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University of Denver graduate students stand in front of a Pacific Harbor Line locomotive

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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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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BLET General Chairman, Brian Carr, and PHL President, Otis Cliatt

PHL and BLET sign new agreement

Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. (PHL) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have signed a new five-year labor agreement. The contract, effective September 20, governs rates of pay, benefits and work rules for 150 of PHL’s 189 employees. In a joint announcement, PHL-BLET said, “The new agreement includes wage increases, a matching 401(k)

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Francisco Pena with Elvia Maciel

Elvia Maciel honored by U.S. Department of Defense

“It is an honor to be able to serve even a small part in the lives of our military veterans,” says Elvia Maciel, PHL Administration & Human Resources Manager. Her modesty notwithstanding, Maciel was named PHL’s Patriotic Employer by the U.S. Department of Defense, “for contributing to national security and protecting liberty and freedom by

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Anacostia Rail Holdings reaches out with COVID-19 relief support

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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