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Volume 82, No. 7
* * *SPECIAL SAFETY RECOGNITION ISSUE! * * *
Safety Person Of The Year Award
Safety Professional Of The Year Award
Most Improved Safety Record Award
ASLRRA President's Safety Award Winners
The Jake Awards
Winners Of Jake Awards With Distinction
Winners Of Jake Awards
Thanks To The ASLRRA Safety Program Sponsors
Still Time to Sign Up For Convention Training
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IN THIS ISSUE
This is a special edition of the ASLRRA newsletter: an all-safety edition to recognize short line and
regional railroads and railroaders who, along with their Class I colleagues, help make the railroad
industry, in the words of AAR President Ed Hamberger, “Safer today than ever before.” He has
further noted: “Freight rail is committed to constantly improving employee safety…Railroads today
have lower employee injury rates than most other major industries, including trucking, agriculture,
and construction. It is safer to work on a railroad than it is to work in a grocery store."
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SAFETY PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
The ASLRRA Safety Person of the Year Award may be awarded to an employee, except those
considered to be professional safety management employees, of a member railroad who has never
had a reportable personal injury in their career; works with management of their company to make
their safety programs effective; exhibits a high degree of safety awareness; and contributes offduty
time to activities promoting safety awareness in the community.
ASLRRA’s Cara Lione reports below on the ASLRRA Safety Person Of The Year Award, which this year
has been awarded to Susan Klinger of Tomahawk Railway:
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association is proud to announce Susan Klinger,
Manager of Operations at the Tomahawk Railway as the winner of our 2013 Safety Person of the
Year Award. Susie joined the Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railroad (MT&W) in 1988 and has
served as Operations Manger since Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) acquired the railroad in 2005 and
renamed it as Tomahawk Railway (TR). Susie began her career in railroad working as what she
thought would be a part time accounting clerk, “I was greatly misled about the part-time aspect! I
ended up working many, many hours as vacancies kept occurring. I was hooked and I loved it!”
When asked what drove her to make safety the focus of her career, Susie answered, “When MT&W
was purchased by the Rail Management Group, (Earl Durden) the railroad’s name was changed to
Tomahawk Railway, LP. It was during this time I met Jake Jacobson of the Copper Basin Railway. He
was so inspirational when speaking about safety. He believed so strongly that all injuries are
preventable, that zero injuries is an attainable goal, and ‘our real power is in the pride of our
people’. It was during this time in 1994, that I also began my involvement with Operation Lifesaver.
While I felt that railroad employees were striving to continue to improve their safety record, the
public; drivers and pedestrians alike, were doing some awfully scary things out on the tracks,
crossings and right-of-ways. I needed to try and make a difference”. Susie did just that. She helped
implement a new set of safety rules on the TR after its acquisition. Although she was faced with
changing the work habits of a seasoned crew, Susie was instrumental in helping TR employees
understand the importance of following these stricter rules and always being consistent in on-thejob
interactions.
As her career developed, Susie continued to exhibit a high degree of safety awareness. Susie
performs an average of 100 efficiency tests per month at the TR to ensure employees are following
G&W’s safety rules. Once acquired by G&W, she said,“The importance of safety was stepped up
another level. Tyrone James, G&W’s Vice President of Safety & Compliance is so very committed to
the people who work at all of G&W’s properties. He always tells us, ‘safety is never fixed, you are
only as good as your last day, my friend, it is a continual process’. G&W’s core purpose is to be the
safest and most respected rail service provider in the world. Safety is priority number one in our
work and in our life; no exceptions. G&W’s safety commitment comes from the top down, they

