Genesee & Wyoming

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.

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D/Gauge, Cordel Land G&W Contract

D/Gauge, part of the TÜV Rheinland Group, and Cordel Group PLC announced Aug. 19 that they have won a contract to “revolutionize clearance assessment” spanning the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes divisions

ASLRRA representatives will share examples of the ways short lines, including Missiion Mountain Railroad, have grown their businesses at next month’s STB hearing on freight rail industry growth trends and strategies. (Photograph Courtesy of ASLRRA)

ASLRRA Briefs

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) submits testimony for the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) September hearing on freight rail growth. Also, the association urges Class II’s and III’s seeking a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) exemption for certain one-person train crew operations to file their relevant paperwork now.

Beth Whited to open Women in Rail event
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UP’s Whited Headlining 2024 Women in Rail Event

What is Beth Whited’s backstory? How can her journey to becoming the first female president in Union Pacific’s history and the lessons she’s learned along the way help you in your career? Learn more during the kick-off session with Whited at the Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail Conference, taking place Nov. 5-6 in Chicago.

Tarantula Corporation said its TEXC acquisition was made possible due to the efforts of Bill Wood, Director of Contracts (pictured far right); Robert Ginsburg, Director, McDonald Sanders, P. C. (far left); and Kevin Sheys of Rail Regulatory Law, who helped secured the Surface Transportation Board exemption. Also pictured (left to right, after Sanders): Kevin Erasmus, President and CEO of Davoil, Inc. and Fort Worth & Western Railroad Company, and William Davis Sr., Chairman of the Board. (Tarantula Corporation Photograph)

Small-Road Briefs: Tarantula Corporation, G&W

Noncarrier holding company Tarantula Corporation finalizes its acquisition of all Texas Central Railroad stock from Birdsong Corporation. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s New England Central Railroad (NECR) and Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCPE) celebrate their 30th and 10th anniversaries, respectively.