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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...

Unique agreement takes Watco operations into Canada

Tracie VanBecelaere

December 12, 2018

Moves

As of November 1, 2018, Watco can say they manage rail operations in Canada. Watco is now responsible for the management of all aspects of the operations of the Stewart Southern Railway (SSS), a short line rail...

Wisconsin Team creates a piece of history

Tracie VanBecelaere

December 11, 2018

Extra!

A popular item in the news recently has been the Union Pacific 4141 locomotive, which carried President George H.W. Bush to his final resting place in College Station, Texas. What many people don't know, is tha...

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...

Team tackles Corporate Challenge

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August 21, 2017

Team Drive

When Larry O'Neal moved from the east coast to Pittsburg, Kansas, to join the Watco Team as a systems analyst at the home office, he didn't know anyone. Making his transition even more challenging was leaving b...

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

Extra!

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...

Team member is an everyday hero

Tracie VanBecelaere

July 12, 2017

Strong

When Cahokia Leadman Aaron Garcia isn’t busy as a liquids terminals operator on the Mississippi River, he takes on the daunting role of saving lives. While driving back to Illinois from a Florida vacation, G...

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