G&AR Rebrands as Pinsly Railroad Company
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor of Railway Age Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC (G&AR) announced May 1 that it is rebranding as Pinsly Railroad Company following the October 2023 acquisition of Pioneer Valley Railroad, Pinsly’s last short line railroad company. Pinsly Railroad Company is the second oldest short line railway holding company in North America, […]
Gulf & Atlantic Railways is Now Pinsly Railroad Company
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 1, 2024 — Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC announced today that it is rebranding as Pinsly Railroad Company. The name change comes after the October 2023 acquisition of Pioneer Valley Railroad, Pinsly’s last short line railroad company. Pinsly Railroad Company is the second oldest short line railway holding company in North America, […]
Pederson Elevated to VP, Multimodal Logistics at Gulf & Atlantic Railroad
David Pederson, Vice President, Multimodal Logistics, Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC Jacksonville, Fla.-based Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC (GAR) has appointed David Pederson to Vice President, Multimodal Logistics, following its acquisition last fall of Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR) and Railroad Distribution Services (RDS) from Pinsly Railroad Company, where he served as Vice President and General Manager for both […]
Grenada Railroad celebrates revival of its entire Memphis-Canton, Miss., route
Gulf & Atlantic Railways short line was once near abandonment GRENADA, Miss. — After more than nine years of repairs and upgrades and millions of dollars in federal, state, and private investment, community leaders gathered Tuesday, Aug. 29, to celebrate the return of the 235-mile Grenada Railroad line that runs north and south along the […]
Gulf & Atlantic Railways Buys Pinsly Railroad Company’s Massachusetts Short Line and Warehousing Business
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GAR adds Pioneer Valley Railroad, an 18-mile short line, to its 711-mile system JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC (GAR) (www.pinsly.com) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the rail assets of Pinsly Railroad Company (Pinsly). The transaction includes the 18-mile Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR) short […]
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners to acquire Massachusetts short line
Published on August 29, 2023 by Pioneer Valley Railroad will become firm’s sixth short line Pioneer Valley Railroad CF7 No. 2647 switches a covered hopper. PVRR WASHINGTON – Macquarie Infrastructure Partners is acquiring Massachusetts short line Pioneer Valley Railroad from its founder, Pinsly Railroad Co., according to a regulatory filing. Through Gulf & Atlantic Railways, Macquarie currently […]
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 […]