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2023

April 3, 2023
ASLRRA Announces 2023 Short Line Hall of Fame Inductees

NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 2023 – Four new members have been selected by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association to join the Short Line Railroad Industry Hall of Fame. Pete Claussen, Bruce Flohr, Edward Lewis and Richard Robey will be inducted at the 2023 ASLRRA Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans on April 3, 2023. Lewis, who passed away in 2015, will be honored posthumously.

April 3, 2023
Pacific Harbor Line Wins ASLRRA's 2023 Environmental and Veterans Engagement Awards

NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 2023 – Pacific Harbor Line (PHL), an Anacostia Company, is the recipient of two of ASLRRA’s annual awards, the inaugural Environmental Award and the Veterans Engagement Award. The Association recognized PHL for these achievements this morning at its Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana.

April 3, 2023
Three Railroads Honored with ASLRRA 2023 Business Development Awards

NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 2023 – The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Business Development Awards. Kiamichi Railroad, Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad and the Strasburg Rail Road Company each demonstrated innovative and successful business-building initiatives that will lead to significant increases in shipping volume and additional benefits for the customer and the community. The awards were presented this morning at ASLRRA’s Annual Convention and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana.

March 23, 2023
ASLRRA to Transition Leadership at 2023 Annual Conference

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2023 – The American and Short Line Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) today announced the progression of Matt Walsh, Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Development, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. to fill the ASLRRA Board Chairman position vacated by Watco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Stefan Loeb, who has accepted a position at Norfolk Southern Railway. Walsh currently holds the position of Vice Chairman for the ASLRRA.