass rail line between Parkdale and Sage, Colo., from Union Pacific. The short line has also submitted a filing to the Surface Transportation Board for common-carrier authority to operate the line.
For DCTA, New Commuter Rail Operations, DMU Maintenance Contracts
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) Board has approved the assignment of an operations and maintenance management contract to Rio Grande Pacific Corp. (RGPC) for its 21-mile A-Train commuter rail service connecting the Texas counties of Denton and Dallas. RGPC has selected Stadler U.S., Inc. to maintain the 11 GTW 2/6 diesel multiple-units (DMU), which the railcar manufacturer supplied for the A-Train’s 2011 launch.