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Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors was an infrastructure investment company associated with Fortress Investment Group, with assets spanning transportation and energy infrastructure.

Last updated August 25, 2026

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Overview

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors was an infrastructure investment company formed by Wes Edens and associated with Fortress Investment Group. The company invested in and owned transportation and energy-related infrastructure assets rather than operating as a consumer-facing product brand. Public reference material identifies activities in rail transportation and power generation, including ownership of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway and the Long Ridge Energy project in Ohio. The company’s documented portfolio included the Central Maine and Quebec Railway, a regional railway operating in the northeastern United States and connected to the Canadian rail network. In November 2019, Canadian Pacific announced an agreement to purchase the railway from Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors. This transaction represented a significant disposal of a transportation asset and reflected the company’s approach of acquiring, developing, managing, and monetizing infrastructure investments. The company was also involved in the Long Ridge Energy project in Monroe County, Ohio. Construction of the Long Ridge Energy gas-fired power plant began on 31 May 2019. At that time, Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors owned the project entirely. General Electric supplied the plant’s 485-megawatt gas turbine. Later in 2019, GCM Grosvenor announced that it had acquired a 49.9% equity interest in the Long Ridge Energy Terminal from Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors. The investment reduced Fortress’s ownership stake while bringing in an additional institutional partner. Available reference material describes the company primarily through its infrastructure holdings and transactions. It does not provide sufficient information to establish a complete account of its founding date, headquarters, public-market status, executive roster, consumer positioning, or subsequent corporate status. Accordingly, the company should be understood as an investment and asset-holding platform focused on transportation and infrastructure rather than as a conventional retail brand. Its publicly documented history is especially associated with railway ownership and the development and partial sale of an Ohio gas-fired power project.

History

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors was formed by Wes Edens and operated as an infrastructure investment company associated with Fortress Investment Group. The available historical record presents the company through selected infrastructure assets and transactions rather than through a detailed corporate chronology. One documented area of activity was rail transportation. Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors owned the Central Maine and Quebec Railway, a regional railway in the northeastern United States. On 20 November 2019, Canadian Pacific announced that it would purchase the railway from Fortress. The transaction demonstrated the company’s role as an owner and investor in transportation infrastructure and marked the transfer of a significant railway asset to a major North American railroad operator. The company also developed an energy-infrastructure presence through Long Ridge Energy in Monroe County, Ohio. Construction of the Long Ridge Energy gas-fired power plant began on 31 May 2019. At the start of construction, Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors owned the project in full. General Electric supplied the plant’s 485-megawatt gas turbine. On 23 December 2019, GCM Grosvenor acquired a 49.9% equity stake in the Long Ridge Energy Terminal from Fortress. This investment introduced a new institutional equity partner and reduced Fortress’s direct ownership of the project. These events indicate a business model based on owning, developing, and monetizing infrastructure assets across transportation and energy. Unlike a consumer brand, the company’s identity was tied to its investment platform and portfolio companies. The supplied reference material does not establish a complete founding timeline, formal headquarters, detailed leadership history, financial results, public listing information, or the company’s present corporate status. Those fields therefore remain unconfirmed in this dossier.

  • 2019

    Construction begins at Long Ridge Energy

    [1]

    Construction began on the Long Ridge Energy gas-fired power plant in Monroe County, Ohio. Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors owned the project at the time, while General Electric supplied the 485-megawatt gas turbine.

  • 2019

    Canadian Pacific agrees to acquire Central Maine and Quebec Railway

    [1]

    Canadian Pacific announced an agreement to purchase the Central Maine and Quebec Railway from Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors.

  • 2019

    GCM Grosvenor takes a 49.9% stake in Long Ridge Energy Terminal

    [1]

    GCM Grosvenor acquired a 49.9% equity interest in the Long Ridge Energy Terminal from Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors.

Products and positioning

An infrastructure investment and asset-management platform focused on transportation and energy-related assets.

  • Rail transportation infrastructure

    Central Maine and Quebec Railway

    A regional railway asset owned by Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors before Canadian Pacific announced an agreement to purchase it in November 2019. The investment represents the company’s involvement in owning and monetizing transportation infrastructure rather than selling a conventional branded service.

  • Energy infrastructure · 2019

    Long Ridge Energy

    An Ohio energy project that included a 485-megawatt gas-fired power plant in Monroe County. Construction began in May 2019 while Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors owned the project. GCM Grosvenor later acquired a 49.9% equity stake in the Long Ridge Energy Terminal.

Brand decisions

  • 2019

    Sale agreement for Central Maine and Quebec RailwayM&A

    Background

    Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors owned the Central Maine and Quebec Railway before Canadian Pacific announced its purchase agreement.

    Action taken

    The railway was agreed to be sold to Canadian Pacific.

    Aftermath

    The transaction transferred the railway asset to Canadian Pacific and reduced Fortress’s transportation holdings.

  • 2019

    Minority-equity sale in Long Ridge Energy TerminalM&A

    Background

    Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors owned the Long Ridge Energy project during construction of its Ohio gas-fired power plant.

    Action taken

    The company sold a 49.9% equity stake in the Long Ridge Energy Terminal to GCM Grosvenor.

    Aftermath

    GCM Grosvenor became a minority equity partner while Fortress retained the balance of the project based on the stated transaction share.

Recent events

  • Reported

    FTAI and US Steel agree to an exclusive rail partnership[2]

    As part of the Transtar deal, FTAI agreed to provide rail services to US Steel for an initial 15-year term, with minimum volume commitments for the first five years.

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