Wednesday afternoon rail news:
Pittsburgh-area railroad expands rail shipping options
Allegheny Valley Railroad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carload Express Inc., received its first rail shipments at its new Glenwood Transload Terminal in Pittsburgh earlier this month. “We are excited to offer this new service to Pittsburgh and look forward to providing continued support for the steel industry and other manufacturing businesses for which the Pittsburgh region is so well-known,” President Mark Rosner says. The facility features a 40-ton capacity traveling gantry crane that can load and unload multiple railcar spots directly to truck or to ground storage. It can service a variety of railcar types such as gondolas, regular and bulkhead flatcars, and centerbeams. The facility handles steel products such as plate, bar, rod, structural, pipe and coils; and offers railcar-to-truck transloading of non-ferrous metals, forest products, dimensional loads, ABC Containers, and other building and construction materials and bulk commodities.
UP makes Marketing and Sales, Loup Logistics appointments
Union Pacific has announced the following Marketing and Sales appointments, effective March 1, 2021:
• Jason Hess to vice president-Bulk
• Kari Kirchhoefer to vice president-Premium
• Josh Perkes to vice president-Loup Logistics
Hess, previously vice president-Premium, Marketing and Sales, succeeds Brad Thrasher as vice president-Bulk, who plans to retire in March 2021 after a 33-year career at Union Pacific. Kirchhoefer, previously vice president-Loup Logistics, succeeds Hess as vice president-Premium. Perkes, previously assistant vice president Workforce Resources, succeeds Kirchhoefer as vice president-Loup Logistics.
CN grain train derails in southeastern Illinois
A Canadian National grain train derailment has closed State Route 33 in southeastern Illinois, Effingham radio outlets report. The incident, which occurred Tuesday night, is expected to be cleaned up within 24 hours. The line runs between Effingham and Newton and is CN’s primary link to regional Indiana Rail Road at Newton.
