Rail festivals on tap for fall
Railroad enthusiasts from coast to coast have plenty of options when it comes to celebrating the railroad heritage and origins of American towns. Extending through October, railroad festivals offer residents an...
Circus cars head to final home via the WSOR
Although the The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus took its last official run down the tracks in May, that doesn't mean that the cars would never be on the rails again. Proof of that was seen on the...
Training specialist advises KDOT on safety culture
When the Kansas Department of Transportation began researching how to create a safety culture, they came across a Kansas company they found had a strong one: Watco.
When KDOT Safety Specialist Juan Delvallea...
GBW Mini Mobile takes repairs to Customers
When it comes to railcar repair, challenges that Derek Mecure has seen in the railroad industry inspired GBW, a Watco joint venture, to create a unique solution.
"What we've seen is two things that affect th...
Watco Team member named “Rising Star”
A Watco Team member has been named a "Rising Star" of the North American railroad industry by Progressive Railroading magazine.
Stu Towner, our senior vice president of network strategy, was one of 20 chosen...
Watco moves Bradley fighting vehicles
By Andra Bryan Stefanoni
The Kanawha River Railroad (KNWA), which runs from Ohio to West Virginia, typically moves carloads of product for the energy, aggregate, agriculture, and chemical industries. Just as...
Locomotive cuts ribbon at facility grand opening
A ribbon cutting by locomotive instead of scissors marked the official opening of a unique transload facility in Great Bend, Kansas, in which Watco is a partner.
A transloading facility allows cargo to be tr...
Team member’s family fosters dignity, love
When Paula Tarwater’s younger son, Joshua, turned 16, she felt a void.
“He and our older son, Matthew, were pretty much done with me mothering them, and it was hard,” she said. “I wasn’t through mothering ye...
BLU shares safety training with Customer, firemen
From Customers to volunteer firemen, our Team on the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad (BLU) is helping to ensure the safety of others.
When the Balsam-Willets-Ochre Hill Volunteer Fire Department had questions a...
Walking a bridge: The only time it’s OK
There is only one time when it is ever acceptable to walk along a railroad bridge and when that happens, several safety precautions must take place first.
Kanawha River Railroad Roadmaster Sean Crowe recentl...