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Pacific Harbor Line REPORT – 2023 Newsletter

Top industry awards result from continuous focus on safety; PHL Team Track Terminal increases shipping efficiency in congested SoCal; Anacostia on the move: Service; PHL welcomes guests: commercial, civic, media and academic stakeholders visit PHL; Continued investment, careful planning for safe, reliable service; Greener days ahead; Saluting our Veterans; New Pier B rail support facility […]

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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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PHL wins ASLRRA President’s Safety Award

PHL posts best employee safety record for railroads working 250,000-500,000 person-hours annually in the Pacific Region Thanks to a proven culture of safety, Pacific Harbor Line Inc. (PHL) has won the prestigious President’s Safety Award from the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA). PHL performs rail switching at the ports of Los Angeles […]

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University of Denver graduate students tour Pacific Harbor Line, related port facilities

When it was time for Master’s Degree students in the University of Denver’s (DU) Transportation and Supply Chain Institute to experience the transportation industry at one of its critical nerve centers, they visited Pacific Harbor Line (PHL), the short-line railroad responsible for maintaining fluidity inside America’s busiest intermodal gateway.

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PHL Newsletter: Pacific Harbor Line REPORT – 2022

At West Basin Container Terminal It’s Personal; Sustainability; Beyond the perfect storm; CAPEX: Keeping PHL at peak performance; Port Leaders Honored; Team PHL customer and employee support staff give it their all; PHL supports military vets in workforce; Working hard to keep each other safe; Alternative fuels explored for PHL’s future.

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PHL Newsletter Pacific Harbor Line REPORT – 2021

Unit train flexibility for new SA Recycling traffic; Jakubowski appointed to RSTAC; AzureDEF: Multiplying environmental benefits with PHL; Safety standards never wavered during pandemic; Pier B Rail Facility planning underway; Battery electric locomotive to demo at PHL; Desmond Bridge completed; Cliatt named to Florida A&M Board of Trustees; Harbor Association adapts to a new normal; […]

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Monte Stokes joins PHL as Chief Engineer

Pacific Harbor Line has appointed Monte Stokes as chief engineer of the 75-mile short-line railroad serving the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Effective February 1, he succeeds Robert Giannoble, who retired effective December 31, 2020. Stokes joins PHL from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), where he had been deputy division engineer at […]

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PHL President Cliatt joins Florida A&M University Board

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) President Otis Cliatt II has been appointed to the board of trustees of his alma mater, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU), by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Based in Tallahassee, FAMU was founded in 1887 and is the third-largest historically black university in the United States, with a student enrollment of […]

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Progress Rail and PHL sign agreement for battery locomotive

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has reached an agreement with Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) to supply its new EMD® Joule battery electric locomotive for a demonstration project operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. The new, six-axle locomotive will feature the latest lithium-ion battery technology and battery management system, alongside AC […]

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