Happy Thursday! Or should I say
Friday it was a heck of storm which blew in yesterday, and knocked out our power
until earlier this morning.
I went to the Greater
Houston Port Bureau (GHPB) Commerce
Club Luncheon at the Houston Marriot South at Hobby Airport today. The speaker was Ricky Wells, General Manager
of Port Terminals Railroad Association (PTRA).
He gave a nice talk about the history and the upcoming 100th
Anniversary of the PTRA next year. Mr.
Wells spoke about PTRA just completing a federal audit which had fourteen inspectors
evaluating the facility, railyards and rail, and they did well. The audit made him appreciate the talented
people he worked with even more! He
briefly spoke about the upgrades they’ve done on their infrastructure including
security systems and cameras with audio.
PTRA has a golf tournament
every year which raises money to help John R. Harris Elementary Afterschool
Program and it is a lot of fun. If you
would like to know more about PTRA,
please click the link: Port Terminal Railroad Association - Home(ptra.com).
If you need help with planning
your next rail-loading project, contact us via the email in the blog and/or
contact us through our ESC website!
We are looking forward to the
next GHPB’s Commerce Club Luncheon, which is on
Thursday, July 13, 2023. Captain Clint
Winegar, Presiding Officer of the Houston Pilots Association will be the speaker.
We will be looking forward to meeting
the new President of the GHPB, Captain Eric Carrero who will take the helm of
the GHPB on July 1, 2023. We hope to see you there!
Have a great and relaxing evening and weekend!