E. H. Harriman Award

The E.H. Harriman Award was an annual award presented to American railroad companies in recognition for outstanding safety achievements.

History

The award was founded in 1913 by Mary Averell Harriman, wife of the late Edward H. Harriman. After her death, the award was presented by her sons E. Roland Harriman and W. Averell Harriman. Today the award is sponsored by the E.H. Harriman Memorial Awards Institute. On January 5, 2012, UP announced to its employees that for the first time in ninety-eight years the Harriman award would be retired after the 2012 award ceremony. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) made the decision to end the award presentation.[1]

Criticism

While the awards were intended to encourage safe operating practices and safety enhancements, the awards have also occasionally been the source of some labor disputes. Part of the award criteria has been a count of the number of reported workplace injuries as tracked by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); this has led to disciplinary action and even dismissal for employees at some railroads.[2] Several rail labor unions objected to the criteria, going so far as to picket the award ceremonies. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE) General Chairman Paul Beard created the "Harassment Award" as a satire of the Harriman Awards to raise awareness of management practices that bred intimidation and disciplinary actions against reporting accidents. In 1999 the FRA invited discussions with representatives of rail labor unions to discuss the problem.

Recipients

Railroad companies are grouped into one of four categories:

  • Group A railroads are line-haul railroads with greater than 15 million employee hours per year.
  • Group B railroads are line-haul railroads with between 4 and 15 million employee hours per year.
  • Group C railroads are line-haul railroads with less than 4 million employee hours per year.
  • Group S&T railroads are switching and terminal railroads

The award presentations are normally made in May of the year after the award designation; for example, the 2004 awards were presented in May 2005. Past recipients of the E.H. Harriman Award were:

