ASLRRA Members Honored for Top Safety Performance
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The Belt Railway Company of Chicago was one of five ASLRRA Central Region members to earn President’s Awards in 2022. Pictured: Belt Railway representatives accepted their award from ASLRRA Board Chair Stefan Loeb (far left), Central Region Vice President Kristin Bevil and ASLRRA President Chuck Baker (far right). (Photograph Courtesy of ASLRRA)
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) presented President’s Safety Awards to 10 members at its Central and Pacific Region Meeting, held Oct. 25-27 in Milwaukee, Wis.
The awards recognize the “outstanding safety records of railroads that have achieved either a 0.0 accident frequency rate, or the best safety rate as measured by the lowest accident frequency rate per person-hour of operation below the industry average,” according to ASLRRA. The award winners were selected based on the previous year’s performance (2021), according to the Federal Railroad Administration accident/incident reporting data.
ASLRRA Chair Stefan Loeb joined Central Region Vice President Kristin Bevil and ASLRRA President Chuck Baker in recognizing this year’s award winners.
Central Region Winners
- The Belt Railway Company of Chicago (More than 500,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (250,000-500,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Fort Worth & Western Railroad (150,000 to 250,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad (50,000 to 150,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Rio Valley Switching Company (Less than 50,000 Person Hours Worked)
Pacific Region Winners
- Montana Rail Link, Inc. (More than 500,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. (250,000-500,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Terminal Switching Services (150,000 to 250,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (50,000-150,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Texas & New Mexico Railway (Less than 50,000 Person Hours Worked)
The Eastern and Southern regions members’ also earned President’s Awards in 2022. They are:
Eastern Region Winners
- Consolidated Rail Corporation (More than 500,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Gary Railway Company (250,000 to 500,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road Co. (150,000-250,000 Person Hours Worked)
- New England Central Railroad, Inc. (50,000 to 150,000 Person Hours Worked )
- Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad Corp. (Less than 50,000 Person Hours Worked)
Southern Region Winners
- Conrad Yelvington Distributors, Inc. (More than 500,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. (250,000-500,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Railserve Inc.—Switching (150,000 to 250,000 Person Hours Worked)
- Bay Line Railroad, LLC (50,000 to 150,000 Person Hours Worked)
- West Tennessee Railroad Corporation (Less than 50,000 Person Hours Worked )
