Portland & Western Railroad

At ASLRRA’s recent Central and Pacific Region Meeting, which included more than 300 attendees, ASLRRA Executive Board Members Otis L. Cliatt II (pictured, left; VP, Pacific Region) and Matthew O. Walsh (second from right; Chair) and ASLRRA President Chuck Baker (right) presented the Belt Railway Company of Chicago with the President’s Award in the “More than 500,000 Person-Hours Worked” category. Accepting the safety award were Junior Software Developer Mason Myre, Assistant Chief Mechanical Officer Robert Perham, Superintendent Jason Charbonneau and Manager of Signals Jorge Guerrero (second through fifth from left, respectively). (Photograph Courtesy of ASLRRA)

ASLRRA Members Honored for 2024 Safety Performance

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) presented President’s Safety Awards to members at its Central and Pacific Region Meeting, held Nov. 3-5 in New Orleans, La., and at its Eastern and Southern Region Meeting, held Sept. 9-11 in Charlotte, N.C.

PNWR Celebrates 30 Years

Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) is celebrating 30 years of service to customers in Oregon and Washington, Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) recently announced via a LinkedIn post. Spanning 478 miles, the short

(Photo Credit: Cory Rusch, BLET Division 659, Courtesy of BLET)

PNWR, BLET Ratify Contract

A new on-property agreement has been ratified between 55 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members and Genesee & Wyoming’s Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR), a 516-mile Class II that operates throughout Washington and Oregon and interchanges with BNSF (at Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Ore.) and Union Pacific (at Eugene, Ore., and Portland, Ore.).

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BLET Members Voting on Two New G&W Contracts

Contract ratification votes are under way for Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members at Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad (M&NA) and Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR), both of which are Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) subsidiaries.