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YearGroupGold medalSilver medalBronze medal
1913 A SOUTHERN PACIFIC
1914 A NEW YORK CENTRAL
B ATLANTIC COAST LINE
1915 A NORFOLK AND WESTERN
1916[3] A Alabama Great Southern RailwayIllinois Central (Illinois Division)Long Island Railroad
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924 A UNION PACIFIC
1925 A UNION PACIFIC
1926
1927 A UNION PACIFIC
1928 A UNION PACIFIC
1929 A UNION PACIFIC (OSL)
1930 A UNION PACIFIC
1937 A NEW YORK CENTRAL
1938 A NORFOLK AND WESTERN
1939 A NEW YORK CENTRAL
1940 A UNION PACIFIC ( SOUTH CENTRAL )
1941
1942 New York Central SystemBessemer and Lake Erie Railroad 
1949 A LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
1951 A UNION PACIFIC
1954 A CINCINNATI, NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS PACIFIC
1955 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad  
1957 A UNION PACIFIC
BBessemer and Lake Erie Railroad 
1958 C New York, Susquehanna & Western
1959
1960 A New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad Company
1963 A UNION PACIFIC
1967 A UNION PACIFIC
1970 AAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway  
B   
C   
S&T   
1971 ASouthern Pacific Railroad  
B   
C   
S&T   
1972 A UNION PACIFIC
1978 A SOUTHERN RAILWAY MISSOURI PACIFIC
1979 A MISSOURI PACIFIC
1979 B DRGW
1980 A MISSOURI PACIFIC
1980 B DRGW
1981 A MISSOURI PACIFIC
1981 B DRGW
1982 B DRGW
1983 A UNION PACIFIC
B DRGW
1984 AUnion Pacific Railroad  
BDRGW  
C   
S&T   
1985 B DRGW
1986 ASouthern Pacific Railroad 
B DENVER & RIO GRANDE 
C   
S&T   
1987 A Southern Pacific Railroad
B CNW
1988 A SOUTHERN PACIFIC
B MKT
1989 ANorfolk Southern Railway SOUTHERN PACIFIC
BDRGW  
C   
S&T   
1990 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B CNW 
C   
S&T   
1991 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
BCNWDRGW 
C   
S&T Belt Railway of Chicago 
1992 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B  CNW
C   
S&T   
1993 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B CNW 
C   
S&T   
1994 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B CNW 
C   
S&T   
1995 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B   
C   
S&TBelt Railway of Chicago  
1996 ANorfolk Southern RailwayBurlington Northern and Santa FeCSX Transportation
BNew Jersey Transit Rail OperationsIllinois CentralKansas City Southern
CTexas MexicanProvidence & WorcesterNew York, Susquehanna & Western
S&TPort Terminal Railroad AssociationBelt Railway of ChicagoHouston Belt & Terminal Railway
1997[4] ANorfolk Southern RailwayBurlington Northern Santa FeCSX Transportation
BIllinois Central RailroadNew Jersey Transit Rail OperationsKansas City Southern
CGuilford Rail SystemGateway Western RailwayTexas Mexican Railway
S&TPort Terminal Railroad Association of HoustonTerminal Railroad Association of St. LouisPatapsco & Black Rivers Railroad
1998 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B   
C   
S&T   
1999 ANorfolk Southern RailwayBurlington Northern and Santa Fe RailwayCSX Transportation
BIllinois Central RailroadKansas City Southern RailwayNJ Transit
CBessemer and Lake Erie RailroadDuluth, Winnipeg and Pacific RailroadGuilford Rail System
S&TBelt Railway of ChicagoPort Terminal Railroad AssociationPatapsco and Back Rivers Railroad
2000 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
BKansas City Southern Railway  
CGateway Western Railway  
S&T Belt Railway of Chicago 
2001 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B   
C   
S&T Belt Railway of ChicagoAlton and Southern Railway
2002 ANorfolk Southern Railway  
B Metra 
C   
S&TTerminal Railroad Association of St. LouisConrail 
2003 ANorfolk Southern Railway Union Pacific Railroad
BMetraSoo Line Railroad 
CIowa Interstate Railroad[5]  
S&TTerminal Railroad Association of St. LouisConrail 
2004 ANorfolk Southern RailwayBNSF RailwayUnion Pacific Railroad
BMetraSoo Line RailroadIllinois Central Railroad
CGuilford Rail SystemWheeling and Lake Erie RailwayProvidence and Worcester Railroad
S&TTerminal Railroad Association of St. LouisConrailAlton and Southern Railway
2005[6] ANorfolk Southern RailwayBNSF RailwayCSX
BCanadian Pacific's U.S. subsidiary (formerly Soo Line Railroad)Kansas City SouthernMetra
CFlorida East Coast RailwayPan Am RailwaysElgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad
S&TTerminal Railroad Association of St. LouisConrailBelt Railway of Chicago
2006[7] ANorfolk Southern RailwayCSX TransportationBNSF Railway
BKansas City Southern RailwayCanadian Pacific Railway's United States subsidiaryLong Island Rail Road
CFlorida East Coast RailwayCentral Oregon and Pacific Railroad[8]BNSF Suburban Operations in Chicago
S&TBirmingham Southern RailroadConrailTerminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
2007[9] ANorfolk Southern RailwayCSX TransportationUnion Pacific Railroad
BKansas City Southern RailwayMetraCanadian Pacific Railway U.S. operations
CIowa Interstate RailroadElgin, Joliet and Eastern RailwayFlorida East Coast Railway
S&TTerminal Railroad Association of St. LouisUnion RailroadBirmingham Southern Railroad
2008[10] ANorfolk Southern RailwayCSX TransportationUnion Pacific Railroad
BKansas City Southern RailwayCanadian Pacific Railway's United States subsidiaryMetra
CWillamette and Pacific RailroadFlorida East Coast RailwayWheeling and Lake Erie Railway
S&TTerminal Railroad Association of St. LouisBirmingham Southern RailroadConrail
2009[11] ANorfolk Southern RailwayCSX TransportationUnion Pacific Railroad
BKansas City Southern RailwayMetraCanadian National Railway U.S. operations
CBuffalo and Pittsburgh RailroadBNSF Railway suburban operationsPaducah and Louisville Railway
S&TIndiana Harbor Belt RailroadGary RailwayBirmingham Southern Railroad
2010[12] ANorfolk Southern RailwayCSX TransportationUnion Pacific Railroad
BKansas City Southern RailwayCanadian Pacific Railway U.S. operationsCanadian National Railway U.S. operations
CBuffalo and Pittsburgh RailroadMissouri and Northern Arkansas RailroadPaducah and Louisville Railway
S&TGary RailwayPort Terminal Railroad AssociationUnion Railroad
2011[13] ANorfolk Southern RailwayCSX TransportationUnion Pacific Railroad
BKansas City Southern RailwayCanadian Pacific Railway U.S. operationsMetra
CBuffalo and Pittsburgh RailroadPortland and WesternFlorida East Coast Railway
S&TUnion RailwayBelt Railway of ChicagoBirmingham Southern Railroad

References

  1. ↑ WILLIAM C. VANTUONO (January 10, 2012). "COMMENTARY: Was it time for the Harrimans to go?". Railway Age. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ "BMWE Journal: FRA Committee Reviewing Safety Award Criteria". Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes. September 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Award of Harriman Medals". Railway and Marine News. Seattle. 15 (5): 12. May 1917.
  4. ↑ "Harriman Awards Recognize Rail Employee Safety". PR Newswire. June 26, 1998. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.rrdc.com/news_iais_wins_harriman_05_07_2004_ph.pdf
  6. ↑ "Railroads Set Another Employee Safety Record in 2005". Trains Magazine. May 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Railroad Employees Post Safest Year Ever in 2006" (Press release). Association of American Railroads. 2007-05-17. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
  8. ↑ "RailAmerica's Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad Wins Harriman Award" (Press release). RailAmerica. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
  9. ↑ "AAR announces Harriman Award winners; KCSR wins Group B Gold". kcsi.com. Kansas City Southern. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "AAR hands out annual Harriman, Hammond safety awards". Progressive Railroading. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  11. ↑ "AAR hands out annual Harriman, Hammond safety awards". Progressive Railroading. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  12. ↑ "Harriman Awards: NS streak at 22". RailwayAge. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  13. ↑ "Rail Safety Achievements Honored at E.H. Harriman Awards". AAR. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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