Small Road News: SLSI, Watco
Small Road News: SLSI, Watco Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
After serving as operator for three years, Watco has purchased the 26-mile Geaux Geaux Railroad, which runs between Slaughter and Zee, La.
The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has released a 2020 report of safety culture assessment results; Watco has acquired the Geaux Geaux Railroad in Louisiana from Amzak Capital Management.
SLSI Executive Director Tom Murta
Among the key takeaways from the
SLSI analysis of short line safety culture assessments in 2020: Railroad leadership’s commitment to demonstrating that business objectives are not prioritized over safety has been the No. 1 safety culture strength since 2017; hazardous materials exercises and training continues to be an expressed opportunity area for railroads; and housekeeping, including the proper storage of tools and materials as well as potential OSHA-related is
Two years ago, bassist Dave Riggs, hurdy-gurdy player Ryan Baker and fiddler Claire Sweeney began experimenting with traditional Celtic and Eastern European music. From there, the musical trio became Autumn Equinox.
But whatâs unique about this particular band isnât the music itself rather how they play it, according to Riggs.
âWhat attracts me to it is not the tradition but the sort of hypnotic nature of this nyckelharpa, which sounds like a dozen fiddle players playing at once and the hurdy-gurdy, which almost has a psychedelic sound to it,â Riggs said. âThat to me is what makes this combination of our instruments and the music that we play really unique.â
When new population data concerning Indiana become available, the cry goes out in the Statehouse, âBetter call B&P!â
Bluff & Puff is the public relations department for the state. Their latest triumph was to note that Indianaâs population growth rate from 2010 to 2020 was greater than that of any of our four neighboring states. B&P would have us think this superiority over our neighbors is something new, something worth a trophy. Yet, for the past three decades (1990 to 2020), Indianaâs growth rate has exceeded that of our four neighboring states.
B&P didnât say Indianaâs 4.7 percent increase in population was well below the nationâs 7.4 percent growth rate. In addition, they were silent about the 2019 data which foreshadows the 2020 results to be released later this year.
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