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Louisville & Indiana Railroad Earns 2021 Military Friendly® Employer Designation

September 11, 2020 / LIRC, Military Friendly

Louisville & Indiana Railroad announced today that it has earned the 2021 Military Friendly® Employer designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Hundreds of companies participated in the Military Friendly® Employers portion of the 2021 Military Friendly® Companies survey. Methodology, criteria, […]

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Three Anacostia affiliates win ASLRRA Jake Awards for safety – 2019

May 6, 2020 / Awards, CSS, LIRC, NLR

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) announced three Anacostia affiliates as winners of the prestigious Jake or Jake with Distinction safety awards for strong safety performance in 2019. ASLRRA member railroads that perform better than the Class II and III railroad industry average for injury frequency rate, as reported by the FRA during

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LIRC Newsletter Connections – 2021

October 20, 2021 / LIRC, Newsletters

Voss Clark keeping customers happy with LIRC service; LIRC becomes SmartWay partner; Jakubowski appointed to RSTAC; Safety agencies ready to resume railroad training this Fall; Scottsburg, Indiana responders appreciate hands-on experience; CAP-EX update; Rail Service advantages are just the start; LIRC honored for military friendly practices; Veterans find railroad a great place to work.

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LIRC – 2019

March 20, 2019 / LIRC, Newsletters

LIRC Industrial Development Video; What’s New on the Ground; Flat Rock Bridge Officially Open; Dutch Lane Yard Expanded; Safety Report; Great Western Malting: New Terminal; Employee Milestones; Jeremy Kramer promoted to VP; Customer Service team ready to serve; Serving the community.

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LIRC – 2020

May 20, 2020 / LIRC, Newsletters

Mytex relies on LIRC to serve North America; LIRC capital improvements continue; LIRC wins Jake Award; Safety activities keep everyone focused and prepared; HazMat training at the highest level; Local support for COVID relief; Emergency Management Readiness Training continues; Red Ball picks LIRC for expansion; LIRC volunteers at Veterans’ Wheelchair Games.

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LIRC named 2019 Short Line of the Year

March 13, 2019 / LIRC

“Vision, patience, transformation and execution” paid off for the Louisville & Indiana Railroad, which Railway Age named “2019 Short Line of the Year.” Railway Age, founded in 1856 and railroading’s oldest trade journal, said LIRC culminated a five-year transformation in 2018 by upgrading its entire 106-mile main line between Louisville, Ky. and Indianapolis, Ind. The

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2022 Military Friendly Employer Silver award

LIRC Earns 2022 Military Friendly ® Employer Designation

November 12, 2021 / LIRC, Military Friendly

Louisville & Indiana Railroad Company (“LIRC”) announced today that it has earned the 2022 Military Friendly ® Employer designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly ® Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over a thousand companies participated in the 2022 Military Friendly ® survey. Methodology, criteria, and weightings were

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Photo from the Great Western Malting Company facility

LIRC, Great Western Malting Co. to open Jeffersonville Rail/Truck Transload Facility

June 6, 2019 / LIRC

Distribution of malted grain for the distillery and brewing industries in the northern Kentucky region will expand dramatically with a new 33-railcar transload facility developed by Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) and Great Western Malting Co. (GWM). The opening, planned for June 13, will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the rail-to-truck transfer site, which is

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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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Louisville & Indiana Railroad promotes Jeremy Kramer to Vice President

May 29, 2019 / LIRC

Jeremy Kramer was promoted to Vice President at Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) on May 10, 2019. In his new role, he will be responsible for all railroad transportation processes including train operations, dispatching, locomotive maintenance and Clagg Bridge operations. Mr. Kramer joined the LIRC in 2014 and most recently held the role of Director

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