walk the talk. It is a very refreshing outlook in today’s world to feel that level of commitment for
our extended families”.
Susie contributes her off-duty time to activities promoting safety awareness in her community. She
is the very involved in the Wisconsin chapter of the Operation Lifesaver program and her work with
them is very important to her. In 2012 she personally gave 62 Operation Lifesaver presentations to
more than 10,000 people throughout the State of Wisconsin. “Our company is a strong advocate of
the Operation Lifesaver program. When approached about assuming the position of state
coordinator for the state of Wisconsin, G&W was whole heartedly supportive. Operation Lifesaver
has become a very important part of my professional and personal life. Everyone involved has a
passion for safety, improving conditions for drivers, pedestrians and railroad workers. I have
enjoyed meeting people of all ages and from all walks of life. It feels so good when you make a
connection with the audience. I see light bulbs going off, I see passionate reactions and sense an
overall increased level of awareness. Just maybe, with a little bit of education, we can see zero’s
across the board”. Susie’s involvement in Operation Lifesaver led to and increase in their activity in
Wisconsin by about 50 percent. She works with more than 35 volunteers through their state office
which is located at the TR.
Spencer White, Senior Vice President for the Midwest Region of Genesee & Wyoming, Tomahawk
Railway's parent, said that he was “proud to have the privilege of nominating Susie for this award”.
He also expressed that her “dedication to safety – both on the job and in her impressive volunteer
work- exemplifies the type of person that the ASLRRA wishes to honor as Safety Person of the
Year”.Susie remarked that winning this award means a great deal to her. “When my boss, Spencer
White, called me and told me I had won this award, I was astonished to say the least. I am very
humbled to be on a list with what I feel are very distinguished past winners. I don’t promote rail
safety for fortune or the fame. I passionately believe that we can achieve zeros across the board.
While I gratefully accept this award, I dedicate it to my family, my fellow employees at Tomahawk
Railway, my Operation Lifesaver team and my extended G&W family. My dream is that we all will
be allowed to follow our passions”.
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SAFETY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
The ASLRRA Safety Professional of the Year Award may be bestowed to any railroad management
employee of an ASLRRA member railroad who is responsible for safety programs, training and the
overall management of safe behavior and actions on their railroad(s) who is an excellent
communicator, motivator and organizer; Is selfless in their actions, doing the job for results, not
recognition; consistently produces documentable safety achievements, and Is respected by peers,
senior management and subordinates alike.
Cara Lione reports on the winner of the ASLRRA Safety Professional Of The Year Award, which this
year has been awarded to J.R. Sampson of OmniTRAX:
ASLRRA’s Safety & Training Committee is proud to announce J.R. Sampson, AVP Safety and Rules at
OmniTRAX, Inc., as the winner of this year’s Safety Professional of the Year Award. This award is
given each year to the railroad management employee who demonstrates an exceptional work ethic
and dedication to safety. Brad Skinner, Chairman of the Board and Acting CEO of OmniTRAX stated
that “JR is an excellent communicator and motivator, has consistently been able to organize others
both within OmniTRAX and in the short line industry for a common purpose in the interest of safety,
is selfless in his actions, and is certainly focused on obtaining good results on safety and training

