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| ASLRRA Names Safety Award Winners |
| April 10, 2007 |
The ASLRRA is proud to announce the winners of our Safety Awards for the year 2006. These awards - the Safety Person of the Year, the President's Awards, Jake Awards with Distinction, and Jake Awards - have been made possible through the generous sponsorship of the ASLRRA Safety Program by MARSH. The Safety Program enables the ASLRRA to recognize the continued efforts of our members to maintain a high level of safety. The 2006 Safety Person of the Year is Dale Virts, a Mechanical Department carman at Montana Rail Link. A panel made up of representatives from railroads, labor, shippers and suppliers selected Virts from a field of entries submitted by ASLRRA member railroads. To view more information about our Safety Person of the Year, click here. The President's Awards were awarded to seven railroads that truly achieved exemplary safety accomplishments, both for the year and over extended periods. Four of these railroads earned President's Awards for reaching their 32nd consecutive year without an FRA-reportable personal injury. These railroads are: the Delta Valley & Southern Railway Co.; the Hollis & Eastern Railroad Co.; the The Birmingham Southern Railroad Company achieved two President's Awards - a first in the history of the awards. The BS earned awards for having the lowest FSI in the 250,000+ man-hours category, as well as for having the most man-hours while maintaining an FSI of 0.00. Montana Rail Link, Inc., in addition to having the Safety Person of the Year, also claimed a President's Award for having the most man-hours below the industry average FSI. Last but not least, the Virginia Southern Railroad was awarded the Most Improved Award. 2006 was a successful year from a safety standpoint for ASLRRA member railroads. 206 railroad members earned Jake Awards with Distinction for reaching the ultimate goal of achieving a 0.00 FSI for the entire year. 77 additional railroads received Jake Awards for having an FSI rate lower than the industry average of 9.08. To view a list of all Jake, Jake with Distinction, and President's Award winners, click here.
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