General Sessions

 

Tuesday, October 6 - 8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Welcome and Announcements – Chuck Baker, President, ASLRRA and Justin Broyles, Chairman, ASLRRA Board of Directors and President & CEO, R.J. Corman Railroad Group

Catalyst Award Presentation honoring Kern Schumacher, Chairman, A&K Railroad Materials, Inc.

Union Pacific Update - Dan McLaughlin, AVP, Marketing and Sales Operations, Union Pacific Railroad

President’s Awards - Small & Independent Class III

Short Line Safety Institute Updates - Tom Murta, Executive Director, Short Line Safety Institute

CSX Update - Earnest Clark, Director, Short Line Development & Customer Relations, CSX Transportation

President’s Awards - Employee-on-Duty Hours

CN Update - Jim Gunther, Director, Interline & Industrial Development, CN

 

Wednesday, October 7 - 8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Announcements and State of the Association - Chuck Baker, President, ASLRRA

Short Line Leaders Panel - Ken Beard, President & CEO, Sierra Northern Railroad; Jonathan Carnes, CEO, The Wheeling; and Kevin Erasmus, President & CEO, Fort Worth & Western Railroad

BNSF Update - Mark Ganaway, Shortline Development & Forecasting, BNSF

President’s Awards – Yard and Switching Operations

Norfolk Southern Update - Stefan Loeb, Vice President Business Development and First and Final Mile Markets, Norfolk Southern

President’s Awards - Train/Mileage

CPKC Update - Eric Goodman, Managing Director, Business Development & Transload, CPKC