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What Short Line is this?

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What Short Line is this?
Posted by CMStPnP on Sunday, July 11, 2021 3:54 PM

Some trivia for you, I am just curious if anyone can figure out what shortline is referred to in the FOR SALE documentation in the link below.     

https://www.businessbroker.net/business-for-sale/freight-transport-and-railroad-logistics-new-york/540194.aspx

 

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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, July 11, 2021 5:50 PM

The Owego bunch was sold last year to R J Corman, so this appears to be another bunch. (that owner had a successorship issue that cancer blew up)

The Saratoga & North Creek bunch was because of mis-management/ bankruptcy. (most saw that coming for years, in spite of the smokescreen.)

Good idea that several on the forum very well knows who this is, but there are just enough uncertainty statements here to throw some folks off.

 

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Sunday, July 11, 2021 7:41 PM

I know who I hope it isn't...   Hmm

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Posted by MidlandMike on Sunday, July 11, 2021 9:00 PM

CMStPnP

Some trivia for you, I am just curious if anyone can figure out what shortline is referred to in the FOR SALE documentation in the link below.     

https://www.businessbroker.net/business-for-sale/freight-transport-and-railroad-logistics-new-york/540194.aspx

 

 

Link says they are in Scranton.  Description of commodities sounds like the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad.  They are part of Genesee Valley Transportation.

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, July 11, 2021 9:19 PM

Sounds familiar, but not close enough to declare a winner...

 

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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, July 11, 2021 9:45 PM

(But they are headquartered at Batavia, NY even though the shops are Scranton)

 

The plot thickens.

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, July 11, 2021 10:05 PM

GVT actually has two lines in NY - Falls Road (western NY) and Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern (Utica).

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Posted by rixflix on Monday, July 12, 2021 9:19 AM

Flintlock76

I know who I hope it isn't...   Hmm 

"Well, c'mon Babs!"

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