Pacific Harbor Line Archives

July 26, 2023
News

People News: Alstom, ARH, ARRC, GCRTA, Phoenix Valley Metro, RailState, Uber Freight

Alstom appoints a new Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Americas. Also, two Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) executives complete post-graduate degree programs; Alaska Railroad (ARRC) names a Director of External Affairs; Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) renews the contract of its CEO/General Manager; Valley Metro of Phoenix, Ariz., welcomes a new Chief Maintenance Officer; real-time network visibility provider RailState hires a Solutions Architect; and logistics firm Uber Freight appoints a former Norfolk Southern executive as Head of Intermodal.

FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Anacostia Rail Holdings executives, and ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach officials on May 4 gathered to celebrate PHL’s latest group of locomotive engineer graduates to serve the San Pedro Port complex. They stand in front of Progress Rail’s zero-emission, zero-idle EMD® Joule battery-electric locomotive, which recently arrived to begin a year of railroad testing. (Photograph Courtesy of The Wolcott Group)

July 12, 2023
Locomotives

PHL Debuts EMD® Joule (Updated, with Video)

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) on May 4 showcased its new EMD® Joule battery-electric locomotive from Progress Rail at a graduation ceremony for its latest class of engineers.

Left to Right: Safety Person of the Year Raul Guerrero, a track inspector at the Texas North Western Railway; Safety Professional of the Year Austin Milton, Director, Safety & Training at The Indiana Rail Road Company; and Schlosser Distinguished Service Award winner Jack Dale Parliament, former President of the D&I Railroad, who passed away in October.

April 04, 2023
Short Lines & Regionals

ASLRRA Honors Short Lines, Members at Annual Conference

At its Annual Conference and Exhibition, which took place April 2-4 in New Orleans, the American Short Line and Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has recognized three member railroads for innovative business success and one with Veterans and Environmental Awards, in addition to honoring two individual members with career-level safety awards and one posthumous Schlosser Distinguished Service Award.

Project site location for the Pier B replacement project.

November 11, 2022
Intermodal

Port of Long Beach Releases Pier B Relocation Plan

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) on Nov. 10 released its relocation plan for the proposed Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project, which will reconfigure, expand and enhance the existing rail yard and directly connect to on-dock rail facilities and the Alameda Corridor railway.

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)

October 28, 2022
Short Lines & Regionals

ASLRRA Members Honored for Top Safety Performance

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.

Students from the Transportation and Supply Chain Institute at the University of Denver took a tour this past July of Pacific Harbor Line and its related port facilities.

September 13, 2022
Short Lines & Regionals

University of Denver Graduate Students Visit Pacific Harbor Line

Master’s Degree students in the University of Denver’s (DU) Transportation and Supply Chain Institute toured short line railroad Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) for an entire week in July to “experience the transportation industry at one of its critical nerve centers.”

Anacostia Rail Holdings Co.: Kimia Khatami, Corporate Senior Director of Business Development (left); Diana Turubanova, Manager of Customer Service, Pacific Harbor Line.

October 12, 2021
Short Lines & Regionals

Anacostia Appoints Corporate, PHL Execs

Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) has promoted Kimia Khatami to Corporate Senior Director of Business Development, and hired Diana Turubanova as Manager of Customer Service for its Pacific Harbor Line (PHL), which serves the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Arkansas & Missouri Railroad President Caren Kraska testified on the economic and environmental advantages of rail, during a recent hearing of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Commentary

March 23, 2021
Short Lines & Regionals

Short Lines: Part of the ‘Green’ Solution

Already the leader in fuel-efficient surface transportation, the railroad industry is now making every effort to be a part of the solution to improving the environment, and the short line industry is all in on a variety of fronts.

Monte Stokes, Chief Engineer, Pacific Harbor Line

February 05, 2021
Short Lines & Regionals

Stokes Named PHL Chief Engineer

Monte Stokes has been appointed Chief Engineer of the 75-mile Pacific Harbor Line serving the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) President Otis Cliatt II

December 21, 2020
Freight

People News: PHL President Joins FAMU Board

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) President Otis Cliatt II to the Board of Trustees of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee.