decoynh posted:RSJB18 posted:Did Pan Am really run a railroad? If so the obviously ran it as well as the airline.
They are in business right now in NH & ME. Next time they are working on one of our local RR crossings, I'll take a picture of one of their trucks. The trucks are the type that run either on Rails or roads. Check out their website www.panamrailways.com .
"Pan Am entered the rail business in 1981 when the company, then known as Guilford Transportation Industries, purchased the Maine Central Railroad (MEC). In 1983, GTI purchased the bankrupt Boston & Maine (B&M). In 1998 GTI purchased Pan Am Airways from bankruptcy and revived the airline. In 2006 the railroad was rebranded as Pan Am as well. Today the railroad is more vibrant than ever, succeeding in a region where many rail operators have failed, by making sound investments and a focus on the long term."
Thanks Matt. I had a guy who worked for me who was a former machinist for PanAm. Very depressing to here him talk about how they all got shafted in the bankruptcy.