and not for recognition for himself”.
JR has made numerous changes to the safety and training programs at OmniTRAX. The results
derived from all these changes have been nothing short of spectacular. For example, in October
2004, at the time JR joined OmniTRAX, the injury rate was 6.54. Through his leadership, that ratio
is now 1.5. Similarly, the number of reportable derailments was 32 in 2005 and in 2012 it was nine.
It might be hard to believe, but in the very beginning, when JR started working for the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, he did not intend to make a career of railroading. “It was just intended to be a
bridge to enable me to continue my education. Actually, that is what it still is. It didn’t take long
for me to see that this was an education in and of itself. No other career is quite like railroading in
its ability to teach you new and dynamic lessons in life. Railroading became not so much a career as
a way of life for me”.
A couple of things drove JR to make safety the focus of his railroading career. “First, I heard an old
trainmaster tell a young brakeman after his third non reportable injury, ‘Statistically, the next time
I talk about your safety, it will be in the hospital or to your family in the morgue’. I began to
realize that safety was not something that just happens; it is something that is intended. Second, I
worked with a man once who had a serious drinking problem. At the time drinking on the job was
pretty much seen as a fact of life and was treated with a wink and a nod. One night ‘Flex’ as we
called him nearly lost his life because he was drunk and the entire crew knew of his condition but
had chosen to ignore it. I sent him home that night and reported him as being sick. A short time
later the MissouriPacific Railroad started the “Red Block” program and I agreed to be the employee
representative when given that opportunity. I have worked tirelessly on workplace safety ever
since.” Darcy Brede, Chief Operating Officer of OmniTRAX, recognizes this attention to detail when
it comes to safety. “JR’s focus and commitment to safety is nothing short of phenomenal. His
efforts literally turned the safety program around at OmniTRAX. He has performed this duty with
compassion and been able to comfort families like no one I have ever witnessed in my railroad
career”. JR has been characterized as a key player in the short line industry. He is a skilled leader,
communicator, teacher and motivator. His peers throughout the industry hold him in the highest
regard.
JR has also been deeply involved in community activities, including conducting safety and training
seminars for volunteer fire departments, industries and schools. His favorite part about being
involved in these activities and non-profit work is “The sense of accomplishment keenly felt when
you see the look of enlightenment of someone’s face. For example, I was working with a local fire
department and discussing ‘why you don’t spray water in the electrical cabinet while the engine is
running’. Some of the firemen did not realize just how much electrical power was present. There
was also an occasion when we had made a presentation on ‘emergency response to a railroad
accident’ for a community’s fire and police departments. Less than a month later there was a
major accident at the rail yard and these same public safety folks were the responders. It was clear
that the time spent with them had not been wasted”.
Perhaps the greatest sign of his commitment to his community is the fact that JR and his wife have
been foster parents for over 30 children in a 10-year period. “Serving with my wife Davan as foster
parents was a work that was a reward in itself every day. To see young kids who did not have as
much of a chance as others take hold and blossom because of something that we could provide
makes a deep impression on you.” Upon winning this year’s award, JR said, “I am humbled by the
experience and proud to have been selected. I am made to feel like Ben Franklin, great philosopher
of the 18th century, who is reputed to have said, ‘Alas, I know that if ever I were to achieve true
humility, I would be proud of it’”.
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MOST IMPROVED SAFETY RECORD AWARD
The ASLRRA Most Improved Safety Record Award is a nomination-based award. The award is decided
on a criteria-based selection process designed by the ASLRRA Safety & Training Committee.
Components of the selection process include demonstration of improved safety over a period of at
least three years, as verified by FRA safety data; evidence of implemented programs, processes and
procedures that have resulted in a marked improvement in safety; and an explanation of the
capital (e.g., manpower, monies and other resources) that have been devoted to improving safety.
This year’s winner of the Most Improved Safety Record Award is the New York and Atlantic
Railway, Paul Victor, President.
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ASLRRA PRESIDENT'S SAFETY AWARD WINNERS
For the most hours of injury-free operation: Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad
For maintaining the best safety rate, in the following categories:
500,000 or more employee-hours worked: Union Railroad
250,000 to 500,000 employee-hours worked: Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad
150,000 to 250,000 employee-hours worked: Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad
50,000 to 150,000 employee-hours worked: Indiana & Ohio Railway
Less than 50,000 employee-hours worked: Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
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THE JAKE AWARDS
The Jake Award Program is named in honor of Lowell S. “Jake” Jacobson, a previous recipient of
Railway Age Magazine’s Railroader of The Year. The program started in 1995 when Mr. Jacobson
utilized his own time and money to recognize outstanding safety achievement in the short line
industry, achievement that had previously been unrecognized. In 1999, the ASLRRA Safety
Committee adopted the Jake Awards, and since then has continued Jake’s legacy of rewarding and
calling attention to the high safety standards of the small railroad industry.
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WINNERS OF JAKE AWARDS WITH DISTINCTION
The Jake Award with Distinction recognizes ASLRRA member railroads with no FRA reportable
injuries for the previous year. Winners of these awards are:

Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Rwy. Co.
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company
Acadiana Railway Company
Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Company
Alabama Railroad Company
Alabama Southern Railroad
Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad
Albany & Eastern Railroad Company
Alexander Railroad Company
Aliquippa & Ohio River Railroad
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company
Ann Arbor Railroad
Apache Railway Company
Appanoose County Community Railroad
Arizona & California Railroad
Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi Railway
Arkansas Southern Railroad
Ashland Railway, Inc.
Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad
AT&L Railroad Co.
Atlantic and Western Railway, L.P.
Austin Western Railroad
Autauga Northern Railroad LLC
Ballard Terminal Railroad Co., LLC
Bauxite & Northern Railway Co.
Bay Coast Railroad
Bay Colony Railroad Corporation
Bay Line Railroad, L.L.C.
B & H Rail Corporation
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
Boise Valley Railroad, Inc.
Border Pacific Railroad Co.
Brownsville & Rio Grande Int'l Railroad
Burlington Junction Railway
Caldwell County Railroad Company
California Northern Railroad
Caney Fork & Western Railroad
Carolina Coastal Railway, Inc.
Carolina Southern Railroad Co.
Central California Traction Co.
Central Montana Rail, Inc.
Central Railroad Co. of Indianapolis
Central Railroad of Indiana
Charlotte Southern Railroad Company
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
Chattooga & Chickamauga Railroad
Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad
Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad Co.
Chestnut Ridge Railroad Corporation
Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad
Chicago Port Railroad Company
Chicago Rail Link, LLC

Chicago Terminal Railroad
Cleveland Commercial Railroad Company LLC
Cloquet Terminal Railroad Co., Inc.
Columbia Basin Railroad Co.
Columbia & Cowlitz Railway Co.
Columbia Terminal
Columbus & Greenville Railway Co.
Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road Co.
Commonwealth Railway, Inc.
Conecuh Valley Railroad
Coos Bay Rail Link
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./Allentown Lines
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./Bardstown Lines
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./Central Kentucky Lines
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./Cleveland Line
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./Memphis Line
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./Pennsylvania Lines
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./Tennessee Terminal
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./West Virginia Lines
R. J. Corman Railroad Co./Western Ohio Lines
Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad
D & I Railroad Co.
Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc.
Decatur Junction Railway Company
Delaware Coast Line Railroad
Delray Connecting Railroad Company
Delta Valley & Southern Railway Co.
Depew, Lancaster & Western Railroad Co.
Detroit Connecting Railroad Company
East Camden & Highland Railroad Co.
East Chattanooga Belt Railway
East Erie Commercial Railroad
East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Co.
East Tennessee Railway, L.P.
Eastern Alabama Railway
Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Effingham Railroad Company
Everett Railroad Company
First Coast Railroad
Flats Industrial Railroad
Florida Central Railroad Company
Florida Midland Railroad Company, Inc.
Florida Northern Railroad Company, Inc.
Fordyce & Princeton Railroad
Fore River Transportation Corp.
Fort Smith Railroad Company
Fort Worth & Western Railroad
Fulton County Railway, LLC
Galveston Railroad, L. P.
Garden City Western Railway Co.

Georgetown Railroad Co.
Georgia Southern Railway Company
Georgia Southwestern Railroad
Georgia Woodlands Railroad
Gettysburg & Northern Railroad Company
Golden Isles Terminal Railroad
Grafton & Upton Railroad Company
Grand Elk Railroad
Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.
The Great Northwest Railroad
Great Walton Railroad Company, Inc.
Greenville & Western Railway Company, LLC
Grenada Railway, LLC
Hartwell Railroad Company
Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc.
Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.
Huntsville & Madison County RR Authority
Illinois & Midland Railroad, Inc.
Illinois Railway, LLC
Indiana Northeastern Railroad Co., Inc.
Indiana & Ohio Railway Company
Indiana Southern Railroad, Inc.
Indiana Southwestern Railway Company
Jackson & Lansing Railroad Company
Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad
Kansas City Terminal Railway Company
Kendallville Terminal Railway Company
Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
KWT Railway, Inc.
Lake Terminal Railroad Company
Landisville Railroad, LLC
Lapeer Industrial Railroad Company
Laurinburg & Southern Railroad Company
Little Kanawha River Rail, Inc.
Little Rock Port Railroad
Little Rock & Western Railway, L.P.
Louisiana & Delta Railroad, Inc.
Louisville & Indiana Railroad
Louisville, New Albany & Corydon Railroad
Luxapalila Valley Railroad
Madison Railroad
Mahoning Valley Railway Co.
Marquette Rail, LLC
Maryland Midland Railway Co.
Massena Terminal Railroad Co.
Meeker Southern Railroad
Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, LLC
Meridian Southern Railway LLC

