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Anacostia Rail Holdings reaches out with COVID-19 relief support

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upporting our railroad communities has always been important to Anacostia, whether it’s donating to regional social services agencies or buying uniforms for the local Little League team. Anacostia communities are feeling the far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our customers, business partners, neighbors, friends, and our own employees are affected by economic and medical issues. […]

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NYA – 2020

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Newhaven Distribution: Deregulation success story; Capital improvements continue at NYA; NYA’s success featured in Trains Magazine; FDNY & NYA team up for emergency training; Locomotive Engineer Donald Carman retires; 2019 A year of giving for NYA; NYA Roadmaster Timothy Lesniak honored.

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Railway Age selects NYA's Timothy Lesniak "2020 Fast Tracker"

Railway Age selects NYA’s Timothy Lesniak “2020 Fast Tracker”

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New York & Atlantic Railway Roadmaster Timothy Lesniak has been selected as one of “10 Under 40” 2020 recipients in Railway Age magazine’s annual search for rising stars in the railway industry. In its February 2020 issue, Railway Age said, “Tim Lesniak has consistently demonstrated a keen focus on developing, training and inspiring his engineering

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NYA’s Peter Oliver named ‘One to Watch’ by American Association of Railroad Superintendents

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Peter Oliver, director of transportation at New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA), is the winner of the 2019 Ones to Watch award from the American Association of Railroad Superintendents (AARS), given as part of its annual Lantern Awards series. New York & Atlantic Railway, a subsidiary of Anacostia Rail Holdings, operates on 270 route miles

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Three Anacostia affiliates win ASLRRA Jake Awards for safety – 2018

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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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NYA – Spring 2019

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Rail spurs D&M’s innovation; Three new videos tell the story of NYA; New York Times profiles NYA and benefits of urban freight rail; NYA heroes honored by railroad and union; 2019 CapEx program keeps NYA strong; NYA supports Operation Lifesaver; Safety: first responder training; NYA in the community; NYA kicks off employee recognition program in

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