On The Right Track
The Right Way is the Safe Way
February 2013 Volume 101
Another Great PTI Driver
The following letter was received by PTI’s New Castle, PA District Manager Michael Biel:
Memorandum for Record
Subject: Safety Recognition
Attention: CSX Safety Committee New Castle Subdivision
6 February, 2013
New Castle Safety Team,
On 22 January, 2013, I was performing duties as Freight Conductor on a recrew of the Q64121 from the Collinwood yard to New Castle. As a result of
the “blizzard like” weather conditions, our crew and train was required to be
relieved and re-crewed at the Parma yard to avoid hours of service violations. The crew boarded our PTI taxi at 1500 hours at Parma. The weather
conditions, though improved, were still a concern of mine. Our PTI driver,
King Midas, was on time and waiting for the crew. We briefly discussed the
weather conditions and he understood potential hazards of the trip. While
traveling east on I-480, at approximately 1530 hours, two vehicles collided
with one another approximately five-hundred feet in front of our taxi. Mr.
Midas displayed a keen awareness of the vehicles in traffic as well as keeping a safe distance from traffic in front of us, and as a result, was able to take
safe, defensive driving measuring to avoid the accident and ensure the safety of the crew, himself, and other vehicles in the vicinity of the collision. Mr.
Midas, in my opinion, circumvented a potential catastrophe and his actions
and dedication to the safe transport of our crew reflect great credit upon himself as a driver in support of CSX operations. I am very thankful that Mr.
Midas got my home safely on this day, and appreciate his dedication to crew
safety.
I would appreciate if this driver could be recognized, in some fashion, for his
actions on this day. I offered my sincerest thanks and complimented his skill
in avoiding this accident, and he appreciated my gratitude. If possible, maybe some kind of recognition from PTI or CSX would be appropriate. Please
forward memorandum, as needed, to further express my thanks and record
Mr. Midas’ performance.
STEVE A. REIDER
Freight Conductor
CSX
What does
 Stopping at an intersection
 Driving during construction
zones
 Driving during adverse
weather
 Driving in heavy traffic
 Nearing an entry and exit
ramp
 Distracted drivers
have in common?
Answer:
REAR END COLLISIONS.
PTI will kick off an important
initiative in the near future for all
drivers to avoid being a statistic
for rear-end collisions. Watch
for more information about this
special safety blitz to keep you
and your passengers safe from
these types of accidents.
Inside This Issue
February Safety Awards
2
February Northbound Train Awards
2
February Associate Anniversaries
3
February Associate Anniversaries (cont)
February Safety Awards
4-5
5
On The Right Track
Page 2
Northbound Trains in Gladstone/Lynchburg VA
Debbie Harris-BA from Gladstone/Lynchburg,
Va. branch awarded Northbound Train Awards
to (left to right) Sadie Bailey, Carol Myers and
Steven Hardgrove from Gladstone, Va. Branch
86. They received the awards for always helping
out and filling shifts plus coding up on time.
Ms. Harris also
awarded Northbound
Train
Awards
to
(below left to
right) Robert Burke and Aubrey (Chip)
Padgett from Gladstone, Va. Branch 86.
Robert received the award for always helping
out, filling in on his days off plus taking uncovered trips. Robert Burke also announced his retirement effective February 12, 2013. “We will really miss him
around here,” stated Ms. Harris.
Aubrey received the award for helping out with the upkeep and maintenance
on the vans. Thank you to the entire team at Gladstone VA!
Safe Driving in Jacksonville FL
Jacksonville, FL Branch Manager Henry Scott recently presented multiple
drivers in the Jacksonville FL branch with awards for safe driving.
DYV driver Tommy Richards (top left picture)-- 2,500 hours of safe driving.
DYV driver Daniel Polke (top right picture)-- 2,500 hours of safe driving.
Debbie Harris-BA from Gladstone/
Lynchburg, VA branch announced
the recent recognition of two drivers:
Thomas Hudson (top picture) and
Allen Dalton (bottom picture) from
Lynchburg, VA #162.
Ms. Harris stated Mr. Hudson
“...received the award for going
above and beyond his duties and
always helping out with the maintenance of the vans and whatever
needs to be done.”
According
to Ms. Harris,
Allen
Dalton received an
award for
“...going
above and
beyond his
duties and
coding up
early
when
I
need him.”
She also
said
he
also helps
cover driving
assignments
and is always willing to help out.
Thank you to Thomas Hudson and
Allen Dalton!
GREAT THINGS ARE
HAPPENING AT PTI
Send your positive stories for
the PTI newsletter to:
[email protected]
OTR driver Terry Ware (bottom left picture)-100,000 miles of safe driving
DYV driver Christine Rumph (bottom right picture)- 2,500 hours of safe driving.
Volume 100
Page 3
Associate Anniversaries—FEBRUARY
17 Years
James Williamson,
Jr.
N. Little Rock, AR
16 Years
Shirley Fidler
Washington, IN
15 Years
Donald Dobson
Grand Forks, ND
14 Years
Robert Bealer
Brunswick, MD
Sharon Parazaider Wildwood, FL
13 Years
Robert Cook
Nashville, TN
12 Years
Gus Morehead, Jr. Pine Bluff, AR
William Mohr
Superior, WI
11 Years
Anthony Mccullough Chicago West, IL
Don Hooks
Lima, OH
Finley Nichols
Ravenna, KY
William Freeman
Kansas City, MO
9 Years
James Harlow
Detroit, MI
Kenneth Keyser
Shenandoah, VA
Timothy Newton
Pittsburg, KS
8 Years
Brenda Tippery
Toledo, OH
Michael Cairns
Toledo, OH
Peter Brown
Chicago East, IL
Richard Baker
Erwin, TN
Stephen Rahm
Toledo, OH
Thomas Masengale Heavener, OK
7 Years
Carl Mcdonald
Shreveport, LA
Daniel Keller
Eugene, OR
Gale Smith
Detroit, MI
Gerald Nichols
Russell, KY
John Pershing
Terre Haute, IN
Leffie Magee
Augusta, GA
Robert Franklin
Chicago East, IL
Roy Lashley
Gillette, WY
Taj Tropez
New Orleans, LA
6 Years
Carlyle Korup
Dilworth, MN
Christopher
Voorhies
Hinkle, OR
Michael Martindale Phippsburg, CO
Morris Watson
Philadelphia, PA
Raymond Warren Longview, TX
Richard Childers
Indianapolis, IN
Robert Anderson
Lima, OH
Vincent Mitchell
Augusta, GA
Vincent Ream
Salt Lake, UT
Yuvetta Prather
Benning, D.C.
3 Years
Alfonso Valent, Jr. Corpus Christi, TX
Albert
Colvin
Longview, TX
Allan Rysdam
Eugene, OR
Birmingham, AL
Charles Grifo
Chicago West, IL Archie Foy
Arthur Buckner
Andrews, SC
Clifford Graham
Texarkana, TX
Bernard Quarles,
David Heath
Elkhart, IN
Jr.
Augusta, GA
David Leadford
Pocatello, ID
Bruce
West
Dilworth,
MN
Frances Rysdam
Eugene, OR
Carl Smith
Grand Forks, ND
Georgina Cruz
Meridian, MS
Manchester, GA
Heather Sanders
Hagerstown, MD Homer Williams
Kathy Dale
Nashville, TN
Jack Linderman
Wishram, WA
Jennifer Norton
Fitzgerald, GA
Keith Baucum
Columbus, OH
Jeremiah Frazier
Birmingham, AL
Larry Bloemke
Willmar, MN
Nancy ReaganLula Mcafee
Yoakum, TX
Riebe
Seattle, WA
Matthew Yates
Chicago East, IL
Randy Lopez
Nampa, ID
Michael Johnson
Edgemont, SD
Rick Trowbridge
Portland, OR
Nancy Thompson Burlington , IA
Roy Wilmoth
Bend, OR
Renea Brown
Gillette, WY
Thomas Pruss
Toledo, OH
Robert Mcclary
Portland, OR
Trevor Hill
Pocatello, ID
Rodney
Poche
Alexandria,
LA
4 Years
Chicago East, IL
Hughes Springs, Royce Jackson
Billy Mathis
TX
Steven Sherburne Pocatello, ID
Boyd Epley
Evansville, IN
Timothy Jernigan
Knoxville, TN
Carla Clark
Pasco, WA
Vincent Petransky Detroit, MI
Ernest Millen
Hamlet, NC
2 Years
Henry Swango
Cincinnati, OH
Bruce Bartlett
Asheville, NC
Herbert Griffin
Evansville, IN
Cassandra Baker Tampa, FL
James Singletary,
Charlie Demery
Shreveport, LA
Jr.
Florence, SC
Winston, FL
Janet Meredith
N. Little Rock, AR Cheryl Golden
Chester
Smith
Norton,
VA
Jerard Hickman
Richmond, VA
Claudia Cade
Beaumont, TX
John Thomas
Detroit, MI
Constance
Sims
Bensenville,
IL
Kenneth Brevig
Mason City, IA
Curtis Hargreaves Spokane, WA
Kimberly Overbay Bristol, VA
Daniel
Fuller
Atlanta, GA
Larry Wilt
Cheyenne, WY
Laura Smith
South Pekin, IL
Daniel Kent
Sandpoint, ID
Leroy Dabney
Chicago East, IL Dustin Kemmis
Glasgow, MT
Earl Emerson, Jr.