Michigan Shore Railroad, Inc.
Michigan Southern Railroad Company
Mid-Michigan Railroad
Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad Co.
Minnesota Prairie Line Inc.
Minnesota Southern Railway, Inc.
Mission Mountain Railroad
Mississippi Central Railroad Co.
Mississippi Southern Railroad
Missouri North Central Railroad
Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad Co.
Modesto & Empire Traction Co.
Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad
Naugatuck Railroad Company
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway
New England Central Railroad, Inc.
New England Southern Railroad Co.
New Jersey Rail Carrier, LLC
New York New Jersey Rail LLC
Newburgh & South Shore Railroad Co.
Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line
North Carolina & Virginia Railroad
North Shore Railroad Co.
Northern Ohio & Western Railway, LLC
Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company
Ohi-Rail Corp.
Ohio Central Railroad Company
Ohio Southern Railroad Company
Oil Creek & Titusville Lines, Inc.
Old Augusta Railroad, LLC
Omaha Lincoln & Beatrice Railway
Otter Tail Valley Railroad
Pacific Sun Railroad
Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad
Panhandle Northern Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad
Pickens Railway Co.
Piedmont & Northern Railway
Pittsburgh, Allegheny & McKees Rocks RR
Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad Co.
Point Comfort & Northern Railway Co.
Port Bienville Railroad
Port Terminal Railroad of South Carolina
Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad, LLC
Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad
Redmont Railway Co., Inc.
Riceboro Southern Railway, LLC
Richmond Pacific Railroad
Rio Valley Switching Company

Ripley & New Albany Railroad Company
Riverport Railroad LLC
Rochester & Southern Railroad, Inc.
Rock & Rail LLC
Rockdale, Sandow & Southern Railroad Co.
Sabine River & Northern Railroad
San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad
San Luis Central Railroad Co.
San Manuel Arizona Railroad Company
San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad
Sand Springs Railway Co.
Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway Co.
Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Santa Teresa Southern Railroad LLC
Savage Bingham & Garfield Railroad
Savannah Port Terminal Railroad
Semo Port Railroad
Sequatchie Valley Railroad Company
Sidney & Lowe Railroad, Inc.
South Branch Valley Railroad
South Buffalo Railway
South Carolina Central Railroad Co.
Southern Switching Company
St. Croix Valley Railroad Co.
St. Maries River Railroad Co.
St. Marys Railroad Company
Stockton Terminal & Eastern Railroad
Swan Ranch Railroad LLC
Talleyrand Terminal Railroad Co., Inc.
Tazewell & Peoria Railroad, Inc.
Temple & Central Texas Railway, Inc.
Tennken Railroad Company, Inc.
Texas Gonzales & Northern Railway Co.
Texas Pacifico Transportation
Texas Rock Crusher Railway Co.
Texas South-Eastern Railroad Co.
Thermal Belt Railway
Tomahawk Railway, L. P.
Transkentucky Transportation Railroad, Inc.
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway Co.
Tyburn Railroad, LLC
Utah Central Railway
Utah Railway Co.
V & S Railway, LLC
Valdosta Railway, L.P.
Vandalia Railroad Co.
Ventura County Railway Co.
Vermilion Valley Railroad Co., Inc.
Vicksburg Southern Railroad

Walking Horse & Eastern Railroad Co.
Warren & Trumbull Railroad
Washington County Railroad Corp.
Wellsboro & Corning Railroad
West Michigan Railroad Company
West Texas & Lubbock Railway Co.
West Virginia Central Railroad
Willamette Valley Railway Co.
Winamac Southern Railway
Wiregrass Central Railroad
Yadkin Valley Railroad
YCR Corp. (Yakima Central Railway)
York Railway Company
Youngstown & Austintown Railroad Co.
Youngstown Belt Railroad
Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad Co, Inc.
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WINNERS OF JAKE AWARDS
The Jake Award recognizes ASLRRA member railroads with an injury frequency rate better than the
Class II or III average. In 2012, this average was 2.60. The winners of these awards are:
Appalachian & Ohio Railroad
Arizona Eastern Railway Co.
Arkansas Midland Railroad
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad, Inc.
Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Buckingham Branch Railroad Company
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc.
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.
Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad, LC
Cleveland Works Railway Co.
Consolidated Rail Corporation
Copper Basin Railway, Inc.
Eastern Idaho Railroad
Evansville Western Railway
Florida East Coast Railway
Gary Railway Company
Georgia & Florida Railway, Inc.
Grainbelt Corporation
Great Lakes Central Railroad
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co.

