Foxy Startup

RAIN, SNOW OR SHINE

The “FOXY” takeover is really the creation of a couple of Watco railroads and extensions of two others. The GDLK gains some track in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the WSOR gains some track in Wisconsin. Watco will also be operating on former CN track in Wisconsin as the Fox Valley Railroad or FOXY. As the final piece, Watco will be operating on former CN track in Canada from Sault Ste. Marie, north. All together it will add about 270 crossings to our US maintenance portfolio and 22 crossings in Canada. All the properties have other track-side assets to maintain too like radio towers, hot-box detectors and swing bridges. We’ve added supervisors Andy Wood in the US and John Amendola in Canada as well as several maintainers.

Additionally, we would like to give a huge shoutout to our team working on the FOXY Railroad in Wisconsin during the startup. This picture shows just how deep the snow was (at least 2.5 to 3 feet), in which our crews had to dig and remove in order to conduct their testing and inspections. Being in the railroad industry is not easy, but it is rewarding! We appreciate you!