Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

12. Employee Benefit Plans

Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

The Company has a profit-sharing plan (“Plan”) which covers all of its employees who are members of its collective bargaining units. Contributions to the Plan are required in years in which the Company has income from “railroad operations” as defined in the Plan. Contributions are to be equal to at least 10% but not more than 15% of the greater of income before income taxes or income from railroad operations subject to a maximum contribution of $3.5 per eligible employee. Contributions to the Plan may be made in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock valued at the closing market price for the Company’s stock on the last business day of the year prior to the date the shares are granted. No contribution was made for 2014 or 2013 since the Company did not generate income from railroad operations during those years.

The Company also has a Simplified Employee Pension plan (“SEP”) which covers substantially all employees who are not members of one of its collective bargaining units. Contributions to the SEP are discretionary and are determined annually as a percentage of each covered employee’s compensation up to the maximum amount allowable by law. Contributions accrued under the SEP amounted to $209 in 2014 and 2013 which, in each year, was less than the maximum amount allowable by law.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) under which eligible employees may purchase registered shares of common stock at 85% of the market price for such shares. An aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock are authorized for issuance under the ESPP which was established in 1997. Any shares purchased under the ESPP are subject to a two year lock-up. ESPP purchases amounted to 3,556 shares in 2014 and 3,979 shares in 2013.

401(k) Plan

The Company has a 401(k) Plan (“401(k)”) which covers employees who are members of a collective bargaining unit as well as management employees. Contributions to employees’ 401(k) accounts are made from individual employees’ payroll contributions. The Company is not liable for contributions, other than de minimus matching contributions for employees subject to collective bargaining agreements.