Union Railroad Awarded $2.6 Million PennDOT Grant for Rail Infrastructure Improvements in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA – December 20, 2024 – Union Railroad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transtar, LLC, (“Transtar”) is pleased to announce the award of a $2.6 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) to replace 1,386 ties and upgrade rail on the High Grade Bridge, which supports a critical part of the manufacturing supply […]
Union Railroad Earns ASLRRA Eastern Region President’s Safety Award
Pittsburgh, PA – May 22, 2024 – Transtar, LLC (“Transtar”) is pleased to announce that its Union Railroad has been awarded the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (“ASLRRA”) Eastern Region President’s Safety Award in the 250,000 to 500,000 Person Hours Worked category for calendar year 2023. The President’s Safety Award, the most prestigious […]
East Ohio Valley Railway Receives Funding to Rehabilitate Four At-Grade Crossings
Pittsburgh, PA – May 20, 2024 – On May 16, 2024, the Ohio Rail Development Commission approved a grant in the amount of $255,000 to East Ohio Valley Railway to help with rehabilitation of four private, at-grade crossings. The total project cost is estimated at $510,000. The project involves the complete reconstruction of four at-grade crossings, […]
Transtar’s East Ohio Valley Railway expands in Eastern Ohio
Pittsburgh, PA – May 7, 2024 – East Ohio Valley Railway LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transtar, LLC, is expanding its rail network an additional 18 miles, through a long-term lease of rail lines in the Powhatan Point, Ohio area. The new operations will extend EOVR’s existing 12.2 mile mainline an additional 16.5 miles to […]
Union Railroad Opens New Railcar Repair Facility in Pittsburgh Area
PITTSBURGH, PA – March 21, 2024 – Union Railroad Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transtar, LLC, is excited to announce the opening of the newest railroad freight car repair shop in North America. Located in the industrial district of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, the facility was constructed through a public/private partnership with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as […]
Union Railroad Awarded $2.1 Million PennDOT Grant for Rail Infrastructure Improvements in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA – December 20, 2023 – Union Railroad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transtar, LLC, is pleased to announce the award of a $2.1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to support critical infrastructure improvements along its rail lines. This investment will enable Union Railroad to replace approximately 15,000 ties in the […]
Transtar Railroads Recognized by ASLRRA for Safety Performance
Transtar, LLC (Transtar) is pleased to announce that its Gary Railway Company (GRW) was recently awarded, for the second year in a row, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA)’s Eastern Region President’s Safety Award for the 250,000 to 500,000 Person Hours Worked category.
