BRG’s $9,000 donation to Point Isabel Independent School District in honor of nine “safe” shipper will provide clothing and school supplies for local students and families impacted by Laguna Heights tornado, according to OmniTRAX. BRG President Shariff Gonnella, pictured fourth from left; Norma Torres, retired BRG leader, pictured sixth from right. (Photograph Courtesy of OmniTRAX)

Texas Shippers Honored for Safety

Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway, LLC (BRG), a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, has presented a $9,000 donation to the Point Isabel Independent School District (ISD) in honor of nine shippers demonstrating a commitment to safety.

Shariff Gonnella (left) is succeeding Norma Torres as BRG President.

OmniTRAX Appoints Shariff Gonnella as President, BRG

Shariff Gonnella on Aug. 1 will become President of OmniTRAX affiliate Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway, LLC (BRG), succeeding Norma Torres, a 2021 Railway Age Women in Rail honoree who will

Leaders from Chicago Fire, Chicago Police and Chicago’s 10th Ward joined officials from OmniTRAX to recognize rail shippers’ safety milestones on the Chicago Rail Link line. (OmniTRAX Photograph)

Chicago Shippers Honored for Safety

Chicago Rail Link (CRL), a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, presented donations to the Chicago Fire Department’s Gold Badge Society and Chicago Community Policing Office 4th District CAPS in honor of four shippers that demonstrate a commitment to safety.

OmniTRAX and the Short Line Safety Institute partnered to host local response teams on the Panhandle Northern Railroad. (OmniTRAX Photograph)

OmniTRAX Teams With SLSI for Emergency Response Training

OmniTRAX affiliate Panhandle Northern Railway (PNR) and the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) recently held a two-day railroad emergency response training in Borger, Tex., that combined a classroom-based emergency preparedness, reporting and response exercise with a simulated drill for first responders and railroad staff.

Chris Tecu, Senior Vice President Industrial Development, The Broe Group (left); and Frances Phillips, Senior Advisor-On Board Specialists and Customer Service, PTSI Transportation (right).

People News: The Broe Group, PTSI Transportation

The Broe Group names Chris Tecu as Senior Vice President Industrial Development. Also, PTSI Transportation appoints Frances Phillips Senior Advisor-On Board and Customer Service and elects two new additional members to its Board of Directors.

Broe Real Estate Group’s flatbed distribution center for The Home Depot (pictured) has been recognized as NAIOP’s 2022 Industrial Development of the Year. It is served by OmniTRAX’s Great Western Railway of Colorado. Broe Real Estate Group and OmniTRAX are affiliates of The Broe Group. (Photograph Courtesy of OmniTRAX)

BREG Wins 2022 Industrial Development of the Year Award

NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has named Broe Real Estate Group’s (BREG) rail-served flatbed distribution center project for The Home Depot the 2022 Industrial Development of the Year. The 386,000-square-foot

BLET Logs Four Tentative Agreements, One Ratified Contract

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has reported reaching tentative agreements with Canadian Pacific’s Soo Line, Kansas City Southern (KCS), Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E), and Union Railroad; and unanimously ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement with Illinois Railway.

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25 UNDER 40

RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2023 ISSUE: Railway Age is proud to recognize 25 ‘Fast Trackers’ Under 40 in 2023.

OmniTRAX’s Good Neighbor Giving Program exceeded $400,000 in company contributions to local non-profits in 2022, and served a record 2,000,000 people. (Photograph Courtesy of OmniTRAX)

OmniTRAX ‘Good Neighbor’ Program Delivers Community Support

OmniTRAX on Jan. 27 reported donating $430,000 to support local nonprofits spanning from California to Colorado, Illinois to Ohio, and New Jersey to Florida, as part of its 2022 Good Neighbor community outreach program.

Pictured (left to right): Lucy Grasso, OmniTRAX; Alexis Kudlak, ASLRRA; and Fabrizio Brasca and Rebecca Nerad, FourKites.

People News: OmniTRAX, ASLRRA, FourKites

OmniTRAX appoints a Vice President of Business Strategy. Also, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) welcomes a new Senior Accountant, and FourKites bolsters its management team with a Chief Strategy Officer and a Vice President of Global Customer Success.

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