Transtar, Inc.


Transtar, Inc. is a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. It was organized in 1988 to own U.S. Steel's railroad and other transportation subsidiaries.
Transtar owns or has owned the following companies:
CompanyAcquired fromDateNotes
Birmingham Terminal RailwayU.S. Steel1988Sent to Watco Companies in 2012, name changed from Birmingham Southern Railroad to Birmingham Terminal Railway.
Delray Connecting RailroadNational Steel Corporation2003Owned directly by U.S. Steel until 2005
Gary RailwayU.S. Steel2009Created from unsold part of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Fairfield Southern CompanyU.S. Steel1988In-plant operation; subsidiary of Birmingham Southern Railroad
Lake Terminal RailroadU.S. Steel1988-
Lorain Northern RailroadUnknownN/AOperates in close relations with the Lake Terminal Railroad
McKeesport Connecting RailroadU.S. Steel1988Ceased operations
Mobile River Terminal CompanyU.S. Steel1988Subsidiary of Warrior and Gulf Navigation Company
Texas and Northern RailwayLone Star Steel Company2007-
Union RailroadU.S. Steel1988-
Warrior and Gulf Navigation CompanyU.S. Steel1988-
Bessemer and Lake Erie RailroadU.S. Steel1988Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation LLC
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range RailwayU.S. Steel1988Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation LLC
Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock CompanyU.S. Steel1988Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation LLC
USS Great Lakes Fleet, Inc.U.S. Steel1988Sold 2001 to Great Lakes Transportation LLC
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern RailwayU.S. Steel1988Sold 2009 to Canadian National