Wilmington Terminal Railroad Joins SMART-TD

Wilmington Terminal Railroad, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has unanimously voted to join the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the union

Railway Age’s 2025 ‘Fast Trackers’ 25 Under 40 Honorees

Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program.

Jeff Roberts is now President and CEO of Savage, following the retirement of Kirk Aubry. (Savage Photograph)

People News: SFMTA, ASLRRA, Savage

Director of Transportation Jeffrey Tumlin announces his departure from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Also, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) mourns the passing of Robert Grossman, who was inducted into the Short Line Railroad Industry Hall of Fame last spring; and Savage announces that President and CEO Kirk Aubry is retiring. He will be succeeded by Jeff Roberts.

Watco recently congratulated its Guntersville Terminal staff for a “significant safety milestone.” (Watco Photograph)

Small-Road Briefs: Watco, Patriot Rail, G&W

Subsidiaries of Pittsburg, Kans.-based Watco and Jacksonville, Fla.-based Patriot Rail reach safety milestones. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Heart of Georgia Railroad property celebrates its “silver” anniversary.

Pan Am Southern, operated by Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern Railroad. (G&W Photograph)

BLET, B&E Ratify New Contract

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E) have ratified a new agreement governing rates of pay, benefits, and work rules for 32

HESR, ISRR Teamsters Ratify New Contracts

Thirty-seven workers at the Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) and the Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference, have ratified

Eugene, Ore: Union Pacific Transferring Local Service to CORP

Union Pacific and Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) on Dec. 10 announced plans for G&W’s Class II Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) to handle local service out of Union Pacific’s Eugene

(Thomas Kurecka Photograph, Courtesy of BLET)

BLET, G&W Railroads Ratify Agreements

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) members have ratified new contracts with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) properties Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) and Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), the union reported in its

Georgia Ports Authority is using $120 million in federal grants for electrical and rail infrastructure improvement projects. (GPA Photograph)

Small-Road Briefs: G&W, Watco

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) receives a $26.5 million federal grant for the Colonel’s Island Rail Improvements project, which is supported by Genesee & Wyoming (G&W). Also, Watco helps bring a building materials customer to Oklahoma and lands three awards for rail infrastructure projects.

G&W Launches Red Deer Railway

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) on Dec. 2 celebrated the launch of Red Deer Railway Limited (RDR), the short line railroad holding company’s first railroad in western Canada. RDR acquired its assets and other rights from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) as part of a previously announced transaction between G&W and CPKC.

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