Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: [Abstract]

Property and Equipment Useful Life [Table Text Block]

Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the useful lives of the property and equipment. The following table sets forth the estimated useful lives of the Company’s major classes of property and equipment:

	Estimated Useful Life
Property:	Minimum	Maximum
Buildings and leasehold improvements (subject to term of lease)	3	30
Bridges/tunnels/culverts	20	50
Track property	5	50
Equipment:
Computer equipment	2	7
Locomotives and rail cars	5	30
Vehicles and mobile equipment	5	10
Signals and crossing equipment	10	30
Track equipment	5	10
Other equipment	3	20