PACIFIC HARBOR LINE Report

WINTER 2013 Cliatt new PHL president Pacific Harbor Line looks to continue its customer service Director of Safety and Training in Dayton, Texas. Prior to the success as Otis Cliatt takes on a new leadership role. railroad, he served as a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Formerly Pacific Harbor Line Vice President, he was ap- Army Special Forces Command. pointed to President in September Cliatt has a Bachelor of Science after Michael Stolzman became in business economics and a minor Louisville & Indiana Railroad in labor relations from Florida A&M President. Stolzman succeeded John University. He is Director/Treasurer K. Secor, who retired in October. for the Short Line Railroad “I’m looking forward to it and am Association and Chairman of the excited for the opportunity,” Cliatt Veterans Recruitment Committee said. “We have a fantastic railroad, of the American Short Line and outstanding employees, and offer Regional Railroad Association. impeccable switching service and Stolzman joined Pacific Harbor customer satisfaction.” Line in 2005 and became President He joined PHL in 2010 as Vice Otis Cliatt, Pacific Harbor Mike Stolzman, Louisville in May 2010. He also served as Gulf President. His previous railroad expe- Line President & Indiana Railroad Coast Switching Company LLC rience includes Operating Department President President. He previously worked assignments for Union Pacific and CANAC Railway Services management assignments with Chicago & North Western Inc. Regional Vice President. He also served as CMC Railroad and Union Pacific, as well as CANAC, the former industrial Continued on page 3 Striving for safety and service As 2012 comes to a close, safety and efficiency remain Pacific Harbor Line’s top priorities. “Our focus is safety, customer satisfaction and a continued desire to enhance operations,” said Otis Cliatt, President. 2010 had been the company’s best safety year, but PHL is on pace to surpass it. With programs such as ACE and the new standard safety campaign, employees take safety seriously by watching out for one another. In addition to one of the best safety records in the industry, Cliatt said PHL has one of the most diverse teams of all short line railroads. About 30 percent of Maintenance of way and Transportation employees who help make the workforce are military veterans. Pacific Harbor Line a success include, from left, Osbaldo Contreras, track “We have a significant number of managers with welder; Luis Rodriguez, track inspector; Torry Rabb, locomotive engineer; and degrees or working to complete them,” Cliatt said. Stuart Spears, locomotive engineer. Continued on page 3 Participants of the Officer on a Train Event. Education and enforcement for the ports Pacific Harbor Line hosted multiple Police. Two California Public Utilities According to Dan Hittesdorf, law enforcement agencies Oct. 10 during Commission Inspectors also were on site. Global Safety and Security CEO, the an Officer on the Train. The event dem- PHL has previously participated in event provided a positive impact for onstrated grade crossing safety enforce- Officer on the Train events to highlight PHL and the community. ment measures taken at the ports and the importance of rail safety and security “It’s important, No. 1, for us to show provided railroad safety education to at the ports. enforcement, and No. 2, for community the public. During a four-hour period, police awareness,” he said. “With the warn- Participating agencies included BNSF wrote 57 citations and 11 warnings for ings, we were educating people about Police, Global Safety & Security, Los vehicular grade crossing violations. They what they were doing and what could Angeles Port Police and Union Pacific also encountered 19 trespassers. happen with a train.”

Police officers patrol during the Oct. 10 Officer on the Train Event.

Officers visit with truck drivers during the Officer on the Train Event.

Pacific Harbor Line Report • 2 An Anacostia Company Meeting customers’ expectations

Los Angeles Vopak Terminal is one of the company’s nine North American terminals. Located right down the road, Pacific Harbor Line provides all of the Vopak Los Angeles Stats terminal’s switching needs. With PHL, Vopak can transport from Los Angeles with Capacity 378,790 cubic meters either BNSF or Union Pacific. Tanks 82 “They’re the only ones to do what they do in the area,” said Richard Bobele, customer service representative. “Other facilities just have direct service to only Tank types Mild and coated steel BNSF or UP.” Tank sizes From 75 to 23,848 Having worked many years with PHL, he said the railroad understands Vopak’s cubic meters expectations. Together, the companies have developed a strong working relationship. Access Vessel, barge, rail, PHL switches an average of two to three cars for Vopak Monday through Friday. truck and pipeline Although most correspondence is handled online, operations run smoothly, and PHL meets customer service expectations. Draught 13.7 meters “The employees are good, and we’ve never had an issue,” Bobele said. Berths For vessels: three Vopak plays a leading international role in the storage of refined oil products, For barges: four chemicals, biofuels, vegetable oils and liquefied gases. It came into existence in Products Petroleum products, 1999 following the merger between Van Ommeren and Pakhoed, resulting in almost chemicals and 400 years experience in storage and transshipment. The company dedicates itself biofuels to safety and customer service, and takes pride in its excellent long-term customer relationships. Services Blending, heating and weighing Headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Vopak operates terminals in 31 coun- tries with a combined storage capacity of more than 29 million cubic meters. As Type Import/export/ of August, Vopak’s North American terminals had a capacity of 2.3 million cubic terminal distribution meters. The terminals are strategically located for users along major shipping routes. Division Vopak North America Vopak and its joint ventures employ an international workforce of more than Ownership Vopak: 100 percent 5,900 people.

Cliatt new PHL president Continued from page 1 switching arm of Canadian National Railway Co. Prior to the railroad, he served as a career Army officer. “I am pleased to provide new opportunities to two of our outstanding executives,” said Peter Gilbertson, Anacostia Chairman. “I am confident they will con- tinue to excel in their new assignments. On behalf of the board of directors, I thank John Secor for his many years of leadership of Anacostia properties and for his service to the industry.” Pacific Harbor Line began operations in 1998 and provides rail-switching services for the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Combined, this is the largest Safety and service container port complex in the United States and the eighth busiest in the world. PHL serves nine on-dock Continued from page 1 intermodal terminals and provides dispatching ser- “It’s an exciting place to work. For example, with the Material Safety Data vices for about 90 intermodal or unit trains per day. Sheet revision effort, we have management visiting other properties to as- Anacostia Rail Holdings operates in seven sist with training.” states and includes Chicago South Shore & South He takes pride in PHL’s unique workforce and atmosphere. Bend Railroad, Gulf Coast Switching Company, “Where else in the world is there a short line railroad that handles more Louisville & Indiana Railroad, New York & Atlantic than 30,000 railcars and 1.5 million containers annually, and overlooks the Railway, LLC and Pacific San Pedro port area every day?” Cliatt said. Harbor Line Inc.

An Anacostia Company 3 • Pacific Harbor Line Report Photos courtesy of the Port of Long Beach

Port of Long Beach welcomes public Pacific Harbor Line teamed with the time the focus is on rail operations.” products from throughout the world. Each Port of Long Beach to provide guests an Wong said the purpose was to allow fully loaded train takes between 280 and inside look at rail operations. Nearly 3,000 the public to view ongoing rail projects and 750 trucks off the roads. people took part in six free train rides understand the need to increase cargo com- “We’re reaching out with our rail tours throughout the Port complex Oct. 20-21. ing through the ports by rail. to show the community how important the The one-hour narrated tours guided “We see rail as a key for our growth at rail system is to the Port’s ability to gener- guests through cargo-handling operations the ports,” he said. “We need the commu- ate jobs and reduce air pollution,” said Port in areas normally off limits to public view. nity to understand and see the rail opera- Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle. Guests enjoyed up-close views of locomo- tions. We want their support for upcoming “With the overwhelming response to this tives, cranes and other machinery. projects.” event, we hope to try it again.” Passenger cars were provided by With about $4.5 billion in capital proj- PHL has played a large role in the . Greg Peters, Manager Operations ects under way or planned for this decade, environmental efforts. During the tours, Support, piloted the tours on behalf of PHL. the Port is working to modernize its opera- attendees learned that PHL uses the cleanest According to Art Wong, Port of Long tions and reduce its environmental impact. low-emission locomotives and works closely Beach Public Information Officer, PHL Every year, $155 billion worth of with the ports. has assisted previous tours, but usually on cargo moves through the ports each year, Wong praised PHL for helping organize a smaller scale. helping support more than 300,000 jobs and develop the tours and being helpful to “In the past, we had 20-minute tours in the region, including one in every eight ensure things operated smoothly. that were part of a larger event, along with jobs in Long Beach. Every day, dozens of “I don’t think it could be possible with- boat tours and entertainment,” he said. “This trains travel through the Port loaded with out their help,” he said.

