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| Pan Am Southern | |
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| Locale | New England, New York |
| Dates of operation | 2008– |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | North Billerica, MA (PAR), Norfolk, VA (NS) |
On May 15, 2008, Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) announced that it had come to an agreement with Pan Am Railways (PAR) to "create an improved rail route between Albany, N.Y., and the greater Boston, Mass., area called the 'Patriot Corridor'." [1] [2] [3]
Pending STB approval, each of the two companies will own 50% of a new company to be known as Pan Am Southern, LLC (PAS). PAR's trackage between Ayer, Massachusetts and Mechanicville, New York will be transferred to PAS and will continue to be operated and maintained by PAR's Springfield Terminal Railway subsidiary. NS will transfer to PAS cash and property valued at $140 million.
Planned improvements to the route include track and signal upgrades, and expansion of terminals, including construction of new automotive and intermodal terminals.
Planned lines are as follows:[4]
- Rotterdam Junction and Schenectady, New York to CPF 312 (east of Willows, Massachusetts[2]), partially via trackage rights over CP and MBTA (Fitchburg Line)
- Branches from North Adams to Adams, Massachusetts, in Gardner, Massachusetts, from Ayer to Harvard, Massachusetts, from Ayer to West Groton, Massachusetts via MBTA trackage rights, and from Willows to Littleton, Massachusetts via MBTA trackage rights
- White River Junction, Vermont to New Haven, Connecticut, partially via trackage rights over NECR and Amtrak (New Haven-Springfield Line)
- Branches from Berlin to Derby, Connecticut partially via MNCR (Waterbury Branch) trackage rights, from Plainville to Southington, Connecticut, and from North Haven to Cedar Hill, Connecticut via CSX trackage rights
References
- ^ Norfolk Southern Corp. (2008-05-15). "Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern Create the Patriot Corridor to Improve Rail Service and Expand Capacity in New York and New England". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ a b "Introducing the Patriot Corridor" (PDF). Norfolk Southern Corp. (2008-05-16). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ The Associated Press (2008-05-15). "2 railroad freight companies combine effort", AP Business News, Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ Surface Transportation Board, NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, PAN AM RAILWAYS, INC., ET AL.-JOINT CONTROL AND OPERATING/POOLING AGREEMENTS-PAN AM SOUTHERN LLC, June 26, 2008
External links
- Norfolk Southern Corp. (2008-07-08). "Sen. Joe Bruno Announces Plans For $40 Million Rail Logistics Center In Saratoga Co., N.Y.". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-07-08. “This new rail terminal will anchor the western end of Pan Am Southern’s Patriot Corridor, which will be a high-speed freight rail route between the Capitol Region and the Boston area once track and signal improvements are complete. Construction of the $40 million facility is expected to begin in the first quarter 2009 and be complete by April 2010.”
- Anderson, Eric (2008-07-08). "Bruno heralds a new railyard", Times Union (Albany), Hearst Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-07-08. "The new yards will allow Norfolk Southern to compete directly with CSX Transportation for shipment of new automobiles and for intermodal traffic, carrying truck trailers on flatcars."
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