Sidley Represents Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC in its Acquisition of Certain Rail Assets of Pinsly Railroad Co.

Sidley is representing Gulf & Atlantic Railways in its proposed acquisition of the rail assets of Pinsly Railroad Co. The assets include the 18-mile Pioneer Valley Railroad short line and Railroad Distribution Services Inc. Pioneer Valley, with access to two railroads – CSX and Pan Am Southern, which runs from Westfield, Massachusetts, to Holyoke, Massachusetts, and serves more than 30 diversified customers. Railroad Distribution includes two rail-served warehouses with 140,000 square feet of indoor storage and three and a half acres of outdoor storage. The purchase is subject to regulatory approval.

The Sidley team was led by Chris Folmsbee (Energy and Infrastructure) and Cliff Vrielink (Energy and Infrastructure), and included Rachel Kleinberg (Tax), Terry Hynes (Transportation), Marc Korman (Transportation), Josue Medina (Energy and Infrastructure), and Logan Harris (Transportation).