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RLBA Assists In Acquisition of New Short Line Railroad
Deciding to buy a segment of a Class 1 Railway requires serious planning and due-diligence and those efforts must take place before the considerable process of completing the purchase transaction itself. RLBA can with every one of these steps.
RLBA Provides Buy-Side Due Diligence in Short Line Holding Company Transaction
In April of this year, 3i Infrastructure PLC (3i) consummated a purchase of Regional Rail Holdings LLC (Regional Rail), a decision supported with buy-side work conducted by R.L. Banks & Associates, Inc. (RLBA). Rob Collins, managing partner, 3i North American Infrastructure, said: “This is an exciting opportunity to partner with an established management team as […]
RLBA Completes Regulatory Review of Shortline Railroad
On May 19, RLBA completed a federal regulatory review of Howard Energy Partners’ (HEP) G.T. Logistics (GTL) rail facility in Port Arthur, TX. HEP purchased GTL two years ago and was unfamiliar with regulations in the rail space but was familiar with federal oversight from their experience in the oil and gas industry. After visits […]
Virginia Railway Express Turns to RLBA’s Railroad Operations Simulation Team to Provide Capacity Analysis
RLBA was engaged by Northern Virginia’s commuter rail service, Virginia Railway Express (VRE), to develop a rail network simulation model depicting VRE’s existing operation. RLBA railroad operations experts employed Rail Traffic Controller (RTC©), the gold standard of rail network simulation applications, to evaluate VRE, Amtrak, CSX and Norfolk Southern (NS) train performance under eight VRE […]