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CSS – 2021

Alliance Steel feels very welcome by CSS; South Shore Freight: the right location; Lessons Learned; Investing for a strong future; Kazakevicius brings broad experience to the CSS team; PTC implemented for safer operations; Safety Honor for CSS; Anita Mizia has done it all for CSS; Railroad supports Salvation Army during pandemic.

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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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Kazakevicius is named Director of Sales and Marketing, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad

Anthony S. Kazakevicius has been appointed director of sales and marketing at the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad effective September 21. He joins CSS from the Indiana Harbor Belt, Hammond, Ind., where he had been assistant director of business development since 2013. Based at South Shore’s Michigan City, Ind. headquarters, Mr. Kazakevicius will

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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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Louisville & Indiana Railroad Earns 2021 Military Friendly® Employer Designation

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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