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STB Approves Fortress Investment Group Acquisition of Two Shortline Rail Carriers
November 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2025:

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STB Approves Fortress Investment Group Acquisition of Two Shortline Rail Carriers

The Surface Transportation Board today announced it has granted authority for Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) to acquire control of Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE) and Akron Barberton Cluster Rai . . .

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