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Pan Am Southern, LLC 〔Railinc, (Search MARKs ), accessed October 2009〕 is a freight railroad jointly owned by Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and Pan Am Railways (PAR). PAS owns trackage known as the ''Patriot Corridor'' between Albany, New York and the greater Boston, Massachusetts area, utilizing rail lines formerly owned by the Boston and Maine Corporation. It is operated by PAR subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway. == History == On May 15, 2008, Norfolk Southern Railway announced that it had come to an agreement with Pan Am Railways to "create an improved rail route between Albany, N.Y., and the greater Boston, Mass., area called the 'Patriot Corridor'." On March 12, 2009, Norfolk Southern and Pan Am received STB approval of the deal.〔US Board Approves Joint Ownership Of Pan Am Southern LLC, CNN Money, http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903102012DOWJONESDJONLINE000756_FORTUNE5.htm, 3/12/09〕 As of May 1, 2009, each of the two companies owns 50% of Pan Am Southern. PAR's trackage between Ayer, Massachusetts and Mechanicville, New York was transferred to PAS and continues to be operated and maintained by PAR's Springfield Terminal Railway Company subsidiary. NS transferred to PAS cash and property valued at $137.5 million.〔Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern Receive Approval to Improve Rail Service in New York and New England, http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/News%20Releases/2009/pan-am.html, 3/12/09〕 Planned improvements to the route include track and signal upgrades, and expansion of terminals, including construction of new automotive and intermodal terminals in Ayer, Massachusetts and Mechanicville, New York. Planned lines are as follows:〔Surface Transportation Board, (NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, PAN AM RAILWAYS, INC., ET AL.-JOINT CONTROL AND OPERATING/POOLING AGREEMENTS-PAN AM SOUTHERN LLC ), June 26, 2008〕 *Rotterdam Junction and Schenectady, New York to CPF 312 (east of Willows, Massachusetts〔), partially via trackage rights over CP and MBTA (Fitchburg Line) * *Branches from North Adams to Adams, Massachusetts; in Gardner, Massachusetts; from Ayer to Harvard, Massachusetts; from Ayer to West Groton, Massachusetts via MBTA trackage rights; and from Willows to Littleton, Massachusetts via MBTA trackage rights *White River Junction, Vermont to New Haven, Connecticut, partially via trackage rights over NECR and Amtrak (New Haven-Springfield Line) * *Branches from Berlin to Derby, Connecticut partially via MNCR (Waterbury Branch) trackage rights; from Plainville to Southington, Connecticut; and from North Haven to Cedar Hill, Connecticut via CSX trackage rights 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pan Am Southern」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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