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St. Louis terminal manager has led an action-packed life

November 30, 2017

Victor Brewer says his life motto is, “If you’re not signing a waiver because you might die, then you’re not living.” His last 30 years show that he takes that seriously. Vic joined the U.S. Marine Corps in ...

Cooper brings more than two decades of military and railroad experience to SKOL

Jay Benedict

November 28, 2017

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Michael Cooper’s journey to Watco took him all over the world, and started when he joined the U.S. Army right out of high school in 1991. Cooper went through Basic Training, Advanced Individual Training, and...

WSOR hosts WisDOT Secretary Dave Ross

Jay Benedict

November 27, 2017

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The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad is having a very good month. First, on November 3, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced that Governor Scott Walker approved at $4.5 million gran...

Service and safety still top priority for former Airman

Jay Benedict

November 18, 2017

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Johan Streck knows exactly how long he was active duty with the U.S. Air Force. “I enlisted in United States Air Force November 22, 1989 and served for 23 years, 7 months, and 9 days,” said Johan. “I retired...

From military service to railcar service

Jay Benedict

November 1, 2017

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Andrea Jones (bottom left in the photo above) made one of her most important life decisions in a unique way; in a parking lot over lunch. Jones graduated high school in 1989 and wasn’t sure what her path f...

Loving Team donates school supplies

Jay Benedict

October 23, 2017

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This year’s Loving Angels annual school supply drive was bigger and better than ever. The Loving Angels is a community service club at Watco’s Loving Terminal in Loving, New Mexico. This is the third year th...

Safety tips traded between students and Team members

Jay Benedict

October 19, 2017

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Nathan George loves trains. He says he might even want to drive one when he grows up. So, when his third-grade class at Lakeside Elementary in Pittsburg, Kansas, was given a social studies assignment to writ...

Historic engine sports new Watco logo for Pittsburg homecoming

Jay Benedict

October 16, 2017

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Watco rolled out the black and yellow to support the crimson and gold in Pittsburg State’s homecoming parade on Saturday, October 14. One difference this year is that it was decorated with the new Watco logo, w...

Economy boosts demand for truck drivers

Jay Benedict

October 16, 2017

Team Drive

High turnover rates and driver shortages have long plagued the trucking industry in the US. The currently strong economy actually makes the driver shortage problem worse. The nation’s 2017 Q2 GDP growth rate...