WILMINGTON, CA—May 15, 2025 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is proud to announce that its Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) has been awarded the prestigious Bob Kleist Leadership Award for 2025 during the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce’s World Trade Week celebration.
CHICAGO, IL—May 8, 2025 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Nuchurch as Manager of Safety and Compliance. This is a new role and title at Anacostia. Nuchurch’s 29 years of experience in the railroad industry includes positions in operations, training, and safety.
CHICAGO, IL—May 6, 2025 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce the appointment of K.E. (Kirk) Bedford as Vice President, New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA).
CHICAGO, IL—March 5, 2025 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Naatz as its Chief Operating Officer.
MICHIGAN CITY, IN—February 24, 2025 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with RailPulse, an important industry innovation that provides location and safety telematics.
CHICAGO, IL—February 5, 2025 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce that Herman Crosson, Chief Safety and Compliance Officer, ARH, has been named Safety Professional of the Year by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA)—which represents the interests of the nation’s 603 short line and regional railroads.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN—November 13, 2024 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce that its Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) has been awarded a matching grant of $6,492,000 for improvements to the railroad’s Clagg lift span in its Ohio River Bridge.
WILMINGTON, CA—October 29, 2024 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce that its Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) has made its most significant step yet toward zero-emission (ZE) operations. The railroad has received partial funding—together with the California Air Resources Board (CARB)—for five ZE locomotives. The funding for the acquisition will be provided through a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant.
Glendale, NY—October 15, 2024 (James Street Media Services)—Growth in construction material traffic on New York area rail lines has benefitted shippers while keeping heavy trucks off the area’s highways, according to testimony delivered to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB).
MICHIGAN CITY, IN—July 25, 2024 (James Street Media Services)—Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) is pleased to announce that its Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS) has purchased and accepted delivery of 100 new rail cars purpose-built for steel coil shipments.