Transtar (US Company)
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Transtar, Inc. is a subsidiary of US Steel. It was organized in 1988 to own US Steel's railroad and other transportation subsidiaries. In the third quarter of 2021 it will be taken over by Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors.[1]
Transtar owns or has owned the following companies:
Company | Acquired from | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Birmingham Terminal Railway | US Steel | 1988[2] | Sent to Watco in 2012, name changed from Birmingham Southern Railroad to Birmingham Terminal Railway. |
Delray Connecting Railroad | National Steel Corporation | 2003[3] | Owned directly by US Steel until 2005[4] |
Gary Railway | US Steel | 2009 | Created from unsold part of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway |
US Steel | 1988[5] | In-plant operation; subsidiary of Birmingham Southern Railroad | |
US Steel | 1988[2] | ||
Unknown | N/A | Operates in close relations with the | |
US Steel | 1988[2] | Ceased operations | |
US Steel | 1988[6] | Subsidiary of Warrior and Gulf Navigation Company | |
Texas and Northern Railway | Lone Star Steel Company | 2007[7][8] | |
Union Railroad | US Steel | 1988[2] | |
US Steel | 1988[9] | ||
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad | US Steel | 1988[2] | Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation |
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway | US Steel | 1988[2] | Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation |
US Steel | 1988[2] | Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation | |
US Steel | 1988[10] | Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation | |
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway | US Steel | 1988[2] | Sold 2009 to Canadian National |
References[]
- ^ Fortress to Acquire US Steel’s Short Line Subsidiary Railway Age June 9, 2021
- ^ a b c d e f g h STB Finance Docket No. 33942, November 30, 2000
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34311, February 19, 2003
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34767, November 1, 2005
- ^ Fairfield Southern Company, accessed December 2008
- ^ Mobile River Terminal, accessed December 2008
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 35027, May 25, 2007
- ^ STB Finance Docket No. 35070, August 8, 2007
- ^ Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co., accessed December 2008
- ^ Jonathan P. Hicks, New York Times, USX Agrees to Sell Transportation Unit, June 21, 1988
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- United States railroad holding companies
- U.S. Steel