Iowa Pacific in New York State: New York Department of Environmental Conservation wins round in fight over tank cars

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; February 28, 2018 The state Department of Environmental Conservation has won a preliminary round in…

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Utica, New York Observer-Dispatch editorial: Cuomo’s efforts help derail Adirondack train junkyard

By The Editorial Board, Observer-Dispatch; December 29, 2017 Gov. Andrew Cuomo followed in his father’s footsteps as a protector of…

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Editorial regarding Iowa Pacific Holdings: Don’t let up on Adirondack rail storage

By The Editorial Board, The Daily Gazette; December 28, 2017 It’s great that the Cuomo Administration and environmental groups were…

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Iowa Pacific still plans to bring train cars to Adirondacks for storage

By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star; December 27, 2017 The removal of dozens of tanker cars from tracks north of…

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Iowa Pacific in New York’s Adirondack Mountains: Coalition Urges Governor Cuomo To Stop Tank-Car Storage

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; November 9, 2017 Four environmental groups and two Adirondack towns have written Governor Andrew Cuomo…

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You can’t make this stuff up about Iowa Pacific: Railroad Chief Ed Ellis Defends Tank-Car Storage In A Song

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; November 6, 2017 Last week we posted a song by Dan Berggren titled “Junkyard Express,”…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: A Legal Case Against Storing Tank Cars In Adirondacks

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; October 31, 2017 Governor Andrew Cuomo is opposed to storing empty tank-cars on tracks in…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: First tank train cars arrive for storage in Adirondacks

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; October 18, 2017 Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s first shipment of rail tank cars…

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