Because users are familiar with the manual process of logging inspections, it takes only a week or two to fully implement TrackMaster at a location. After the October 2021 pilot with ABS, TrackMaster was rolled out to another 120-some users at 14 additional Watco railroads. In June, another 29 locations will come on board. Key Team Members on TrackMaster • Information Technology: Design Analyst Hayley Becker (functionality and ease of use), Enterprise Application Support Specialist Bekah Garner (implementation and support), QA (quality assurance) Team Lead Shawna Mateo (project management), Software Architect C.J. Stremick (development) • ABS (testing): Josh Williams, ABS roadmaster, and inspectors Ian Price and Jason Jewell
Southern Team Members Complete TSIC Training in Louisiana
Pictured L-R: (Front row) Kyle Peterson, McIntosh, Alabama, switch operator; Austin Lott, DeRidder, Louisiana, switch operator; Travis Robertson, Hahnville, Louisiana, switch operator, Melton Field, Vicksburg Southern Railroad conductor/engineer ; Fred Williams, Freeport, Texas, yardmaster. (Back row) Coley Hatter, Dutchtown Southern Railroad conductor; Marvin Quinn, Bogalusa Bayou Railroad conductor/engineer; Justin Dempsey, Mississippi Southern Railroad conductor/engineer; Chris Moya, Seadrift, Texas, switch operator; Chris Faust, Seadrift, Texas, lead trainmaster; Gaven Dufrene, Hahnville, Louisiana, conductor/ engineer; Chase Williams, Freeport, Texas, engineer/operator; and Tim Jones, Hahnville, Louisiana, engineer.
Developing our team members is one of Watco’s core values. Watco University’s Team Safety & Improvement Committee (TSIC) training is one of the key ways we build our team’s leadership skills, by empowering them with tools they need to make their workplaces safer and boost morale. Congrats to the latest team members who completed TSIC training in Bossier City, Louisiana, on May 19. June 2022 | The Dispatch 7
