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Congratulations to Northern Lines Railway (NLR), which recently joined BNSF’s Shortline Select™ program

Congratulations to Northern Lines Railway (NLR), which recently joined BNSF’s Shortline Select™ program. NLR is part of the Anacostia Rail Holdings family alongside PHL, NYA, LIRC, CSS and GCS. NLR joins just seven short line railroads nationwide selected for this exclusive initiative. Like its sister railroads (PHL, NYA, LIRC and CSS), NLR and BNSF share […]

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Quentin Schulte Named President of Northern Lines Railway

CHICAGO, IL (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Quentin Schulte as President, Northern Lines Railway (NLR). Most recently Schulte served as NLR General Manager. NLR is wholly owned by ARH and is headquartered in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It operates 25 miles of BNSF trackage. Serving a variety

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Anacostia Newsletter – Apex 2023

 A deeper bench for rail shippers, The Kearney Companies expands ARH resources; Key labor agreements inked; Continuing support for veterans and first responders; Stronger than ever; Our Planet, Our Role; Anacostia railroads focus on customer success; We’ve been working on the railroad(s); Safety Leadership continues as we welcome Herman E. Crosson; Safety, Always the top

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Anacostia’s six short lines named EPA “SmartWay” partners

Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (ARH) announced today that all six of its short-line railroads have become certified Partners of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA SmartWay ® Transport Partnership (www.epa.gov/smartway). Developed by the EPA and launched in 2004, SmartWay is a collaborative framework involving industry stakeholders and environmental groups to track and reduce emissions and fuel

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Three Anacostia affiliates win ASLRRA Jake Awards for safety – 2019

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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Three Anacostia affiliates win ASLRRA Jake Awards for safety – 2018

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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