Trains Magazine recently published a comprehensive feature on our very own Nebraska Central Railroad (NCRC), a subsidiary of Rio Grande Pacific Corp. (RGPC). The article provides an in-depth look at our 340-mile network, which primarily consists of branch lines formerly operated by Union Pacific and one former Burlington Northern line. The feature highlights our… Read more
Plans to build an 80- to 100-mile-long railroad to transport crude oil, natural gas and agricultural products from Utah’s northeastern Uinta Basin and the surrounding area to refineries have been debated, studied, partially planned and abandoned multiple times since the early 1980s. Click here to read the full article.
Rio Grande Pacific Corp. has named rail industry veteran Mark Hemphill to lead development and construction of the Uinta Basin Railway poject, a $1.5 billion new build that, when completed in late 2022 or early 2023, will serve northeastern Utah’s energy, mineral and agriculture industries. The new railroad is being built through a DBFOM (design-build-finance-operate-maintain… Read more
The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition’s (SCIC) board voted to select Drexel Hamilton Infrastructure Partners LP for a public-private partnership to finance, develop and construct the proposed Uinta Basin Railway in Utah. The Uinta Basin Railway is a new freight-rail line proposed by SCIC to connect the Uinta Basin to the national rail network and make it possible to economically transport… Read more
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Investor Drexel Hamilton Infrastructure Partners LP and rail operator Rio Grande Pacific Corp on Friday disclosed plans to build a $1.5 billion rail line that would transport heavy crude from Utah to connections to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Drexel Hamilton and Rio Grande officials said the project aims to deliver about 400,000… Read more