Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Small-Road Briefs: G&W, Alaska Railroad Corporation

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) reports that overall satisfaction with its service is up for the third consecutive year and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Rochester & Southern Railroad (RSR). Also, the Alaska Railroad Corporation closes on a $112 million revenue bond for the refinancing of cruise port redevelopment.

A Union Pacific boom truck and lowboy truck position to transport Omaha’s official Christmas Tree, a 5,500-pound blue spruce donated from the front yard of a metro-area home. (Courtesy of UP)

‘Holiday Briefs’: UP, NS, G&W

Union Pacific (UP) delivers the city of Omaha’s official Christmas tree. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS), Amtrak, and the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation announce the schedule for their New York Holiday Train; and Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Quebec-Gatineau Railway kicks off the holidays in downtown Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

(Courtesy of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.)

AHR to Launch Alberta Rail Terminal

Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc. (G&W Canada) on Sept. 11 reported that subsidiary Alberta Heartland Railway (AHR) has entered into various agreements with Gasia Energy Corp., including a long-term lease of more

Arielle Giordano of Genesee & Wyoming (left) and Kevin Gray of Metrolink. (Photographs Courtesy of CPKC and Metrolink, respectively)
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People News: G&W, Metrolink, Kelso Technologies

Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) taps Arielle Giordano to lead U.S. Government and Industry Affairs. Also, Southern California’s Metrolink hires Kevin Gray as Chief Technology Officer; and Kelso Technologies Inc. appoints Sameer Uplenchwar and Maureen O’Hanley Doucette as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, respectively.

CSX Joins RailPulse™ Coalition

CSX on July 11 announced that it has joined the RailPulse™ Coalition, becoming the fourth Class I railroad and the eleventh member of the coalition, which was established in late 2020 “to develop, broaden and accelerate the use of GPS and other telematics technologies on railcars that increase safety, efficiency, and visibility across North America’s freight rail industry.”