Class I Briefs: CN/CPKC/UP, NS
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
“We are honoured to be named to this year’s #SPGSustainable1Yearbook as one of the top sustainability performers in the transportation industry,” CN reported via social media on Feb. 7. (CN Photograph)
CN, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Union Pacific (UP) are ranked in the S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2024. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) recognizes Johnnie L. Jenkins Jr. for 50 years of safe service.
CN / CPKC / UP
CN, CPKC, and UP have been recognized in the S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook 2024 as top sustainability performers in the transportation industry.
According to S&P Global, more than 9,400 companies assessed in the 2023 Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) were considered for the yearbook. Of those, 779 were selected, ranked and included in one of 60 yearbook categories, such as Transportation and Transportation Infrastructure, Aerospace and Defense, Banks, Biotechnology, Energy Equipment & Services, Machinery & Electrical Equipment, Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation, and Paper & Forest Products.
The three Class I railroads were joined in the Transportation & Transportation Infrastructure category by 22 other companies, such as BTS Group Holdings Public Company Limited (Thailand), which received a Top 1% S&P Global CSA score; Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (Thailand), which received a Top 10% S&P Global CSA score; PostNL N.V. (Netherlands), which received a Top 10% S&P Global CSA score; Rumo S.A. (Brazil); Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd. (Republic of Korea); International Distributions Services plc (U.K.); Aena S.M.E., S.A. (Spain); Orient Overseas (International) Limited (Hong Kong); Wan Hai Lines Ltd. (Taiwan); Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Japan); and MTR Corporation Limited (Hong Kong).
NS
NS on Feb. 7 reported celebrating Johnnie Jenkins, an engineer at its Transportation facility in McDonough, Ga., for “50 years of dedicated service without an injury” as part of its Safety RecognitioNS program.
He was recognized by his colleagues during a recent meeting of the Local Safety and Service Committee. Jenkins joined Southern Railroad, an NS predecessor, in 1973 as a switchman. Why did he choose railroading as a career? “I was looking to relocate from Savannah,” Jenkins told NS. “I had no previous knowledge of the railroad, but I had a few friends who told me about it. I interviewed on a Sunday and was offered the job the next day.” He provided this advice for others interested in following his path: “Make sure railroading is what you want to do as a career. You won’t learn it all right at once. If you are willing to put the time and effort into it, it is truly rewarding. It will require your and your family’s dedication and commitment to make it work.”
