Manitoba, Canada-based Cando Rail & Terminals (Cando) on Nov. 11 reported appointing Joe Gioe as Vice President Service Delivery.
“Joe is a seasoned rail industry executive with more than two decades of experience leading teams, enhancing safety performance, and driving operational excellence,” said Paul Duncan, who earlier this year became Chief Operating Officer of Cando, which provides short line operation, industrial switching, material handling, terminal and transload, railcar staging, train assembly, and related services. “Most recently he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Indiana Rail Road Company [INRD], where he guided the organization through a period of strategic growth, efficiency improvements, and strengthened customer partnerships. Joe has also previously held key leadership positions with Norfolk Southern [NS] and BNSF. He is extremely well positioned to support our Service Delivery teams as we continue to expand our operations across North America.”
A third-generation railroader whose family roots go back to the Central Railroad of New Jersey and Conrail, Gioe began his career at BNSF in 2005 as a conductor and rose through the ranks to management roles in Transportation and Service Design. Gioe joined NS in September 2021 as Assistant Vice President Network Optimization. He was elevated in April 2023 to Vice President of Performance Excellence and in September 2023 to Vice President Transportation. Gioe in August 2024 took over leadership of INRD.
Cando last month reported entering a definitive agreement to acquire the rail terminal and associated operations of Texas Deepwater Partners, a joint venture project formed by USD Group LLC and Pinto Realty Partners to develop an energy logistics terminal on the Houston (Tex.) Ship Channel. It would be Cando’s first terminal in the United States. The transaction, subject to certain conditions and customary regulatory approvals, was expected to close in fourth-quarter 2025. It would be Cando’s third acquisition in the past two years. The company purchased AWP Industries in Canada’s Northwest Territories in November 2024 and Transmark in Southwest Alberta in December 2023.
