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Freight rail industry sets safety record

March 22, 2017

Data released by the Federal Railroad Administration reveals great news: U.S. railroads had the lowest train accident rate on record last year. Derailment rates, which declined 10 percent in 2016 from 2015, ...

Railroad fans can find festivals coast to coast

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March 16, 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. Starting in April and extending through October, railroad festiv...

Jacksonville begins operations of new short line

Tracie VanBecelaere

March 10, 2017

Milestones

Team members are happy and Customers are pleased after a successful start-up to our first railroad in Florida. The Jacksonville Port Terminal Railroad (JXPT) officially began services on March 8 as...

Watco advocates for Customers, Team, track

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March 10, 2017

Team Drive

A dozen Watco Team members were among a record-setting number of citizen lobbyist railroaders, suppliers, and Customers who swarmed Washington, D.C., last week for the annual Railroad Day on Capitol Hill. Th...

Watco helps transport wooden “roads”

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February 28, 2017

Moves

It pays to be diverse in transportation and to build lasting relationships with Customers: A new joint project between Watco Terminal Port Services and Watco Supply Chain Services that's already producing activ...

Watco CMO retires after 40 years

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February 28, 2017

Milestones

Larry Jensen wears a lot of hats in his off-time, from gardener to woodworker to traveler. So it figures that in the railroad industry, where he spent 40 years, he’s worn a lot of hats, too. Jensen, now 60, ...

BBAY celebrates safety anniversary

Tracie VanBecelaere

February 28, 2017

Safety First

Bogalusa, Louisiana once was called the Magic City due to how quickly the city was constructed, in just one short year, to house the workers at the local sawmill. That was back in 1908, but there must still be ...

BLU Railroad wins Community Pride Award

Tracie VanBecelaere

February 28, 2017

Team Drive

Watco's Blue Ridge Southern Railroad (BLU) recently was recognized by the Haywood County Commission for a Clean County for their efforts in sprucing up the depot in Canton, North Carolina. The committee reco...

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