THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY GEIST, MARKOSEK, STERN, FLECK, BEYER, BOYD, BRENNAN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, W. KELLER, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MARSICO, McCALL, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PRESTON, QUINN, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 25, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 25, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the Juniata Locomotive Shop of Altoona,

Pennsylvania, for achieving a safety record of working 1

million man-hours without a reportable injury.

WHEREAS, The Juniata Locomotive Shop, located in Altoona,

Pennsylvania, employs a total of 950 employees, comprised of 50

supervisors and 900 craft workers represented by eight different

labor unions; and

WHEREAS, The Juniata Locomotive Shop's annual payroll exceeds

$45 million; and

WHEREAS, Locomotives have been manufactured and repaired in

Altoona since the 1850s for the Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn

Central, Conrail and Norfolk Southern; and

WHEREAS, The current shop complex was constructed in 1888,

and has subsequently gone through several significant upgrades

and modifications; and

WHEREAS, The Juniata Locomotive Shop is one of the premier

diesel locomotive repair facilities in North America; and

WHEREAS, The Juniata Locomotive Shop serves as Norfolk

Southern's primary heavy repair shop for its fleet of 3,800

locomotives; and

WHEREAS, Each year hundreds of Norfolk Southern locomotives

are completely overhauled at the facility and more than 5,000

traction motors are rebuilt; and

WHEREAS, Norfolk Southern is the only Class 1 railroad in the

United States that maintains 100% of its locomotive fleet in-

house; and

WHEREAS, Additionally, next generation prototype locomotives

are being manufactured at the Juniata Locomotive Shop; and

WHEREAS, As a testament to the quality of the workmanship

performed at the Juniata Locomotive Shop, through Thoroughbred

Mechanical Services, a Norfolk Southern subsidiary, the

employees at the Juniata Locomotive Shop work on equipment for

other United States and foreign railroads; and

WHEREAS, The employees of the Juniata Locomotive Shop reached

a significant milestone in 2008 by working 1 million man-hours

without a reportable injury; and

WHEREAS, The following employees of the Juniata Locomotive

Shop serve on its safety committee:

Charlie W. Beiswenger, Machinist

Crist Polito, Laborer

Gary R. Williams, Machinist

Jaime R. Bacza, Laborer

Jim R. Bacza, Machinist

Fred L. Becker, Boilermaker

Ed W. Dean, Laborer

Elton R. Futrell, Machinist

Joanie L. Kempf, Laborer

Kevin D. Latchford, Laborer

Gordon L. Lynn, Laborer

Melody M. McCready, Laborer

Jason L. Mosey, Sheet Metal Worker

Elwood E. Musselman, Sheet Metal Worker

Tim J. O'Connor, Electrician

David E. Pedersen, Electrician

Jason M. Peters, Supervisor

Allen D. Ridgway, Shipper/Receiver

Lou G. Sacolick, Machinist

Brian C. Sawyers, Machinist

Don C. Skupien, Machinist

Robert E. Stoltz, Machinist

David T. Sprankle, Laborer

Steve R. Treese, Machinist;

therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the Juniata

Locomotive Shop of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the highly

commemorable and remarkable achievement of working 1 million

man-hours without a reportable injury; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

the Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania.