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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.

“As our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence in 2026, we’re proud to unveil a locomotive that reflects not only the stars and stripes—but also pride, precision, and craftsmanship from the people who make the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway a special place,” W&LE recently reported via social media. (Photograph Courtesy of W&LE)

Small-Road Briefs: W&LE, KRR

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE), a two-time Railway Age Regional Railroad of the Year recipient, unveils “patriotic powerhouse” No. 1776, plus a specially painted hopper car in honor of Breast

G&W Releases 2022 ESG Supplemental Data Report

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) on Dec. 28 released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Supplemental Data Report, introducing its UK/Europe Region and providing updates on its ESG initiatives and progress during Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, the short line railroad company announced via a LinkedIn post.

Railhead Lands G&W Video Contract

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (G&W) has awarded Railhead Corporation a contract to supply and install its high definition/4K onboard Locomotive Digital Video Recorder (LDVR4K) systems and Twin View and Wedge cameras fleetwide in North America “to support safety initiatives.”

G&W Boosts Terminal Operations

Ivory Choice Terminal Co. (ICTC), a new subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) contract rail and related-services division Rail Link, has acquired the assets of the Port of Ivory in Reedley, Calif.; the Port will now operate as ICTC, a G&W Choice Terminal™ bulk transfer facility.

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