Metrolink passenger cars carry guests through the port complex. Pacific Harbor Line helped organize and pilot the train during the tours.

Pacific Harbor Line Report • 4 An Anacostia Company Thank you, PHL veterans Promotions and awards

Pacific Harbor Line is proud to have many veterans of the U.S. armed forces Pacific Harbor Line congratulates the following on its team. These brave Americans have answered the call of duty to give of employees on their engineer promotions. themselves and preserve the American way of life. Locomotive engineer Assistant locomotive engineer PHL thanks those veterans who have served to protect our nation’s freedom promotions: promotions: around the world and within our borders. They include: July 21 Nov. 8 Frederick Calloway, Army Guillermo Guerra, Marines Nikolos Pilato, Coast Darren Allen Eric Cook Washington Chun, National Richard Guindon, Air Force Guard Nikolos Pilato David Delgado Nic Gama Guard Karyn Haid, Army Torry Rabb, Army Oct. 13 Daniel Gray Otis Cliatt, Army Anthony Johnson, Marines Jesus Ramirez, Marines Nic Cadwell Eddie Moreno Donovan Davila, Army Roderick Johnson, Army Jeff Robinson, Army Chris Metcalfe Davis Delgado, Army Danny Knight, Navy Juan Saldana, Army Santiago Moya Justin Downer, Navy Cipriano Lopez, Army Patrick Taylor, Army Alex Ramirez Mike Fuentes, Marines Clifton Lowe, Army William Unga, Army Will Unga Lyle George, Coast Guard William Martinez, Marines Joe Watson, Navy Joseph Watson Daniel Gomez, Army Donald Norton, Navy Eric Williams, Marines/ Jaime Gomez, Navy Sergio Padilla, Marines National Guard Roberta Green, Navy Frank Pena, Army Bo Willis, Navy

PHL announces commissioning of railroad police department

Global Safety and Security (GSS) has provided security patrols for PHL since July 2010. Building on the success of this program, under authority granted by Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Public Utilities Commission, the Pacific Harbor Line Railroad Police Department will commence operations and GSS’s officers will become sworn peace officers effective Jan. 1, 2013. New Chief Dan Hittesdorf has worked with PHL for more than two years. His diverse background in law enforcement and fire safety will ensure the PHL Railroad Police Department will run with integrity and compliance. Several members of PHL’s Police Oversight Committee attend Officer Lt. William Hunt will serve as training officer. He Zack King’s academy graduation Nov. 17. From left are Don Norton, has more than 20 years of experience with the Orange Dan Hittesdorf, Marlon Taylor, Zack King and Greg Peters. County Sheriff’s Department and will provide expe- rienced input into the department’s development and continued growth. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to PHL Railroad Police officers will include Chris Haddrill, ensure full POST compliance. Derek Sykes and Reserve Zack King. Haddrill has worked with PHL’s Police Oversight Committee has been established and its PHL for almost two years and graduated from the Orange County members will provide civilian oversight of the department as well Sheriff’s Police Academy. Additionally, he has served in the mili- as input on how PHL Railroad Police officer actions and policies tary and continues his service in the reserves. Sykes joined PHL in are perceived by the public, and develop and approve policies and 2011 after serving as an LAPD officer. King recently completed procedures governing the conduct of PHL Railroad Police officers. Level 3 of the Orange County Sheriff’s Police Academy. The PHL PHL Railroad Police officers’ duties will include railroad- Railroad Police Department colors now have been added to the related traffic enforcement and protection of its assets and employ- Orange County Sheriff’s Department wall of honor. ees. The PHL Railroad Police will work closely with other law The PHL Railroad Police Department will continue to work enforcement organizations in PHL’s operating territory, including with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and California railroad police from Union Pacific and BNSF Railway.

