Berkshire and Eastern Railroad

Railroad in New England and New York

Berkshire and Eastern Railroad
Overview

BERX 7881 in fresh G&W paint leaving East Deerfield Yard on EDMO.
Reporting mark	BERX
Locale	New England, New York
Dates of operation	2023–Present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Other
Website	https://panamsouthern.com/

The Berkshire and Eastern Railroad (reporting mark BERX) is a shortline railroad in New England and New York, using tracks owned by Pan Am Southern. Pan Am Southern is jointly owned by CSX Transportation (CSXT) and Norfolk Southern Railway (NS).

Following CSXT's purchase of Pan Am Systems, CSXT and NS chose Genesee & Wyoming (GWI) to operate Pan Am Southern. GWI, in turn, selected its Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad (PSR) subsidiary to operate Pan Am Southern. PSR — doing business as Berkshire & Eastern — will operate, maintain, and market the Pan Am Southern freight rail lines previously operated by Pan Am Railways.

Surface Transportation Board approval of the formation and operation of B&E was contingent on the Board's approval of CSXT's purchase of Pan Am Systems. The Board approved the CSXT–Pan Am deal on April 14, 2022. B&E began operating Pan Am Southern on September 1, 2023.

References

^ "STB Docket No. FD 36472" (PDF). Surface Transportation Board. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ Stephens, Bill (February 26, 2021). "CSX files Pan Am merger application with federal regulators". Trains. Kalmbach Media. Retrieved May 6, 2021. Genesee & Wyoming will operate and maintain Pan Am Southern under a new subsidiary, Berkshire & Eastern.
Franz, Justin. "Regulators Approve CSX Acquisition of Pan Am". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
Stephens, Bill (29 August 2023). "It's official: Berkshire & Eastern to take over Pan Am Southern operations on Sept. 1". Trains. Kalmbach Media. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

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Other operations	Freightliner Group Rotterdam Rail Feeding
Former operations	Genesee & Wyoming Australia (51%) Rockdale, Sandow & Southern Talleyrand Terminal Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad

v t e Railroads of Massachusetts
Common carriers	Bay Colony Railroad Connecticut Southern Railroad CSX Transportation East Brookfield & Spencer Railroad Fore River Transportation Corporation Grafton and Upton Railroad Housatonic Railroad Massachusetts Central Railroad Massachusetts Coastal Railroad New England Central Railroad Pan Am Railways Pan Am Southern Pioneer Valley Railroad Providence and Worcester Railroad
Passenger carriers	Amtrak CTrail MBTA Commuter Rail
Heritage railroads	Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Cape Cod Central Railroad
See also: Former carriers in Massachusetts List of United States railroads by political division

v t e Railroads of New York
Common carriers	Albany Port Railroad Arcade and Attica Railroad B&H Rail Corporation Batten Kill Railroad Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Buffalo Southern Railroad Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad Canadian National Central New York Railroad Canadian Pacific CSX Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad Finger Lakes Railway Falls Road Railroad Green Mountain Railroad Housatonic Railroad Ithaca Central Railroad Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad Lowville and Beaver River Railroad Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad Middletown and New Jersey Railroad Massena Terminal Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway New York and Atlantic Railway New York and Lake Erie Railroad New York New Jersey Rail New York and Ogdensburg Railway New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Owego and Harford Railway Ontario Midland Railroad Ontario Central Railroad Pan Am Railways Providence and Worcester Railroad Rochester and Southern Railroad South Buffalo Railway SMS Rail Lines Vermont Railway Wellsboro and Corning Railroad Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
Passenger carriers	Amtrak Long Island Rail Road Metro-North Railroad NJ Transit Rail Operations
See also: Former carriers in New York List of United States railroads by political division

v t e Railroads of Vermont
Common carriers	Claremont Concord Railroad Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad Canadian National CPKC Green Mountain Railroad New England Central Railroad New Hampshire Central Railroad Pan Am Railways St Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Vermont Railway Washington County Railroad
Passenger carriers	Amtrak
Heritage railroads	Green Mountain Railroad
See also: Former carriers in Vermont List of United States railroads by political division

v t e Railroads of Connecticut
Freight carriers	Branford Steam Railroad Central New England Railroad Connecticut Southern Railroad CSX Transportation Housatonic Railroad Naugatuck Railroad New England Central Railroad Pan Am Southern Providence and Worcester Railroad
Passenger carriers	Amtrak Hartford Line Metro-North Railroad Shore Line East
Heritage railroads	Connecticut Trolley Museum Danbury Railway Museum Naugatuck Railroad Shore Line Trolley Museum Valley Railroad
See also: Former carriers in Connecticut List of United States railroads by political division

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