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Every Single Segment, Every Single Customer

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Which traffic segment or segments offer top-line growth potential? Every single segment, and every single customer! There are more than 600 short lines across the

(Image Courtesy of BNSF)

People News: BNSF, Port NOLA, OCTA, Cummins, ASLRRA

BNSF announces five executive-level changes. Also, Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) hires a Vice President of External Affairs/Chief of Staff; Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) appoints an Executive Director of Planning, plus a Director of Transportation Planning and Analysis; Cummins Inc. names a Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary; and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) welcomes a new Manager of IT Systems and Database Management.

(Logos courtesy of the respective organizations)

ASLRRA Adds Aon to Member-Discount Program

Aon, a provider of pre-hire talent assessments, is now part of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s (ASLRRA) Member Discount Program. The Association, on April 2, announced the selection of

(Logos courtesy of the respective organizations. HDR, left; ASLRRA, right.)

HDR Earns ASLRRA Veterans Engagement Award

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected HDR as its 2025 Veterans Engagement Award honoree for demonstrating “noteworthy accomplishments” in each of three categories: engaging with military veterans,

ASLRRA Adds Wi-Tronix to Member Discount Program, Names Recipients of 2025 Business Development Awards

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) adds Wi-Tronix as its newest Member Discount Program preferred provider and names Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad, South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, and Union County Industry Railroad as the winners of its 2025 Business Development Award.

This drone image shows the site of Iowa Interstate Railroad's wind energy component transload facility in Newton, Iowa, while it was under construction. Directly adjacent to the facility is TPI Composites, a wind turbine blade manufacturer. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of ASLRRA)

IAIS Earns ASLRRA’s Environmental Award

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on Feb. 26 reported selecting Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) as its 2025 Environmental Award recipient. The award will be presented at the 2025

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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Why I Remain Cautiously Optimistic

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: A favorite phrase we use in Washington, D.C., is “cautiously optimistic.” Roughly translated, it means “I don’t really know how this is going to turn out,

Chicago South Shore & South Bend. (Anacostia Rail Holdings photograph)

Legislation Introduced to ‘Modernize’ 45G

The Short Line Railroad Tax Credit Modernization Act has been introduced by U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania and Mike Thompson of California, the Chairman and senior Democrat of the House Ways

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