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(Redirected from Transtar, Inc.) Transtar was a refrigeration van line

Transtar, Inc. is a subsidiary of US Steel. It was organized in 1988 to own US Steel's railroad and other transportation subsidiaries. In the third quarter of 2021 it will be taken over by Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors.

Transtar owns or has owned the following companies:

Company	Acquired from	Date	Notes
Birmingham Terminal Railway	US Steel	1988	Sent to Watco in 2012, name changed from Birmingham Southern Railroad to Birmingham Terminal Railway.
Delray Connecting Railroad	National Steel Corporation	2003	Owned directly by US Steel until 2005
Gary Railway	US Steel	2009	Created from unsold part of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Fairfield Southern Company	US Steel	1988	In-plant operation; subsidiary of Birmingham Southern Railroad
Lake Terminal Railroad	US Steel	1988
Lorain Northern Railroad	Unknown	N/A	Operates in close relations with the Lake Terminal Railroad
McKeesport Connecting Railroad	US Steel	1988	Ceased operations
Mobile River Terminal Company	US Steel	1988	Subsidiary of Warrior and Gulf Navigation Company
Texas and Northern Railway	Lone Star Steel Company	2007
Union Railroad	US Steel	1988
Warrior and Gulf Navigation Company	US Steel	1988
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad	US Steel	1988	Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway	US Steel	1988	Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation
Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Company	US Steel	1988	Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation
USS Great Lakes Fleet	US Steel	1988	Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway	US Steel	1988	Sold 2009 to Canadian National

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