State Railroad Associations
State railroad associations are coalitions of Class I, regional and short line railroads who are proactive in resolving issues with state governments. They also work in concert with state government to develop and expand programs to resolve problems which impact the railroad industry.
ALABAMA
Ronnie McKenzie
President
Gulf and Ohio Railways
401 Henley Street, Suite 5
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 525-9400 – Phone
(865) 546-3717 – Fax
E-mail – RCM@gulfandohio.com
ARIZONA
Jake Jacobson
Copper Basin Railway, Inc.
P.O. Drawer I – Highway 77
Hayden, AZ 85235
(520) 356-7730 – Phone
(520) 356-6304 – Fax
E-mail – cbry@rail-management.com
ARKANSAS
Alan Wagoner
President
Local Railroads of Arkansas (LRA)
1401 West Sixth Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 662-4878 – Phone
(501) 662-4783 – Fax
E-mail – lrwn@rail-management.com
CALIFORNIA
Jalene Forbis
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1500
McCloud, CA 96057
(530) 859-0201 – Phone
(530) 666-2919 – Fax
E-mail – CSLRA@hotmail.com
Web site – www.cslra.org
CONNECTICUT
Paula Clarke
Lobbyist
Providence & Worcester Railroad
75 Hammond Street
Worcester, MA 01610
(508) 755-4000 – Phone
(508) 795-0748 – Fax
E-mail – pclarke@gaffneybennett.com
FLORIDA
Ben Biscan
President
Florida Central Railroad
3001 Orange Avenue
Plymouth, FL 32768
(407) 880-8500 – Phone
(407) 880-0203 – Fax
E-mail – bbiscan@fcrr.com
GEORGIA
John Poole
Executive Director
Georgia Railroad Association
P.O. Box 2363
Woodstock, GA 30188
(770) 516-4636 – Phone
(770) 516-4109 – Fax
E-mail – jrpoole1@bellsouth.net
Web site – www.georgiarailroad.org
ILLINOIS
Joseph Ciaccio
President
Illinois Railroad Association
408 S. Fifth Street, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 753-8739 – Phone
(217) 753-3439 – Fax
E-mail – ilrailroad@aol.com
INDIANA
Thomas E. Fruechtenicht
Lobbyist
Indiana Rail Transportation Group
One N. Capital Avenue, Suite 330
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 231-6100 – Phone
(317) 231-6109 – Fax
E-mail – fandb@iquest.net
KANSAS
Pat Hubbell
Kansas Railroad Association
800 Jackson, Suite 914
Topeka, KS 66612.
(785) 235-6237– Phone
E-mail – hub@cjnetworks.com
KENTUCKY
Tony Reck
P&L Railway
1500 Kentucky Avenue
Paducah, KY 42003
(270) 444-4341 – Phone
(270) 444-4388 – Fax
E-mail – avreck@palrr.com
LOUISIANA
Carmack Blackmon
General Counsel & Legislative Rep.
P.O. Box 44035
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 388-9871 – Phone
(225) 388-9887 – Fax
E-mail – larailroad@bellsouth.net
MASSACHUSETTS
John Sullivan
Chairman
12 West Road
Merrimac, NH 03054
(603) 423-0242 – Phone
(617) 783-6200 – Phone (Paige Kane)
(603) 424-0657 – Fax
E-mail – jsull@prodigy.net
MICHIGAN
Bob Chaprnka
President
Michigan Railroad Association
120 N. Washington Square, Suite 601
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 482-9413 – Phone
E-mail – mra@michiganrailroadsassociation.com
Web site – www.michiganrailroadsassocation.com
MINNESOTA
John Apitz
Messorli & Kramer
145 University Avenue, W.
Suite 450
St. Paul, MN 55103
(651) 228-9757 – Phone
(651) 228-9787 – Fax
E-mail – japitz@mandklaw.com
Web Site – http://www.minnesotarailroads.com
MISSISSIPPI
Clifford Thompson
Executive Director
814 N. President Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 948-3514 – Phone
(601) 352-3896 – Fax
E-mail – eagle@jam.rr.com
NEW JERSEY
Bob Bailey
President
Port Jersey Railroad
203 Port Jersey Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 434-8373 – Phone
(201) 434-8242 – Fax
E-mail – pjrr1@aol.com
Web site – www.njshortline.com
NEW YORK
Norman R. Schneider
Executive Director
Railroads of New York (RONY)
61 Columbia Street, Suite 403
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 463-2603 – Phone
(518) 463-5991 – Fax
E-mail – ronyed@nycap.rr.com
Web site – http://www.railroadsofny.com/
NORTH CAROLINA
Barbara Marcum
Executive Director
Railway Association of North Carolina
P. O. Box 37606
Raleigh, NC 27627
(919) 818-0011 – Phone
(919) 329-9021– Fax
E-mail – ncrailways@earthlink.net
Web site – www.ncrailways.net
OHIO
Art Arnold
Executive Director
Ohio Railroad Association
172 E. State Street, #300
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 224-4010 – Phone
(614) 228-5637 – Fax
E-mail – aarnold@columbus.rr.com
OKLAHOMA
John Kyle
709 Fox Hill Drive
Edmund, OK 73034
(405) 285-1170 – Phone
(405) 285-0212 – Fax
E-mail – johnkyle4ora@cox.net
OREGON
Larry Phipps
President
650 Hawthorne Avenue, SE, #200
Salem, OR 93701
(503) 365-7717 – Phone
(503) 365-7787 – Fax
E-mail – lphipps@gwrr.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Joseph H Gerdes III
Executive Director
joe@ksrra.com
Mike Long, Lobbyist
mike@ksrra.com
Keystone State Railroad Association
205 State Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 232-3792– Phone
(717) 214-6797– Fax
www.ksrra.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
Kenneth A. Pippin
SCRR Association
171 Highway 905
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 248-8008 – Phone
(843) 248-8003 – Fax
E-mail - kenpippin@yahoo.com
Website - www.scrailways.org
TENNESSEE
Ron Riley
Chairman
Gibson County Courthouse – Suite 200
1 Court Square
Trenton, TN 38382
(731) 855-7613 – Phone
TEXAS
David C. Eyermann
Texas State Railroad Association
403 International Parkway, Suite 500
Richardson, TX 75081
(972) 808-9800 ext. 222 – Phone
(972) 808-9903 – Fax
E-mail – david.eyermann@railamerica.com
Dennis A. Kearns
Texas Railroad Association
1001 Congress Ave. Suite 250
Austin TX 78701
(512) 478-9389 - Phone
E-mail: trra@sbcglobal.net
VERMONT
Anthony Otis
P.O. Box 1575
Montpelier, VT 05601-1575
(802) 223-2322 – Phone
E-mail – anthony.otis@adelphia.net
VIRGINIA
Bob Bryant
P.O. Box 336
Dillwyn, VA 23936
(434) 983-3300 – Phone
(434) 983-3270 – Fax
E-mail – rebryant@varail.com
Web site – www.varail.com
WASHINGTON
Brig Temple
President
Columbia Basin Railroad
6 East Arlington
Yakima, WA 98901
(509) 453-9166 ext. 102 – Phone
(509) 453-9349 – Fax
E-mail – btemple@cbrr.com