February 08, 2021
Railway Age’s 2021 ‘20 Under 40’ Written by Railway Age Staff
RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE: Railway Age is honoring 20 “Fast Trackers” from a pool of more than 100 strong nominations for this year’s 20 Under 40 awards program.
Established in 2016, the annual awards are presented to top North American railroaders under the age of 40 for making an impact in their respective fields or within their companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico. They represent freight and passenger railroads as well as the supply and consultant/contractor and government communities.
For the 2021 awards program,
Railway Age increased the number of honorees from 10 to 20, due to a growing number of entries and top candidates.
Biz New Orleans
01/26/2021
On this week’s podcast, we talk to Brandy Christian, the president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, about how the pandemic and hurricanes have impacted the two public agencies and what’s around the bend.
Brandy D. Christian is the president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans and the CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, a short line connecting railroad and subsidiary of the Port. The two public agencies have combined revenues of $100 million, nearly 500 employees, and more than $200 million in capital projects. In her Port role, Christian oversees all cargo, cruise, and industrial real estate operations. As the CEO of the Public Belt, she sets strategic direction and oversees all rail holdings. Christian serves on the Green Marine Board of Directors, Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Trade and Transportation Advisory Council, Louisiana Board of Interna
January 19, 2021
Railway Age Announces 2021 ‘Fast Trackers’ 20 Under 40 Honorees Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Railway Age is honoring 20 “Fast Trackers” from a pool of more than 100 strong nominations for this year’s 20 Under 40 awards program.
Established in 2016, the annual awards are presented to railroaders under the age of 40 in the United States, Canada and/or Mexico for making an impact in their respective fields or within their company.
“Our sixth-annual awards program honorees represent the ‘best of the best’ and the continued strength of our industry from the freight and passenger railroads to the supply and consultant/contractor communities,”
Railway Age Publisher Jonathan Chalon said. “We are proud to showcase them in the February 2021 issue of
January 07, 2021
For NOPB, Double-Zero Safety Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
An NOPB employee properly dismounting and turning a new lower emission locomotive on a turntable built in the 1920s. NOPB photo.
With zero reportable injuries and zero human-factor-caused derailments in 2020, Class III New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) set a new safety record, “ the first time reaching this milestone for NOPB and a significant accomplishment in the railroad industry, which holds itself to stringent safety standards,” the railroad said. The record is based on NOPB data from the past 14 years.
“This remarkable safety milestone is a direct result of the focused diligence and awareness of the entire New Orleans Public Belt Railroad team to keep our gateway strong and safe,” said Port of New Orleans President and CEO and NOPB CEO Brandy D. Christian. Added NOPB General Manager Mike Stolzman, “Good safety is g
Port of New Orleans granted $1.2m for cleaner trucks
The funding will be used to replace certain diesel-powered trucks at port facilities in Orleans, Jefferson and Saint Bernard Parishes with cleaner alternatives
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced funding worth more than $1.2 million (£0.9m) to fund diesel emissions reduction programmes in the Port of New Orleans.
The funding will be used for the Port of New Orleans’ Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Programme (Clean TRIP), which will see the replacement of certain diesel-powered trucks at port facilities in Orleans, Jefferson and Saint Bernard Parishes.
At least 34 short haul trucks servicing cargo terminals and warehouses along the Mississippi River and the Port’s Inner Harbour will be replaced with cleaner models.