The Blissville Rail Terminal officially opened April 29. (Image Courtesy of Anacostia Rail Holdings)

Eco Material Launches Rail-Served Terminal in New York

Eco Material Technologies (Eco Material) has opened the Blissville Rail Terminal in Queens, N.Y., to distribute its fly ash and sustainable cementitious materials to the metro area construction market. The terminal is

Anacostia Taps Nuchurch as Manager of Safety and Compliance

Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) on May 8 announced that it has appointed Mark Nuchurch as Manager of Safety and Compliance—a new role and title at the short line railroad holding company.

South Shore Line: NICTD’s ‘The Little Railroad That Could’ Prospers and Grows

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2025 ISSUE: Chicago has one of four legacy regional rail networks, the others being in Boston, Philadelphia, and the New York area, including New Jersey. All except one of

Pictured, from left to right: Paul Duncan, Cando; K.E. “Kirk” Bedford, NYA; and STV’s Michael Curto Jr., Alexa Heidrich, Boris Lipkin and Jason Mumford. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: Cando, NYA, STV

Class I railroad veteran Paul Duncan joins Cando Rail & Terminals (Cando) as Chief Operating Officer. Also, Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) appoints K.E. “Kirk” Bedford as Vice President, New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA); and professional services firm STV bolsters its National Planning Team to support transportation project development across the United States.

(Screen grab from video rendering of Remora carbon capture system for locomotives and trucks)

Mobile Carbon Capture Coming to Railroads? (Updated 5/9)

Remora, a five-year-old Michigan-based startup, has teamed with railroads and trucking companies to test its carbon capture technology. Norfolk Southern (NS) and Union Pacific (UP) are among the partners.

Peter Gilbertson, President and CEO, Anacostia Rail Holdings. (Photograph Courtesy of Anacostia Rail Holdings)
Commentary

Adding Value to the Global, Multi-Modal Supply Chain

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Anacostia’s railroads—like most small railroads—are adding value to the global supply chain with a key focus: growth. For the rail industry, real growth is a

Anacostia Taps Naatz as COO

Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) on March 5 announced the appointment of Michael Naatz as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).

(Anacostia Rail Holdings Photograph)

ARH Enrolls in RailPulse

Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) on Feb. 24 reported entering into an agreement with RailPulse, the coalition established in late 2020 “to develop, broaden, and accelerate the use of GPS and other telematics

Matthew Lane, General Manager, Pioneer Valley Railroad. (Photograph Courtesy of ASLRRA)

ASLRRA Honors Safety Person of the Year

Matthew Lane, General Manager of Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR), has earned 2025 Safety Person of the Year from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).

Herman Crosson (left) and Edwin “Ed” McKechnie, ASLRRA award honorees. (Photographs Courtesy of ARH and ASLRRA, respectively)

Crosson, McKechnie Earn ASLRRA Awards

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Herman Crosson, Chief Safety and Compliance Officer at Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH), as Safety Professional of the Year, and Edwin “Ed”

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