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Yesterday, Patriot Rail Corp. announced it completed the acquisition of six short lines from Weyerhaeuser Co. The transaction boosted Patriot Rail's short-line holdings to 13.

The acquired short lines include the:
• DeQueen and Eastern Railroad, which operates 50 route miles in southwest Arkansas;
• Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad, which operates 41 route miles in southeast Oklahoma;
• Columbia & Cowlitz Railway, which operates 14 route miles in southwest Washington;
• Patriot Woods Railroad, which operates 23 route miles in southwest Washington;
• Golden Triangle Railroad, which operates 9.5 route miles in central Mississippi; and
• Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad, which operates 22 route miles in Mississippi.

The railroads primarily serve Weyerhaeuser and International Paper mills, plus a number of third-party customers.

As part of the transaction, Patriot Rail also acquired 28 locomotives, more than 300 rail cars, 2,500 leased cars, right-of-way real estate, general office buildings, maintenance-of-way equipment, locomotive and car repair shops, a wheel shop and rail yards.