Jacksonville, Fla.-based Pinsly Railroad Company (Pinsly) on Jan. 29 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Andalusia, Ala., to commemorate the rehabilitation and return to service of the 36-mile short line now operated by Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad (GAR).
“Previously out of service, the line is now fully restored following more than $6 million in infrastructure rehabilitation investments by GAR,” said Pinsly (formerly known as Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC), whose portfolio also includes eight other small roads (Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad; Grenada Railroad, a Railway Age 2021 Short Line of the Year Honorable Mention; Camp Chase Railway; Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad; Vermilion Valley Railroad Company; North Florida Industrial Railroad; Pioneer Valley Railroad; and Hondo Railway). “The first railcars in over a year were successfully delivered to customers on Jan. 20, restoring regional rail service.”
GAR, formerly operated by Genesee & Wyoming’s Three Notch Railway LLC, connects to CSX at Georgiana, Ala., and spans to Andalusia, serving key customers Shaw Industries Group and Arclin. In October, Pinsly reported that GAR had assumed operations.
“This was a great opportunity to partner with Shaw, Arclin, CSX and the communities of Andalusia and Georgiana to bring customer-focused short line service back to the region,” Pinsly Chief Commercial Officer Cassie Dull said. “These investments reflect our belief in the region’s long-term growth and our commitment to delivering safe, reliable, customer-focused rail service.”
In other developments, Pinsly’s Chief Human Resources Officer Gaynor Ryan earned a 2025 Railway Age Women in Rail award and CEO Ryan Ratledge, who was selected by Railway Age readers as one of ten Most Influential Leaders for 2025, last year joined the Surface Transportation Board’s Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council.
