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34-530: The rebuilt locomotives saw service throughout much of the Santa Fe system. One unit, the 4625, was wrecked in August 1974 shortly after rebuild. Another 44 units were retired by Santa Fe in 1985 and replaced with state-of-the-art equipment, while a year later the remaining 35 units were sold to Guilford Rail System (now Pan Am Railways ). As of 2012, all SD26s have been scrapped. The first locomotive to go through

68-627: A $ 2-million grant to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for preliminary engineering on removing 19 obstacles to allow double stack container trains to use the Patriot Corridor route. The project included raising clearance by two feet in the 4.75-mile (7.64 km) Hoosac Tunnel . The company was criticized for dumping used railroad ties that contain creosote rather than sending them for safe disposal or recycling. Pan Am Railways parent Pan Am Systems

102-525: A $ 40-million payroll. The company continued to operate with subsidiary entities bearing the names of former railroads which over time formed the company. The company's assets were housed separately in these various subsidiaries for various reasons. For example, the Boston and Maine Corporation owned the railroad property itself while the Springfield Terminal branch operated the railroad (most of

136-480: A 478-page plan of purchase outlining a broad range of topics, from implementations of track upgrades to the controversial issue of Norfolk Southern intermodal routing, as well as the fate of Pan Am's hodgepodge fleet of aging motive power, which is made up of EMD and GE locomotives from railroads such as Conrail, NS, CSX, the Milwaukee Road, and Kansas City Southern. On May 26, 2021, the federal regulators of

170-664: A bid to buy the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). The paper industry provides the largest source of business, with chemicals, clay and pulp inbound, and finished paper outbound. But the railroad has been losing ground to other forms of transportation - particularly trucking. A 2008 report issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers rated Maine at 48th of the 50 states in volume of freight traffic that moves by rail. Guilford completed its acquisition of Delaware and Hudson Railway in 1984, purchasing

204-406: A deadline for a final Surface Transportation Board decision. On April 14, 2022, The Surface Transportation Board fully accepted the purchase by CSX Transportation of Pan Am Railways and 50% of Pan Am Southern. According to the board; CSX's control of Pan Am and subsequent merger of six of Pan Am's subsidiary railroads into CSX, subject to the voluntary commitments and settlement agreements to which

238-595: A definitive agreement to purchase Pan Am Systems. The sale of Pan Am Systems to CSX underwent regulatory review by the Surface Transportation Board , which approved the sale on April 14, 2022. At midnight on June 1, 2022, CSX Corp began operating Pan Am Railways as a subsidiary of CSX Transportation; Pan Am Systems ceased operations. The company was founded in May 1981 as Guilford Transportation Industries by Timothy Mellon , who quickly looked to form

272-591: A railroad company in the Northeast through purchasing some of the area's bankrupt railroads. The company began by purchasing the Maine Central Railroad that same year, and also announced it was interested in purchasing the bankrupt Boston and Maine , making an offer that year. The company's purchase of the B&;M was approved in 1983, adding it to Guilford's network. Even as the B&M purchase

306-595: Is a subsidiary of CSX Corporation under rail subsidiary CSX Transportation since June 1, 2022, Pan Am Railways former parent company was Portsmouth, New Hampshire -based Pan Am Systems . It was headquartered in Iron Horse Park in North Billerica, Massachusetts . Pan Am Railways parent Pan Am Systems was put up for sale in July 2020. On November 30, 2020, CSX Corporation announced that it had signed

340-409: Is primarily made up of former Class II regional railroads such as Boston and Maine Corporation , Maine Central Railroad Company , Portland Terminal Company , and Springfield Terminal Railway Company. It was formerly known as Guilford Transportation Industries and was also known as Guilford Rail System . Guilford bought the name, colors, and logo of Pan American World Airways in 1998. The company

374-577: The Heber Valley Railroad in May 2018. On May 15, 2008, NS announced that it had come to an agreement with PAR to "create an improved rail route between Albany, New York , and the Boston, Massachusetts , region, named the Patriot Corridor. The STB approved the deal on March 10, 2009, with each railroad owning 50% of a new company known as Pan Am Southern (PAS). PAR's trackage between Ayer, Massachusetts , and Mechanicville, New York ,

