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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

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

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

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)