OmniTRAX Promotes Canadian Regional VP to the Role of EVP of Rail Operations.Business Editors DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2004 OmniTRAX, Inc.: -- Eighteen-year rail veteran will handle all rail operations for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . -- Integration of targeted acquisitions will be part of Darcy Brede's new job duties. -- Two Canadian operations get new leadership as well. OmniTRAX, Inc., an affiliate of The Broe Companies, Inc., and the largest private owner of a rail transportation services company in North America, announced the promotion of Darcy Brede brede n. Archaic Ornamental embroidery or braiding. [Variant of braid.] to the role of Executive Vice President of Rail Operations effective immediately. Mr. Brede has been with OmniTRAX for two years and most recently held the positions of Regional Vice President of Rail for Canada and General Manager of the Hudson Bay Railway Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY) is a Canadian regional railway operating over 1300 kilometres (810 miles) of trackage in northern Manitoba. HBRY was formed in July 1997 to purchase former Canadian National Railway (CN) trackage running north from CN trackage at The Pas, MB on two . Mr. Brede will be relocating from Winnipeg to Denver company headquarters. He will be responsible for all the OmniTRAX railroads and switching companies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. He is filling the position left vacant by the promotion of Bob Parker to COO. "Darcy has proven that he can effectively and efficiently run a large scale rail operation," said Bob Parker, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of OmniTRAX. "We are very pleased to be able to put his talents to use on a broader scale." "This is a great opportunity for me to grow and a professional challenge," said Darcy Brede, Executive Vice President of Rail Operations for OmniTRAX. "I am looking forward to working closely with the tremendous management team that we have at OmniTRAX. With all the growth that OmniTRAX is targeting, I see a tremendous challenge ahead of me in integrating whatever we acquire into our rail system." Mr. Brede's railway management experience comes from positions with BC Rail and OmniTRAX. In connection with this change, some OmniTRAX Canadian properties will also be reorganized. Greg Sullivan is rejoining the Hudson Bay Railway as General Manager. Kevin Woods is assuming the role of General Manager of the Carlton Trail The Carlton Trail was the primary land transportation route connecting the various parts of the Canadian Northwest for most of the 19th Century. It stretched from the Red River Colony up to what is today Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan via Fort Ellice. Railway. Dennis Sawchuk is assuming a role overseeing both the Okanagan Valley Railway Okanagan Valley Railway is the railway division of Omnitrax, a transportation services company. Tracks run mi ( km) from Vernon to Sicamous and serve five towns en-route. Among the businesses served are forestry, farming, chemicals and cement. and TransCanada Switching. Mr. Sullivan has 25 years of railway experience with the last 15 years being in varying supervisory roles with OmniTRAX, CN, and Athabasca Northern. Mr. Woods has more than 30 years of railway experience with the last 10 being in varying supervisory roles with BC Rail and Neoteric ne·o·ter·ic adj. Of recent origin; modern. [Late Latin ne  tericus, from Greek ne Harvesting. Mr. Sawchuk has more than 32 years of railway experience including 28 with BC Rail and the last four with OmniTRAX. About OmniTRAX An affiliate of The Broe Companies, OmniTRAX, Inc. is one of North America's leading transportation companies. With expertise in the regional rail industry and associated transportation businesses, OmniTRAX aggressively seeks business opportunities that maximize the company's core strengths. Aggressive marketing and innovative service offerings ensure that shippers receive exceptional and flexible service arrangements. Based in Denver, Colorado, OmniTRAX owns and operates railroads in six states and three Canadian provinces, plus related businesses. The related businesses include: real estate, intraplant switching, intermodal operations, and the Port of Churchill The Port of Churchill in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada is a port on the Arctic Ocean. It was once owned by the Government of Canada but was sold to the American company OmniTRAX to run privately. . For more information, please visit us at: www.omnitrax.com. |
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