New passenger train petition targets federal and provincial governments

CAPT thinks the timing is right to get the federal and provincial governments onboard to invest in the north’s passenger train service.

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With #Watco owning the tracks all the way from Toledo to Cadillac, I wonder if they'll quit switching out locomotives north of #AnnArbor? And will the number of trains through town increase? https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/owosso-s-great-lakes-central-railroad-acquired-by-watco-holdings

#AARR #railfan #TrainHorns

Webb Asset Management (WAMX) 4021 was working on the Eastern Idaho Railroad (EIRR) on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Twin Falls, Idaho. WAMX reportedly is a part of WATCO Holdings and the EIRR reportedly is a subsidiary of WATCO.
WAMX is an EMD GP40-2LW. Reportedly it was built in 1975 as CN 9631.

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WA’s Rail-Over-Road Plans Advance as Terminal Opens http://dlvr.it/TD56MX #Australia #logisticsterminal #RailNews #Watco
WA’s Rail-Over-Road Plans Advance as Terminal Opens

A game-changing freight terminal is now in operation south-east of Perth.

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Watco to Operate North Bergen Transload For The New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway Corporation http://dlvr.it/TBfC4t #BreakingNews #freightrailroad #NewYorkSusquehannaandWestern #Watco
Watco to Operate North Bergen Transload For The New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway Corporation - Railway Track and Structures

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. –– Watco has started operating a new transload facility for the New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway Corporation (NYSW) in North Bergen, New Jersey.

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