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PHL’s Kimia Khatami named one of Progressive Railroading’s Rising Stars

July 22, 2019 / Awards, PHL

Kimia Khatami, director of customer service for Pacific Harbor Line, has been named to Progressive Railroading magazine’s prestigious list of railroading’s Rising Stars for 2019. Launched by Progressive Railroading in 2013, the Rising Stars program celebrates the industry’s emerging talent. The magazine defines a Rising Star as someone under 40 making a positive impact on […]

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Three Anacostia affiliates win ASLRRA Jake Awards for safety – 2018

July 2, 2019 / Awards, CSS, NLR, NYA

Three Anacostia Rail Holdings affiliates were awarded Jake Awards by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA). The Northern Lines Railway, LLC (NLR) won the “Jake with Distinction Award” for achieving injury free performance in year 2018. NLR President, Justin Chalich proudly stated that “This is the sixth year in a row we

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ASLRRA honors Peter Gilbertson for decades of service to the short line industry

April 9, 2019 / Awards

Orlando, Fla. – April 9, 2019 – The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Peter A. Gilbertson, President and CEO of Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, as the recipient of the 2019 Thomas L. Schlosser Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his significant service to the short line industry over a thirty-plus

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LIRC is the 2019 Short Line of the Year Award recipient

LIRC honored as 2019 Short Line of the Year

April 8, 2019 / Awards, LIRC

The Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) was honored Tuesday, April 9 as 2019 Short Line of the Year at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad’s “Connections Convention” in Orlando, Fla. Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) President and CEO Peter Gilbertson and LIRC President John Goldman accepted the coveted award, which is administered by Railway Age–the

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