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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. UP announced on January 5, 2012 to their employees that after the 2012 award ceremony that the Harriman award will be retired. This is after 98 years of being awarded. This was decision was by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).^[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:

Year	Group	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal

1938		Norfolk and Western Railway^[3]

1942		New York Central System	Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad

1955		Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

1957		Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad

1970	A	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1971	A	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1989	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1990	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1991	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T		Belt Railway of Chicago

1992	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1993	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1994	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1995	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T	Belt Railway of Chicago

1996	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	Burlington Northern and Santa Fe	CSX Transportation
	B	New Jersey Transit Rail Operations	Illinois Central	Kansas City Southern
	C	Texas Mexican	Providence & Worcester	New York, Susquehanna & Western
	S&T	Port Terminal Railroad Association	Belt Railway of Chicago	Houston Belt & Terminal Railway

1997	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1998	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T

1999	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway	CSX Transportation
	B	Illinois Central Railroad	Kansas City Southern Railway	NJ Transit
	C	Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad	Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad	Guilford Rail System
	S&T	Belt Railway of Chicago	Port Terminal Railroad Association	Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad

2000	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B	Kansas City Southern Railway
	C	Gateway Western Railway
	S&T		Belt Railway of Chicago

2001	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B
	C
	S&T		Belt Railway of Chicago	Alton and Southern Railway

2002	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B		Metra
	C
	S&T	Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis	Conrail

2003	A	Norfolk Southern Railway
	B	Metra	Soo Line Railroad
	C	Iowa Interstate Railroad^[4]
	S&T	Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis	Conrail

2004	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	BNSF Railway	Union Pacific Railroad
	B	Metra	Soo Line Railroad	Illinois Central Railroad
	C	Guilford Rail System	Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway	Providence and Worcester Railroad
	S&T	Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis	Conrail	Alton and Southern Railway

2005	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	BNSF Railway	CSX
	B	Canadian Pacific's U.S. subsidiary (formerly Soo Line Railroad)	Kansas City Southern	Metra
	C	Florida East Coast Railway	Pan Am Railways	Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad
	S&T	Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis	Conrail	Belt Railway of Chicago

2006^[5]	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	CSX Transportation	BNSF Railway
	B	Kansas City Southern Railway	Canadian Pacific Railway's United States subsidiary	Long Island Rail Road
	C	Florida East Coast Railway	Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad^[6]	BNSF Suburban Operations in Chicago
	S&T	Birmingham Southern Railroad	Conrail	Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis

2007^[7]	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	CSX Transportation	Union Pacific Railroad
	B	Kansas City Southern Railway	Metra	Canadian Pacific Railway U.S. operations
	C	Iowa Interstate Railroad	Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway	Florida East Coast Railway
	S&T	Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis	Union Railroad	Birmingham Southern Railroad

2008^[8]	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	CSX Transportation	Union Pacific Railroad
	B	Kansas City Southern Railway	Canadian Pacific Railway's United States subsidiary	Metra
	C	Willamette and Pacific Railroad	Florida East Coast Railway	Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
	S&T	Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis	Birmingham Southern Railroad	Conrail

2009^[9]	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	CSX Transportation	Union Pacific Railroad
	B	Kansas City Southern Railway	Metra	Canadian National Railway U.S. operations
	C	Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad	BNSF Railway suburban operations	Paducah and Louisville Railway
	S&T	Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad	Gary Railway	Birmingham Southern Railroad

2010^[10]	A	Norfolk Southern Railway	CSX Transportation	Union Pacific Railroad
	B	Kansas City Southern Railway	Canadian Pacific Railway U.S. operations	Canadian National Railway U.S. operations
	C	Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad	Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad	Paducah and Louisville Railway
	S&T	Gary Railway	Port Terminal Railroad Association	Union Railroad

References

Association of American Railroads (May 19, 2005), Railroads Set Another Employee Safety Record in 2004. E. H. Harriman Memorial Awards Honors Outstanding Performance in Rail Safety. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
Association of American Railroads (reprinted by Norfolk Southern Railway) (2006-05-16). "Railroads Set Another Employee Safety Record in 2005". Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved 2006-05-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Belt Railway of Chicago (2005), The Belt Railway of Chicago: Safety. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
BNSF Railway (May 19, 2005), BNSF Wins E.H. Harriman Memorial Silver Safety Award. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (May 12, 2000), IHB Railroad wins award for improved safety performance. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
Kansas City Southern (May 8, 2001), KCS and Gateway Western Receive Gold E.H. Harriman Memorial Safety Awards. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
Metra (May 23, 2003), Metra earns two Harriman Awards. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
Norfolk Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern Earns 16th Consecutive Harriman Rail Safety Award. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
Terminal Railroad Association Harriman Gold Medal Award Winner. Retrieved January 11, 2006.

^ WILLIAM C. VANTUONO (January 10, 2012). "COMMENTARY: Was it time for the Harrimans to go?". Railway Age. Retrieved January 13, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "BMWE Journal: FRA Committee Reviewing Safety Award Criteria". Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes. September 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
^ Norfolk and Western Railway (1939). Along the Right of Way.
^ http://www.rrdc.com/news_iais_wins_harriman_05_07_2004_ph.pdf
^ "Railroad Employees Post Safest Year Ever in 2006" (Press release). Association of American Railroads. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
^ "RailAmerica's Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad Wins Harriman Award" (Press release). RailAmerica. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
^ "AAR announces Harriman Award winners; KCSR wins Group B Gold". kcsi.com. Kansas City Southern. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^ "AAR hands out annual Harriman, Hammond safety awards". Progressive Railroading. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
^ "AAR hands out annual Harriman, Hammond safety awards". Progressive Railroading. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
^ "Harriman Awards: NS streak at 22". RailwayAge. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

[1] WILLIAM C. VANTUONO (January 10, 2012). "COMMENTARY: Was it time for the Harrimans to go?". Railway Age. Retrieved January 13, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "BMWE Journal: FRA Committee Reviewing Safety Award Criteria". Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes. September 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2006.

[3] Norfolk and Western Railway (1939). Along the Right of Way.

[4] ttp://www.rrdc.com/news_iais_wins_harriman_05_07_2004_ph.pdf

[5] "Railroad Employees Post Safest Year Ever in 2006" (Press release). Association of American Railroads. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-05-18.

[6] "RailAmerica's Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad Wins Harriman Award" (Press release). RailAmerica. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-05-18.

[7] "AAR announces Harriman Award winners; KCSR wins Group B Gold". kcsi.com. Kansas City Southern. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[8] "AAR hands out annual Harriman, Hammond safety awards". Progressive Railroading. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-22.

[9] "AAR hands out annual Harriman, Hammond safety awards". Progressive Railroading. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

[10] "Harriman Awards: NS streak at 22". RailwayAge. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

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