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“We are committed to doing our part to operating responsibly, and our ESG efforts are core elements of our goal to be one of North America’s best-performing, and most-respected short line rail companies,” Pioneer Lines President and CEO Alex Yeros said. (Photo Courtesy of Pioneer Lines)

April 22, 2022
Short Lines & Regionals

Pioneer Lines Joins EPA SmartWay Program

In support of its newly launched Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) program, Pioneer Lines has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay® Transport Partnership program.

Denver, Colo.-based Pioneer Lines has marked a safety turnaround with one year of injury-free service across its 15 short lines.

March 03, 2022
Short Lines & Regionals

Small-Road Briefs: NCRR, Pioneer

The North Carolina Railroad Company has launched an economic development initiative. Also, Pioneer Lines has reached a safety milestone: 12 consecutive months without injury network-wide.

Transportation service and logistics company Watco is part of a joint venture adding a 400-car SIT yard to the Port 10 Logistics Center in Baytown, Tex.

January 19, 2022
Short Lines & Regionals

Small-Road News: Watco, Pioneer Lines

Port 10 Watco Rail Logistics will start work next month on a new 400-car storage-in-transit (SIT) yard in Texas. Also, Pioneer Lines’ Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway will serve a multi-million-dollar fertilizer plant, to be launched in Ohio in 2024.

Pictured: Matthew Service, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Pioneer Lines (left); and Eddy Cumins, General Manager, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit

October 22, 2021
Passenger

People News: Pioneer Lines, SMART

Pioneer Lines has named Matthew Service Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. In addition, California’s Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) has appointed Eddy Cumins General Manager, succeeding Farhad Mansourian.

May 13, 2021
Freight

People News: KCS, Pioneer Lines, Regional Rail

Kansas City Southern (KCS) appoints Vice President Transportation; Pioneer Lines names Chief Financial Officer and Chief Commercial Officer; and Regional Rail selects Vice President, Strategic Projects.

“The new name—Pioneer Lines—reflects the modernization of the company and our efforts to broaden our business objectives,” CEO Alex Yeros said.

May 05, 2021
Short Lines & Regionals

New Name for Pioneer

As Denver, Colo.-based short line holding company Pioneer Railcorp celebrates 35 years of business, it has unveiled a new logo and name: Pioneer Lines.