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408-630: The Kansas City and Barstow hump yards and flat yards throughout the system. Ten others (#4611, #4627, #4629, #4640, #4645, #4648, #4667, #4674, #4677, and #4678) were configured with Locotrol Remote Control Equipment (RCE) for use in coal , grain , potash , and molten sulfur unit train service. The majority of SD26s were placed in both general freight and intermodal service in the Kansas City — La Junta — Albuquerque — El Paso freight pool, while others spent their years running up and down

442-671: The D&;H's directors and Norfolk and Western accepted the offer, in part to remove a potential obstacle to the pending merger between the N&;W and the Southern Railway . In 1985, Guilford entered into an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) to run trains to St. Louis . NS was attempting to win approval of a plan to purchase Conrail from the U.S. government and proposed allowing Guilford to lease Conrail lines to St. Louis in order to restore competition that would be lost in

476-744: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Vermont Rail System, as well as many other local political figures and community leaders from other New England states, the Surface Transportation Board ruled the acquisition as "Significant" meaning that a more rigorous review process would be necessary. On April 30, 2021, CSX submitted

510-570: The Pan Am Southern (the Northern Route), used by NS prior to this agreement, is too low for double-stack trains. Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E), a wholly owned subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), will replace Springfield Terminal as the operator of Pan Am Southern. CSX made specific commitments in its filings and entered into settlement agreements with numerous parties that had initially raised concerns about

544-495: The SD26. Two of the air tanks were reinstalled toward the back roof on either side of the radiator section fans, while the other pair was situated on either side of the dynamic brake fans. The original EMD 16-567D3 engine was rebuilt with 645 power assemblies. Coupled with extensive electrical system upgrades, the horsepower rating was increased to 2,625 and gave rise to the 26 designation. The SD24's unreliable electrical system

578-592: The Spring of 1985, when 44 of the locomotives were retired and traded to EMD in exchange for 15 new GP50s . The other 35 units were sold at the end of 1986 to Guilford Rail System (now known as Pan Am Railways ). As of 2012, the last SD26, ST 643 (formerly ATSF 4673), was scrapped. Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways, Inc. (PAR) is a subsidiary of CSX Corporation that operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine , to Rotterdam Junction, New York . Pan Am Railways

612-523: The Surface Transportation Board rejected CSX's purchase application, deeming it "incomplete." The board cited "contradictions" and "lack of necessary information" to properly judge the acquisition, and therefore could not rule on the matter. The STB accepted a revised merger application for consideration on July 30, allowing CSX to move forward with the acquisition. The decision determined that an environmental and historic review are unnecessary and establishes criteria for additional filings, public comments, and

646-560: The applicants have agreed, would not likely cause a substantial lessening of competition or create a monopoly or restraint of trade. "The Board found several key benefits flowing from the merger. It would result in much-needed capital investments in the Pan Am network, as well as more consistent maintenance. Also, the Board found that shippers would have additional marketing opportunities and more efficient single-line service, and CSX would have

680-457: The assets from Norfolk and Western Railway . When their planned western expansion fell through, with few prospects for growing freight traffic, and two intense labor strikes, Guilford filed the D&H for bankruptcy and disbanded the company, in June 1988. By an Interstate Commerce Commission emergency order, New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway provided service under subsidy until the line

714-506: The company's employees were under the Springfield Terminal umbrella.) Meanwhile, the Maine Central entity owns rolling stock. In 2011, PAR repainted two EMD GP9 locomotives into heritage schemes commemorating the company's predecessors; GP9s number 77 and 52 were repainted into the Boston and Maine maroon and gold " Minuteman " paint scheme and the Maine Central "Pine Tree Route" green and gold livery, respectively. Both were sold to

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748-565: The early 1980s, most of the stock one-piece windshields were replaced with two-piece units similar to those used on the EMD GP20 , a move intended to bring standardization of windshield glass to several classes of Santa Fe locomotives and thereby reduce maintenance stockpiles. A "second generation"-style traction motor blower housing was fitted to the left side of later rebuilds. Ten of the units (#4601, #4603–#4607, #4612, #4617, #4618, and #4675) were wired to operate with " slug " units for work in

782-520: The merger. The plan would have allowed Guilford to use the Conrail mainline from Toledo to Ridgeway, Ohio , and from Crestline, Ohio , to St. Louis. Guilford would also purchase 955 miles (1,537 km) of Conrail track and 1,300 freight cars from Norfolk Southern for $ 53M. NS did not prevail in its attempt to purchase Conrail in 1985, and the Guilford plan was dropped. In 1987, Guilford also placed

816-633: The operating party. This means the track will be owned by CSX but CSX will not dispatch it. Also, Norfolk Southern will keep its 49% stake in Pan Am Southern (PAS). With the sale, the intermodal traffic between Mechanicville and Ayer will be re-routed over Boston and Albany Railroad (B&A) to Worcester, MA. From there the traffic will come up the Worcester main and into Ayer Yard. On March 25, 2021, after numerous letters questioning CSX's acquisition of Pan Am Railways parent Pan Am Systems from

850-633: The opportunity to better compete for traffic moving via long-haul trucking. The Board also noted environmental benefits in the form of fuel efficiency and lower emissions resulting from CSX’s use of newer line-haul and switching locomotives, compared to Pan Am’s locomotives." The combination of several trackage rights agreements in the approved plan will create a new route allowing Norfolk Southern to move double-stack intermodal trains and automobile trains from Voorheesville, New York to Ayer, Massachusetts (the Southern Route). The Hoosac Tunnel on

884-496: The railroad's Coast Lines. The units became known as "slushbuckets" among railfans in reference to their distinctive turbocharger sound, which was considerably more subdued than that produced by either the GP40 or SD40 . #4625 was wrecked near Rustler Springs, Texas in August 1974 and was subsequently sent to the scrap yard. Changing philosophies regarding motive power expenditures led the Santa Fe to begin trimming its SD26 roster in

918-541: The rebuild program was Santa Fe #4533, which entered the San Bernardino shops in January 1973. Its four roof-mounted " torpedo tube " air reservoir tanks were moved to allow for the installation of a new inertial air filtering system (SD24s lacked a central air filtration system), which was located directly behind the locomotive cab. The resulting "blower bulge" or "hump" became the most obvious visual identifier of

952-470: The transaction. PAR's mainline ran from Mattawamkeag, Maine , to Mechanicville, New York , via the lines of the following former companies: [REDACTED] Media related to Pan Am Railways at Wikimedia Commons Regional railroad In the United States , a Class II railroad , sometimes referred to as a regional railroad , is a railroad company that is not Class I , but still has

986-470: Was installed. The unit retained its one-piece windshield and nose-mounted classification lights . When all of the modifications were complete, the locomotive was given a fresh coat of Yellowbonnet paint and reassigned as #4633 (all SD26s were given a 100-place "bump" in numbering to reflect their new class). Over the next 5 years, all of the SD24s on Santa Fe's roster would undergo similar modifications. In

1020-416: Was put up for sale in July 2020. On November 30, 2020, an agreement was announced for CSX Corporation (parent company for CSX Transportation ) to acquire Pan Am Systems. Norfolk Southern has expressed concern about possible impacts on competition. The sale was proposed as follows: CSX will own and operate between Mattawamkeag, ME and Ayer, MA. Between Ayer and Rotterdam, NY, Genesee & Wyoming will be

1054-401: Was replaced with upgraded circuitry, consisting of new wiring harnesses and EMD's new " Dash 2 " circuit cards. The unit was retrofitted with extended-range dynamic brakes as well. The footboards were reconfigured, the locomotive bell was removed from the front pilot and mounted midway between the radiator fans and dynamic brake fans, and a roof-mounted beacon and cab air conditioning system

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1088-659: Was sold to Canadian Pacific in 1991. In 1998, Guilford bought the name, colors, and logo of Pan American World Airways . In March 2006, Guilford Transportation Industries changed its name to Pan Am Railways (PAR). Then in March 2009, PAR was ordered to pay the largest corporate criminal fine in Massachusetts history — $ 500,000 — due to the company's negligence to report a spill of hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel in violation of state and federal environmental laws and regulations. As of 2011, PAR employed 750 people and had

1122-517: Was still pending, Guilford announced it intended to purchase the Delaware and Hudson Railway from its then owner Norfolk and Western Railway on September 1, 1981, marking the company's third acquisition. The next month, Timothy Mellon made an offer of $ 500,000 for the entirety of the D&H's stock, which was identical to the amount the Norfolk and Western had paid to buy the D&H in 1968. Both

1156-545: Was transferred to PAS, while its operations and maintenance were handled by PAR's ST subsidiary. NS transferred to PAS cash and property valued at $ 140 million. Improvements to the route included track and signal upgrades, and expansion of terminals, including construction of new automotive and intermodal terminals in Ayer and Mechanicville. In March 2012, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded

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