(CSX issued the following news release on May 24.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation employee Bill Gleason became CSX Corporation’s (NYSE: CSX – News) third winner of the American Association of Railroad’s (AAR) prestigious Holden-Proefrock Award for his lifetime contributions to the field of hazardous materials safety.
“Bill’s outstanding achievements represent the very best of CSXT and its dedication to the safe transportation of hazardous materials,” said Skip Elliott, CSXT public safety and environment assistant vice president. “He has designed and constructed five training tank cars, is recognized as an expert in tank car construction and damage assessment, and is nationally recognized as a railroad emergency response trainer.”
Gleason, a 27-year railroad employee, is a CSXT hazardous materials field services manager based in New Orleans. He has designed and constructed tank car modules for hazmat training centers, chemical corporations and emergency responders and has developed hazardous material training courses.
The award was announced and presented at the annual AAR Hazardous Materials Conference in Houston, Texas, by the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. The award is named for Roy Holden and Art Proefrock — two pioneers in railroad hazardous materials transportation safety and tank car design.
Gleason is the third CSXT employee to win the AAR’s preeminent award for hazardous materials safety in the past four years. CSXT has a better than a 99.9 percent success rate for transporting hazardous materials carloads without incident.
CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., owns the largest rail network in the eastern United States. CSX Transportation Inc. and its 34,000 employees provide rail transportation services over a 23,000 route-mile network in 23 states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian provinces. CSX Corporation also provides intermodal and global container terminal operations through other subsidiaries.