Indiana Rail Road Company
Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd.
Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
Kiamichi Railroad Co.
Lycoming Valley Railroad Co.
Mississippi Export Railroad Company
Montana Rail Link, Inc.
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Ltd.
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
New York & Atlantic Railway
Pacific Harbor Line
Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc.
Portland & Western Railroad
San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co.
SMS Rail Service
South Central Florida Express, Inc.
South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Timber Rock Railroad
Union Railroad Company
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co.
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THANKS TO THE ASLRRA SAFETY PROGRAM SPONSORS
We thank the following Titanium Level sponsors:
Genesee & Wyoming
Greenvile & Western Railway Company LLC
National Academy of Railroad Sciences
OmniTRAX Inc.
Zurich North America Insurance
And we thank the following Steel Level sponsors:
Aiken Railway Company LLC
Georgetown Rail Equipment Company
MaxAccel Company
Rio Grande Pacific Corporation

Watco Companies LLC
And finally, we thank our Iron level sponsors:
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Liberty International Underwriters
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STILL TIME TO SIGN UP FOR CONVENTION TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Additional to the car hire and related car and mechanical process training highlighted in our last
edition, we also want to remind of the excellent educational opportunities in safety and
operations-related topics: PTC, Derailment Causation and a Safety Roundtable. Details are as
follows:
PTC SYMPOSIUM
Sunday, April 28, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Consult link below for fee schedule and to register
This short line-driven symposium will have an agenda that is built around a “strawman” action plan
that will be useful to short line operators. It is imperative that each of the short lines who have to
install PTC in some form or another seek professional assistance with the overall planning,
installation, implementation, testing, and operation of their system or locomotives. It will start off
with the basics - "The ABC's of PTC" - and then get into more detailed descriptions of the PTC
system the Class I's are employing, called IETMS. During the second hour, we will move onto
configuration management. The third hour of this seminar we will help you begin to list all of the
tasks you need to complete in order to create an actionable items list, whether it be to install a
back office server and WIU's on your property, or just to outfit your locomotives with PTC
equipment. During the last hour, you will be exposed to all the requirements of training and testing
that will be necessary in order for your locomotives or property to be compliant.
For more information, link to
http://www.aslrra.org/meetings___seminars/annual_convention/education/ptc_symposium/
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DERAILMENT CAUSATION WORKSHOP
Monday - Tuesday, April 29-30
8:00am - 5:00pm; Monday (classroom)
7:00am - 4:00pm; Tuesday (field work)
Class size is limited to 50 participants
Consult link below for fee schedule and to register
Derailments are costly, cause service disruptions, create customer dissatisfaction and affect
company reputation. A derailment investigation is the first step in recovering from an accident and
getting your rail operations back on track. ASLRRA has teamed with the CSX REDI Center and the
Norfolk Southern Training Center to provide this important training curriculum to ASLRRA member
railroads. By attending this training, you will learn how to determine the cause of the accident and

ecommend implementations necessary to reduce future risk.
For more information, link to
http://www.aslrra.org/meetings___seminars/annual_convention/education/derailment_causation/
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G&W SAFETY ROUNDTABLE
Tuesday, April 30
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Genesee and Wyoming (G&W) is a short line holding company with an industry best safety record.
G&W's commitment to an all encompassing culture of safety at all levels within their organization is
the key to their success. This roundtable will feature professional managers in safety and
operations from G&W. They will discuss safety culture and the methodology used to achieve
standards. A question and answer period will follow. Attend this informal session and you will learn
about the G&W philosophies on safety, operations, customer service and how each interacts with
the others. The ultimate takeaway will be a deeper understanding that safety is not a destination
but a journey that requires hard work and commitment but, pays great dividends to employees,
customers and the communities you serve.
For more information, link to
http://www.aslrra.org/meetings___seminars/annual_convention/education/g_w_safety_roundtabl
e/
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(202) 628-4500 FAX (202) 628-6430 aslrra@aslrra.org
Dave Mears, Editor
Special thanks to Cara Lione, Tom Streicher and David Whorton for their contributions to this edition