Burkhardt's bid for B&A.(Edward A. Burkhardt leads Rail World Inc. consortium to buy Bangor & Aroostook Railroad System)(Brief Article)

From: Railway Age | Date: August 1, 2001 | Copyright information

Edward A. Burkhardt, the former president, chairman, and CEO of Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp., may soon be back as a North American railroad operator.

Rail World, Inc., the Chicago-based rail management and investment corporation headed by Burkhardt, is leading a consortium negotiating purchase of the rail properties of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad System from Iron Road Railways, a Washington, D.C.-based holding company. The 986-mile B&A system includes the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad, the Canadian American Railroad, the Quebec Southern Railroad, the Northern ...

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