DeQueen, AR
Earl Grant, Sr.
Chicago East, IL
Leonard Tuvell, Jr. Augusta, GA
Michael Griffin
Dupo, IL
Robert Heiser
Laurel, MT
Timothy Martin
Dupo, IL
William Reynolds
Guernsey, WY
5 Years
Mark Wise
Chicago East, IL
Eric Hinton
Glenwood, MN
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Associate Anniversaries– FEBRUARY (cont)
2 Years
Frederick Foster
Gary Woods, Sr.
George Schenck
Hubert Johnson
Isaac Brown
James Imhoff
James Mcgahee
James Tyler
Jimmy Daffern, Sr.
John Wilson
Joycelyn Ramsey
Kenneth Hackler
Lancelot Henry, Jr.
Linda Jones
Malcolm Carrington
Margaret Derr
Michael Moses
Michael Newman
Muriel Harris
Nelson Hooker
Phyllis Powell
Rachel Yenny
Randall Peters
Robert Frankenberry
Robert Vaught
Russel Nelson
Salih Ali
Sallie Hartley
Sarah Richards
Sherry Washington
Thomas Mills
Tony Williams
Wayne Conley
William Brown
William Long
William Mccauley
Spartanburg, SC
Cincinnati, OH
Chattahoochee, FL
Norton, VA
Chicago East, IL
Toledo, OH
Longview, TX
Chattanooga, TN
Denison, TX
Sweetwater, TX
Chicago East, IL
Villa Grove, IL
Charleston, SC
Livonia, LA
South Boston, VA
Chattahoochee, FL
Burnside, KY
Fort Worth, TX
Philadelphia, PA
Chicago West, IL
Atlanta, GA
Greybull, WY
Bristol, VA
Pensacola, FL
Bluefield, WV
Dilworth, MN
Chicago East, IL
Linwood, NC
Tacoma, WA
Pine Bluff, AR
N. Baltimore, OH
Atlanta, GA
N. Baltimore, OH
Minneapolis, MN
Danville, IL
Russell, KY
1 Year
Alexander Pitre, Sr. Portsmouth, VA
Andrea West
Bensenville, IL
Annette Thomas
N. Little Rock, AR
Anthony Thompson Selma, AL
April Rogers
Manchester, GA
Ardest Hines
Portsmouth, VA
Judith Mcgrath
Juliana Sanders
Karen Miller
Kasey Queen
Kathy Ann Jacobson
Keith Sizelove
Kenneth Prados
Kerry Allen
Kevin Goodman
Kevin Mullins
Lawrence Walker
Leah Jennings
Linda Ward
Claude Mcpherson, Dallas, TX
Lisa Dickie
Cleolar Cobb
Greenwood, SC
Lloyd Jones
Clyde Cox
Andrews, SC
Louise Deford
Crystal Leadley
Ft Dodge, IA
Mark Furness
Danyelle Dyer
Shreveport, LA
David Broxton, Jr. South Boston, VA Marshall Alston
Martha Porter
David Coburn
Bluefield, WV
Arnetta Whatley
Barton Morgan
Brenda Bland
Brent Sorensen
Bruce Hinds
Byron Staten, II
Carl Rushing
Cecil Ladd, Jr.
Charles Boatley
Charles Mathews
Charles Walker
Charlie Brown
Chattanooga, TN
Evansville, IN
Cumberland, MD
Ogden, UT
Florence, SC
Martin, KY
Pine Bluff, AR
Toledo, OH
Fort Worth, TX
Great Falls, MT
Vancouver, WA
Shreveport, LA
Creston, IA
Beaumont, TX
Hagerstown, MD
Spartanburg, SC
Superior, WI
Evansville, IN
New Orleans, LA
Portsmouth, VA
Cumberland, MD
Cincinnati, OH
Atlanta, GA
Salem, IL
Andrews, SC
Columbus, OH
Lynchburg, VA
Edgemont, SD
Waseca, MN
Vancouver, WA
Williamson, WV
David Lockwood
David Solis, Jr.
Denise Blaylock
Deryl Jones
Detra Thompson
Faith Frost
Gary Alexander
Gary Harris
George Leach, Jr.
