Five US shortline railroads change hands
Jaguar Transport has acquired five short-line railroads and a railroad construction and maintenance company from The Western Group (TWG).
The railroads involved in the transaction are Cimarron Valley Railroad (in Southwest Kansas, Northern Oklahoma, and Eastern Colorado), Washington Eastern Railroad (in Eastern Washington), Texas and Eastern Railroad (with operations between Rusk and Palestine, Texas, along with the Texas State Railroad), Southwestern Railroad (in Southern New Mexico) as well as Oregon Eastern Railroad (in Eastern Oregon). The Western Railroad Builders is also included in the deal.
Jaguar Transport Holdings owns and operates railroads, terminals and transloading facilities throughout North America. TWG is a rail transportation services provider founded in 1972 and headquartered in Ogden, Utah. (ben)