Six-hundred locomotive engineers at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and CPKC Soo Line represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have voted to ratify two new collective bargaining agreements, the union announced Dec. 12.
Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) appoints three new members to its Board of Directors. Also, South Carolina Ports Authority President and CEO Barbara Melvin announces her resignation; and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway (NYS&W) appoints Katherine Bourdon as General Counsel.
Patrick O’Donnell returns to New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway (NYS&W). Also, HDR elevates Tara Erwin, Mike Estes and David Kinard to regional transportation director roles; and HNTB hires Eric Olson as Deputy Program Director.
New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway promoted Alan A. Held to Vice President Transportation. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board named Bob De Luca as its Chief Information Officer. Ironhorse Resources is excited
Watco Companies is the new contract operator for the New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway (NYSW) North Bergen Transload Terminal in New Jersey. The rail-to-truck facility includes five storage facilities and 13.8
Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) elevates Marlon Taylor to President of New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA). Also, California’s North County Transit District (NCTD) hires Tom Tulley as Chief Operations Officer of Rail; HNTB appoints Peter Schwartz as Railroad Development Practice Lead and Vice President, and announces that Senior Project Manager Joy Riley has been named WTS South Carolina Chapter’s Member of the Year; and HDR’s Transportation Program Management Services Director Erin Slayton has been elected to the Executive Committee of WTS International.
Cooperstown, N.Y.-based New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYSW) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire and operate approximately 10 miles of rail line from the Onondaga
OmniTRAX’s Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway (NKCR) has made community donations in honor of three Safe Shipper Award recipients. Also, New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Corp. (NYSW) has earned an Excellence in Partnership Award from Diversified CPC International.
Class II railroad New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYSW) has selected Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Railway Net hosted network, messaging and application platform for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation requirements.
