rail why nopb what can i ship where can i ship tariff railconnect business cars suppliers procurement guide bidsync employees time claims grainger safety solutions contact us home about us history executive team commissioners huey p. long bridge industries customers ship with us industries new to rail why nopb what can i ship where can i ship tariff railconnect business cars suppliers procurement guide bidsync employees time claims grainger safety solutions contact us new orleans public belt a class iii switching railroad with the primary mission of serving the port of new orleans and local industries . the port of new orleans the new orleans public belt is the exclusive railroad servicing all of the port of new orleans . huey p. long bridge this nopb owned and maintained bridge over the mississippi river is the longest and highest steel railroad bridge in the u.s. nopb pullman cars the nopb owns two fully restored business cars which can be rented for functions at either our home office or in the french market . 1 2 3 4 nopb moving forward international ties ; north american reach the new orleans public belt railroad nopb is a class iii switching railroad with the primary mission of serving the port of new orleans and local industries . the nopb is a neutral carrier with direct connections to six 6 class 1 railroads for which we play an important role in expediting local and intermediate freight through the strategic new orleans rail gateway . the nopb is a diversified company with a full service car repair shop locomotive shop track maintenance and repair division and railcar storage capabilities . our goal is to provide customers with a first class transportation solution focused on safety customer service greater productivity reliability and expense management . employee news jared sleeth named director of business development for nopb railroad new orleans public belt railroad is pleased to announce the appointment of jared sleeth as its director of business development effective august 4 2016 . jared will manage nopb s relationships with its new orleans area industry customers and its class i business partners including marketing nopb s service promoting opportunities for new business and assisting in planning and service design . sleeth joined nopb s management team in 2015 as a trainmaster and spent nearly a year in the transportation department before being named director of business development . in his new role sleeth will report to executive vice president and coo doug campbell . prior to his time with nopb sleeth was manager of yard operations at union pacific railroad in parsons kansas . his experience with up ranged from high volume main line operations to local customer service . prior to joining the railroad sleeth worked in the trucking and warehousing industry as an operations manager for suddath relocation systems an agent for united van lines . he is also a florida certified building contractor . jared is originally from jacksonville fl and has called new orleans home for two years . he graduated from clemson university with a degree in business management . search our site the new orleans public belt congratulates the employees of the month for july and august 2016 eric carmardelle clerk mechanical department kerry macaluso truck driver bridge department copyright 2016 new orleans public belt railroad jobs at nopbpublic meetings