Harold Jolly, III
Harvey Morton
Henry Spillman
Mason City, IA
Laredo, TX
Raleigh, NC
Fort Worth, TX
Kansas City, MO
Norton, VA
Richmond, VA
Bluefield, WV
Charlotte, NC
Shreveport, LA
Portsmouth, VA
Fort Worth, TX
Chattahoochee,
Hezekiah Carroll, Jr. FL
Jackie Jones
Spartanburg, SC
James Geiger
Montgomery, AL
James Harwell, III Mobile, AL
James Karhoff
Ft. Madison, IA
Jasper Mcintyre
New Castle, PA
Jill Goodnight
Las Vegas, NV
Jimmy Ivey
Toledo, OH
Joann Green
Baton Rouge, LA
John Woods
Chicago East, IL
Jon Muchow
Ottumwa, IA
Joseph Allcorn
Birmingham, AL
Matthew Morton, Jr. Chicago East, IL
Melissa Garlington Corsicana, TX
Michael Dunn
Pensacola, FL
Michael Oconnor
Wenatchee, WA
Milton Bell
Cedartown, GA
Noshia Sidwell
Atlanta, GA
Paul Miller
Creston, IA
Randolph Goodwin Hamlet, NC
Ray Durniak
Manassas, VA
Raymond Dewitt
Whitefish, MT
Hughes Springs,
Raymond Ellis
TX
Rhonda Johnson
Pine Bluff, AR
Rhonda Rineair
Fitzgerald, GA
Ricardo Huntley
Winston, FL
Richard Elsenpeter Laurel, MT
Richard Lochhead Ogden, UT
Robert Devine
Sanford, FL
Robert Habeck
Edgemont, SD
Robert Hale
Pittsburg, KS
Robert Pike
Casper, WY
Robert Regan
Jacksonville, FL
Rodney Neubrand Spokane, WA
Roger Hall
Chattanooga, TN
Ronald Lawson
N. Little Rock, AR
Joseph Bojanowski Detroit, MI
Ronald Super
Toledo, OH
Page 5
Associate Safety
Awards
Associate
Anniversaries
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY
(cont)
100,000 Miles
Joanna Frazier
Lima, OH
1 Year
Royce Champion, Jr. Dexter, MO
Russell Brewer
Elmore, WV
Shatina Simpson
Dupo, IL
Shelby Reid
Manchester, GA
Stanley Eide
Milford, UT
Stephanie Thompson
Fort Worth, TX
Steve Elders
Cartersville, GA
Steven Patterson
Rochelle, IL
Theresa Riffon
Shreveport, LA
Thomas Lacy, II
Richmond, VA
Tommy Thompson
Raleigh, NC
Tony Summers
Louisville, KY
Torrance Harper
Birmingham, AL
Valerie Frazier
Birmingham, AL
Velma Ealy
Memphis, TN
Vernon Williams, Jr. Hamlet, NC
SAFE
DRIVING
IS NO
ACCIDENT.
BE
AWARE!
William Howard
Villa Grove, IL
George Neal
Meridian, MS
Mark Sanchez
Columbus, OH
Charles Doran
Toledo, OH
Lowell Bryant
Roanoke, VA
Aggle Hicks
Manchester, GA
Glen Steffey
Bostic, NC
12,000 Hours
James Brown Jr
Cincinnati, OH
Quentin Hicks
Danville, KY
Jack Dean
Garrett, IN
Margaret Boswell
Meridian, MS
Eula Ike
5,000 Hours
East St. Louis, IL
Shane Combs
Shelby , KY
Kevin Hayes
New Orleans, LA
Bobby Cain
Chicago East, IL
2,500 Hours
Patrick O'Leary
Toledo, OH
Virgil Shockley
Villa Grove, IL
Walter Mccann
Russell, KY
Joyce Daniels
Jacksonville, FL
Wayne Cooper
Vancouver, WA
Jean Apervil
Jacksonville, FL
Wayne Leer
Benning, D.C.
Jerry Foshee
N. Little Rock, AR
Wayne Spear
Hagerstown, MD
Alton Morris
Longview, TX
William Cody
Linwood, NC
Don Holland
Longview, TX
William Jones
Clifton Forge, VA
Ingrid Manns
Burns Harbor, IN
William Link
Des Moines, IA
William Watkins
Birmingham, AL
Willie Vincent
Tampa, FL
Roosevelt Torrence Jacksonville, FL
Melissa Nichols
Sheffield, AL
Robert Linear
Chicago East, IL
Alvin Linton Jr
Ronald Preston
Chicago West, IL
Bluefield, WV
Rear-End Collision Safety Initiative
Expect the Unexpected! At 40 mph, a vehicle travels 60 feet per second.
What could this mean to you as a PTI Driver? Watch for more information
on how to avoid rear-end collisions. “The Right Way is the Safe Way!”