Genesee & Wyoming Inc’s subsidiary company Rail Link Inc, has received the Wyoming Governor’s Award for Safety and Health in the ‘Large Mine-Site Contractor’ category.
Rail Link loads over 400 million tons of Powder River Basin coal annually into trains for railroad companies at more than a dozen mines in Wyoming and Montana.
This represents approximately 90%Â of Powder River Basin coal production and more than a third of all coal burned in North America.
At the mine sites, Rail Link employees receive empty coal trains from the railroad companies, operate them slowly through the mine’s loading stations where the cars are filled with coal and then hand the loaded, mile-long trains back to the railroad companies in a non-stop cycle of as many as 70 trains daily.
“Receiving the Wyoming Governor’s Award is a great honour,” said GWI Rocky Mountain Region Senior Vice President Andrew T. Chunko.
“Safety is our top priority, and our Rail Link employees’ commitment to working safely pays off with every single individual in the Powder River Basin returning home safely every day. It’s wonderful to be recognised by the State of Wyoming, and since safety is also our customers’ top priority, it’s a big part of our competitive advantage in the Powder River Basin.”
GWI owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands.
