State Railroad Associations Directory 2016

State Railroad Associations listed here include AAR Class 1 members.

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Association of American Railroads

STATE RAILROAD ASSOCIATIONS Alabama Maeci Walker Executive Director Alabama Railway Association Christie Strategy Group 455 Dexter Avenue, Suite 4025 Montgomery, AL 36104 (o) 334-264-0598 (c) 205-915-7046 [email protected] www.alabamarailwayassociation.org

Florida Robert Ledoux Florida East Coast Railway 7150 Philips Highway Jacksonville, FL 32256 (o) 904-279-3111 (c) 904-614-0400 [email protected]

Martin Christie Principal—Christie Strategy Group (o) 334-264-0508 [email protected] Arkansas

Georgia James Miller Director Arkansas Railroad Association 3516 Dearborn Circle Bryant, AR 72022 (o) 501-831-2544 [email protected]

Lynne & Mark Middleton Executive Directors Georgia Railroad Association 7742 Spalding Drive, Suite 203 Norcross, Georgia 30092 770-289-3554 – Lynne Phone 770-377-4092 – Mark Phone [email protected] [email protected] www.georgiarailroad.org

California Jalene Forbis Executive Director California Short Line Railroad Assn. P.O. Box 1500 McCloud, CA 96057 (o) 530-859-0201 (Fax) 530-666-2919 [email protected] www.cslra.org

Illinois Joseph Ciaccio President Illinois Railroad Association 300 West Edwards Street, Suite 201 Springfield, IL 62704 (o) 217-753-8739 (Fax) 217-753-3439 [email protected] www.illinoisrailroadassociation.com

Connecticut Charles Hunter President Connecticut State Railroad Association (o) 802-527-3434 [email protected] www.ctrailroads.com

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Paula Clarke Gaffney, Bennett & Associates One Liberty Square, Suite 201 New Britain, CT 06051 (o) 860-229-0301 (c) 860-712-1342 [email protected] www,gbact.com

STATE RAILROAD ASSOCIATIONS

Indiana John Hahesy Preti Minahan Strategies Ten Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 (o) 617-451-8600 [email protected]

Chip Garver Indiana Railway Coalition Faegre Baker Daniels 300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2700 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1750 (o) 317-237-1031 (Fax) 317-237-8531 [email protected]

Michigan Jon Cool President Michigan Railroads Association 120 N. Washington Square, Suite 601 Lansing, MI 48933 (o) 517-482-9413 [email protected] [email protected] www.michiganrailroadsassociation.com

Kansas Pat Hubbell Kansas Railroads 800 Jackson, Suite 914 Topeka, KS 66612 (o) 785-235-6237 (Fax) 785-435-3390 [email protected]

Minnesota Kentucky Tom Garrett President Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. 200 Clark Street Paducah, KY 42003 (o) 270-444-4430 (Fax) 270-444-4388 [email protected]

John Apitz Legislative Counsel Minnesota Regional Railroads Assn 525 Park Street, Suite 130 St. Paul, MN 55103 (o) 651-556-9211 (Fax) 651-228 9787 [email protected] Www.mnrailroads.com

Louisiana

Mississippi

Carmack M. Blackmon Louisiana Railroads Association General Counsel & Legislative Rep. P.O. Box 44035 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 (o) 225-388-9871 (Fax) 225-388-9887 [email protected]

Joel Yelverton Executive Director Mississippi Railroad Association P.O. Box 1663 Jackson, MS 39215-1663 (o) 601-573-1135 [email protected] Missouri

Massachusetts Sarah Topp Bill Gamble Gamble & Schlemeier Missouri Railroad Association 213 East Capitol Jefferson City, MO 65102 (o) 573-634-4876 (Fax) 573-635-6258 [email protected]

Paul Ruscio President Massachusetts Railroad Association 145 E. Howard Street Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 (o) 617-773-7770 [email protected] www.massrail.com

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Oklahoma

Bob Bailey President New Jersey Short Line Railroad Assn. 1764 Union Avenue Hazlet, NJ 07330 (o) 732-264-7264 (c) 201-232-0389 [email protected] www.njshortline.com

Lori A. Kromer Peterson Executive Director and General Counsel Oklahoma Railroad Association P.O. Box 722134 Norman, OK 73070 (o) 405-850-6657 [email protected]

New York

Lana Butterfield Executive Director Oregon Rail Users’ League P.O. Box 1517 Wilsonville, OR 97070 (o) 503-682-3839 (Fax) 503-682-9201 (c) 503-819-5800 [email protected] www.orule.org

Oregon

Scott Wigger Executive Director Railroads of New York Plummer & Wigger, LLC 111 Washington Avenue, Suite 602 Albany, NY 12210 (o) 518-463-5949 (Fax) 518-463-5991 (c) 518-207-5487 [email protected] www.railroadsofny.com

Pennsylvania John Burch Executive Director Keystone State Railroad Association 121 State Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 (o) 717-234-5424 (Fax) 717-579-5223 [email protected] www.ksrra.com

North Carolina Michelle Hollowell Executive Director Railway Association of North Carolina P.O. Box 141 Randleman, NC 27317 (o) 336-799-4049 (Fax) 866-528-8189 [email protected] www.ncrailways.com

South Carolina Jeff McWhorter President and CEO South Carolina Association of Railroads PO Box 6891 Columbia, SC 29260 (o) 843-727-2067 (Fax) 843-727-2005 [email protected] www.scrailroads.org

Ohio Arthur J. Arnold Executive Director The Ohio Railroad Association 172 E. State Street, Suite 300 Columbus, OH 43215 (o) 614-783-7959 (Fax) 614-228-5637 [email protected] Www.ohiorailroadassociation.com

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New Jersey

STATE RAILROAD ASSOCIATIONS

Tennessee Tausha Alexander Executive Director Tennessee Railroad Association 6 Northwood Avenue Jackson, TN 38301 (o) 615-289-2469 [email protected]

Virginia Cannon Moss President Virginia Railroad Association 1340 Truxton St. Chesapeake, Va 23324 (o) 757-271-1756 (c) 757-237-0888 [email protected] www.varail.com

Texas Laura Matz Matz and Company, L.L.C. 1001 Congress Avenue, Suite 450 Austin, TX 78701- 2423 (o) 512-762-8779 [email protected]

Wisconsin Peter Kammer Wisconsin Railroad Association 44 E. Mifflin Street Madison, WI 53703 (o) 608-512-1280 [email protected]

Ivan Jaime President Texas Railroad Association Director—Public Affairs Union Pacific 1711 Quintana Road San Antonio, TX 782121 (o) 210-200-3656 (c) 210-364-5080 (Fax) 402-501-2883 [email protected] www.txrailroads.org Vermont Charles Hunter President Railroad Association of Vermont (o) 802-527-3434 [email protected] Allison DeMag Morris & DeMag, Inc. 99 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 (o) 802-262-2020 (c) 802-734-0664 [email protected]

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