NY&A nets ASLRRA honors

Among those recognized with various awards April 30 (including Railway Age’s own Short Line Railroad of the Year and Regional Railroad of the Year honors) during the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association annual meeting in Atlanta, the New York & Atlantic Railway notched both marketing and safety awards from ASLRRA.

GWI marks 1Q earnings, new headquarters

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $82.7 million, compared with net income of $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2012. Excluding the impact of certain significant items discussed below, G&W’s adjusted net income in the first quarter of 2013 was $48.9 million, compared with adjusted net income of $25.0 million in the first quarter of 2012, the company said.

PHL cited for hiring veterans

The California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) has named Anacostia & Pacific switching and terminal railroad Pacific Harbor Line as Veterans Employer of the Year for its “exemplary contribution in hiring our American heroes, our veterans.”

GWI 1Q traffic gains

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Thursday reported results for March and first-quarter traffic, in part based on comparing its current numbers to 2012 results as if its acquisition of RailAmerica were in place during the first quarter of 2012.

Railway Age’s 2013 Regional Railroad of The Year: Montana Rail Link

Railway Age’s Regional Railroad of the Year, Montana Rail Link—known as “The Main Street of Montana”—is a heavy-haul operation with 650 miles of main line and 300 miles of branch lines located in Montana and Idaho.

Railway Age’s 2013 Short Line of The Year: Gardendale Railroad

By almost any definition, Gardendale Railroad is clearly a short line railroad. And by most measures, it’s also an extraordinary one. Indeed, “Mighty Mite” stands tall in Texas.

Continental powerhouse

Talk about far-flung: Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (GWI) is, as you read this, running freight trains in three continents and five countries across nearly 15,000 route-miles of track in three gauge widths.

Railinc staff joins car-hire training at ASLRRA convention

Railinc will participate in car-hire training, including leading sessions, at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) 2013 annual convention in Atlanta, April 27-May 1.

TTX’s Adcock to address The New Intermodal Age

TTX Co. AVP-Marketing Frank Adcock will outline the challenges of “Managing the national equipment pool” at The New Intermodal Age Conference and Expo, to be held next week, April 2-3, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Md.

Railway Age announces 2013 Short Line Railroad and 2013 Regional Railroad of the Year

Railway Age magazine has named Gardendale Railroad, Inc. the 2013 Short Line Railroad of the Year, and Montana Rail Link its 2013 Regional Railroad of the Year. The awards will be presented at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

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