A conglomerate of short lines owned by FTAI Infrastructure Inc. is being reorganized under a new brand: The Wheeling. Previously, FTAI’s railroads — including the Union Railroad — were operated under the Transtar banner. But in 2025, FTAI acquired its largest operation yet: the Wheeling & Lake Erie. W&LE operates more than 800 miles of track in Ohio and Pennsylvania and was founded in 1990 after acquiring former Norfolk Southern routes, some of …
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