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Every Day is International Women’s Day at Watco

April 5, 2019

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and this year it was celebrated on March 8. Because of the work involved, both the rail...

Project KCS reinvents underutilized terminal

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August 24, 2017

Milestones, Team Drive

The Project Management Team and Terminal & Port Services Team reached a milestone this summer in Dallas, Texas: They completed a new construction project with a new Customer in record time, turning an under...

Rail festivals on tap for fall

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August 10, 2017

Extra!

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

Tracie VanBecelaere

August 3, 2017

Moves

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

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August 3, 2017

Safety First

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

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August 2, 2017

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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...

Chief strategist shares strategies for wellness

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July 24, 2017

Team Drive

Ed McKechnie had a choice to make. "When I went to the doctor in December 2014, he said I needed to lose weight," McKechnie recalled. "A year later, I went back, and he said I'd gained a pound." "He told ...

Watco Team member named “Rising Star”

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July 17, 2017

Team Drive

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

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July 17, 2017

Moves

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...

How a railroad in Birmingham bounced back

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July 11, 2017

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When a steel company shut down its blast furnace at its plant near Birmingham, Ala., 18 months ago, it didn't just impact the 1,100 employees that lost their jobs. It impacted Watco Companies, as well: the Cust...

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