An Anacostia Company 5 • Pacific Harbor Line Report PACIFIC HARBOR LINE REPORT For news coverage, contact Jacie at the newsletter office by phone at 402-475-6397, fax 402-475-6398, mail information to 1845 S. 11th St., Lincoln, NE 68502-2211, or email [email protected]. This material is intended to be an overview of news. If there are any discrep- ancies between this newsletter and any collective bargaining process, insurance contracts or other official documents, those documents will govern. PHL continues to maintain and reserves the right, Anacostia at any time, to alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate all plans and programs described in this newsletter. This newsletter is not an employment contract or any type of employment guarantee. implements Thanks to everyone at Pacific Harbor Line for taking the time to contribute to this newsletter. Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. PRSRT STD 340 W WATER ST new program U.S. POSTAGE WILMINGTON CA 90744-6309 PAID MAIL U.S.A. What began as a companywide task has expanded beyond Anacostia to other railroads, thanks to the efforts of Trainmaster Richard Gindon. He was responsible for researching a new program for Material Safety Data Sheets to ensure compliance with the Global Harmonization System being implemented. Global harmonization aims to make sure all companies are classify- ing and labeling chemicals on the data sheets uniformly. MSDS are formal documents contain- ing important information about the char- acteristics and actual or potential hazards of a substance. Employees must use this when dealing with hazardous material. Gindon researched MSDS companies to determine which program best suited Anacostia and ensure the company has the most current data sheets for employees. He found what he was looking for in a Why global harmonization? program and formulated questions to ask various MSDS companies. Some criteria In the past, many countries have had various labeling and classification systems he sought included a program that was and, sometimes, different systems within the same country. This has been costly for user-friendly and diverse. companies who comply with various systems and confusing for employees. “We wanted one that was easy to Benefits of global harmonization include promoting regular efficiency; facilitating navigate and had a bilingual equivalent for trade; easing compliance; reducing costs; providing improved, consistent hazard infor- Spanish-speaking employees,” he said. mation; encouraging the safe transport, handling and use of chemicals; and promoting From there, Gindon picked four better emergency response to chemical incidents. programs and assembled a PowerPoint to describe each for Anacostia managers. Anacostia chose MSDS Online, which best USS Iowa finds new home in San Pedro suited the company’s needs. Pacific Harbor Line is proud to the second half this summer. He will be Director of Safety Tom Leopold be one of the first contributors to help commissioned into the Marines after he praised Gindon for going above and beyond bring the USS Iowa to its new home in graduates from college. to benefit Pacific Harbor Line and other San Pedro. Built in 1940, the USS Iowa served Anacostia companies. He also provided PHL became a “plankowner” mem- the country more than 50 years. It was presentations to other companies looking ber of the Pacific Battleship Center. designated the “World’s Greatest Naval for similar programs. Now open to the public, the USS Iowa Ship” due to its large guns, heavy armor, “I’m excited that something I put includes a museum and allows tours. fast speed, longevity and modernization. together for PHL and Anacostia is now The ship held special signifi- During more than 50 years of service, going to other railroads,” Gindon said. “It’s cance for Anacostia Chairman Peter the ship has welcomed and escorted the having an impact. It’s always good to see Gilbertson, who visited during the first nation’s Commander in Chief on many something you did have a ripple effect.” week of October. His son has com- occasions. No other battleship in the Employees are being trained on the pleted the first half of USMC Officer nation’s history has been host to more new online program. Candidates School and plans to finish U.S. presidents. Pacific Harbor Line Report • 6 An Anacostia Company