U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney Tours Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad, discusses the importance of short line railroads to local business and the rail contracting and supply community
Stockton, CA – On 4/8/15, U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney joined representatives from the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE), OmniTRAX and the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) for a tour of the ST&E’s facility. The NRC organized the event.
Upon his arrival, Congressman McNerney participated in a meet-and-greet with ST&E and its customers, including Kinder Morgan/Watco Plant Manager Robb Johnson, Kinder Morgan/Watco Business Development Manager Steve Sheldon, Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers Operations Manager Armando Gutierrez, R & B Foods Plant Manager Ivo Shoguhn. Following the meet-and-greet, Congressman McNerney had the opportunity to take a locomotive ride and see the inner-workings to the locomotive cab and the businesses served by the ST&E.
Additional attendees included NRC VP of Grassroots Advocacy & Events Ashley Bosch and NRC Member A&K Railroad Materials Western Region Sales Manager Jeff Long.
ST&E provides freight rail service to the greater Stockton area, with their 25 miles of track connecting to the BNSF, Union Pacific, and the Central California Traction Company. ST&E supports the transportation needs of multiple industries that call Stockton home, including: agriculture, asphalt, cement, chemical transportation, food processing, lumber, steel, and many others. ST&E connects these industries to the national freight rail network and allows for local Stockton businesses to move their goods more safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
Shortly after seeing the benefits that the ST&E provides to the local community, Congressman McNerney joined 136 of his House colleagues as a co-sponsor of H.R. 721, the short line railroad tax credit bill, which helps incentivize short line railroads such as the ST&E to invest as much as possible into their infrastructure.
Upon his arrival, Congressman McNerney participated in a meet-and-greet with ST&E and its customers, including Kinder Morgan/Watco Plant Manager Robb Johnson, Kinder Morgan/Watco Business Development Manager Steve Sheldon, Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers Operations Manager Armando Gutierrez, R & B Foods Plant Manager Ivo Shoguhn. Following the meet-and-greet, Congressman McNerney had the opportunity to take a locomotive ride and see the inner-workings to the locomotive cab and the businesses served by the ST&E.
Additional attendees included NRC VP of Grassroots Advocacy & Events Ashley Bosch and NRC Member A&K Railroad Materials Western Region Sales Manager Jeff Long.
ST&E provides freight rail service to the greater Stockton area, with their 25 miles of track connecting to the BNSF, Union Pacific, and the Central California Traction Company. ST&E supports the transportation needs of multiple industries that call Stockton home, including: agriculture, asphalt, cement, chemical transportation, food processing, lumber, steel, and many others. ST&E connects these industries to the national freight rail network and allows for local Stockton businesses to move their goods more safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
Shortly after seeing the benefits that the ST&E provides to the local community, Congressman McNerney joined 136 of his House colleagues as a co-sponsor of H.R. 721, the short line railroad tax credit bill, which helps incentivize short line railroads such as the ST&E to invest as much as possible into their infrastructure.