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Overview | |
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Franchise(s) | Berkshire and Eastern Railroad |
Parent company | Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation |
Reporting mark | PAS |
Locale | New England, New York |
Dates of operation | 2009–Present |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Pan Am Southern, LLC (reporting mark PAS)[1] is a freight railroad jointly owned by Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and CSX Corporation. PAS is independently operated by the Berkshire and Eastern Railroad, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming. PAS owns trackage known as the Patriot Corridor between Albany, New York, and the Boston, Massachusetts, area, utilizing rail lines formerly owned by the Fitchburg Railroad and later on the Boston and Maine Railroad. It was previously operated by PAR subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway.