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Leasing and San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad were forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy and were appointed a trustee by a U.S. bankruptcy court in Denver. Iowa Pacific Holdings itself filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. bankruptcy court in Northern Illinois in late March 2021. As of 2021, Iowa Pacific Holdings former rolling stock and subsidiary railroads have been sold and auctioned off by the appointed trustees.
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in Mississippi. The Grenada Railway, was subsequently acquired by
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997:"Watco to acquire two west Texas short lines"
740:Weardale and Dartmoor lines offered for sale
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759:. Trains. 23 September 2008
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142:Texas – New Mexico Railroad
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296:In April it acquired the
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423:"Permian Basin Railways"
1001:Progressive Railroading
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233:Arizona Eastern Railway
101:Edwin E. Ellis, Jr, CEO
554:. Trains. 8 April 2011
139:Permian Basin Railways
264:Genesee & Wyoming
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