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Railway Age – Primed for Impact
Discusses Winter preparedness practices used by railroads, including Anacostia’s railroads.
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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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Anacostia’s six short lines named EPA “SmartWay” partners
Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (ARH) announced today that all six of its short-line railroads have become certified Partners of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA SmartWay ® Transport Partnership (www.epa.gov/smartway). Developed by the EPA and launched in 2004, SmartWay is a collaborative framework involving industry stakeholders and environmental groups to track and reduce emissions and fuel
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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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Leaders Recognized: 2021 Railway Age Women in Rail Award Honorees
Leaders Recognized: 2021 Railway Age Women in Rail Award Honorees – Amy Louk of New York & Atlantic Railway is one of the Honorees.
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CSS Newsletter Power to Move – 2022
Omni Materials: “It”s been fantastic”; CSS becomes SmartWay partner; Sustainability; Investing for growth; Locomotive fleet upgrade for continued reliability; Strong safety performance starts with robust training; One carload moves and prosperity endures for more than 100 years; Honoring Steve Staley by supporting military veterans.
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Three Anacostia affiliates win ASLRRA Jake Awards for safety – 2019
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) announced three Anacostia affiliates as winners of the prestigious Jake or Jake with Distinction safety awards for strong safety performance in 2019. ASLRRA member railroads that perform better than the Class II and III railroad industry average for injury frequency rate, as reported by the FRA during
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Three Anacostia affiliates win ASLRRA Jake Awards for safety – 2018
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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South Shore Freight Centennial: Life After Coal
Article by Andrew Fox, Photos by Michael Raia, Captions by Norman Carlson Legend has it that the commencement of carload freight service on the South Shore Line was August 1, 1916, when a Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend motor hauled a single box car from South Bend.
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Long Island freight via rail looking to expand
Freight locomotives chugging through Long Island are delivering more tons of cargo than in past decades and, as a result, are reducing emissions, the region’s dependence on trucking, and wear and tear on roads, transportation leaders said.
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