State Railroad Associations
State railroad associations bring together Class I, regional, and short line railroads to work in concert with state government officials to develop and expand programs that enhance rail service in the state and resolve problems that adversely impact the industry.
Alabama
Maeci Martin
Alabama Railway Association
Christie Strategy Group
400 S. Union Street
Suite 477
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334.264.0598
Email: mmartin@christiestrategygroup.com
Arizona
Jake Jacobson
Copper Basin Railway, Inc.
P.O. Drawer I – Highway 77
Hayden, AZ 85235
Phone: (520) 356-7730
Mobile:(520) 356-6304
Email: cbry@rail-management.com
Arkansas
Joe Bell
Arkansas Railroad Association
318 Keightly Drive
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: (501) 350-5353
Email: joebell4@yahoo.com
California
Jalene Forbis
Executive Director
California Short Line Railroad Association
P.O. Box 1500
McCloud, CA 96057
Phone: (530) 859-0201
Fax: (530) 666-2919
Email: CSLRA@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.cslra.org
Connecticut
Maurice O'Connell
President
Connecticut State Railroad Association
One Bell Crossing Road
Selkirk, NY 12158
Phone: (518) 767-6445
Fax: (518) 767-6444
Email: maurice_o'connell@csx.com
Florida
Hussein Cumber
Executive Vice President for Corporate Development
Florida East Coast Railway, LLC
7150 Philips Highway
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone: (904) 279-3150
Email: Husein.Cumber@fecrwy.com
Website: http://www.fecrwy.com
Georgia
Craig Camuso
President
Georgia Railroad Assocation
1950 Marietta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: (404) 350-5227
Fax: (404) 350-5131
Email: craig_camuso@csx.com
John Poole
Executive Director
Georgia Railroad Association
317 Oakview Way
Canton, GA 30114
Phone: (706) 356-2267
Fax: (770) 720-0807
Email: jrpoole@windstream.net
Website: www.georgiarailroad.org
Illinois
Joseph Ciaccio
President
Illinois Railroad Association
408 S. Fifth Street, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: (217) 753-8739
Fax: (217) 753-3439
Email: ilrailroad@aol.com
Indiana
Carolyn Elliot
Bose Treacy Associates LLC
1600 First Indiana Plaza
135 N. Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 684-5469
Fax: (317) 223-0469
Email: ctelliot@bosepublicaffairs.com
Kansas
Pat Hubbell
Kansas Railroad Association
800 Jackson, Suite 914
Topeka, KS 66612.
Phone: (785) 235-6237
Fax: (785) 435-3390
Email: hub@cjnetworks.com
Kentucky
Tony Reck
P&L Railway
1500 Kentucky Avenue
Paducah, KY 42003
Phone: (270) 444-4341
Fax: (270) 444-4388
Email: avreck@palrr.com
Louisiana
Carmack Blackmon
General Counsel & Legislative Rep.
P.O. Box 44035
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 388-9871
Fax: (225) 388-9887
Email: larailroad@bellsouth.net
Massachusetts
Maurice O'Connell
President
Massachusetts State Railroad Association
One Bell Crossing Road
Selkirk, NY 12158
Phone: (518) 767-6445
Fax: (518) 767-6444
Email: maurice_o'connell@csx.com
Michigan
Robert J. Chaprnka
President
Michigan Railroad Association
120 N. Washington Square, Suite 601
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 482-9413
Email: mra@michiganrailroadsassociation.com
Website: www.michiganrailroadsassociation.com
Minnesota
John Apitz
Messerli & Kramer
145 University Avenue, W,
Suite 450
St. Paul, MN 55103
Phone: (651) 228-9757
Fax: (651) 228-9787
Email: japitz@messerlikramer.com
Website: http://www.minnesotarailroads.com
Mississippi
Joel Yelverton
Executive Director
Mississippi Railroad Association
P.O. Box 1663
Jackson, MS 39215-1663
Phone: (601) 573-1135
Email: joel.yelverton@yelvertonconsulting.com
Missouri
Bill Gamble
Gamble & Schlemeri
Missouri Railroad Association
213 East Capitol
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 634-4876
Fax: (573) 635-6258
Email: bill@molobby.com
New Jersey
Bob Bailey
President
Port Jersey Railroad
203 Port Jersey Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: (201) 434-8373
Fax: (201) 434-8242
Email: pjrr1@aol.com
Website: www.njshortline.com
New York
Norman R. Schneider
Executive Director
Railroads of New York (RONY)
61 Columbia Street, Suite 403
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 463-2603
Fax: (518) 463-5991
Email: ronyed@nycap.rr.com
Website: http://www.railroadsofny.com/
North Carolina
Michelle Hollowell
Executive Director
Railway Association of North Carolina
P. O. Box 141
Randleman, NC 27317
Phone: (910) 690-8316
Email: cmhollowellnc@aol.com
Ohio
Arthur J. Arnold
President
Ohio Railroad Association
172 E. State Street, #300
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 224-4010
Fax: (614) 228-5637
Email: aarnold@columbus.rr.com
Oklahoma
Lori Peterson
P.O. Box 722134
Norman, OK 73070
Phone: (405) 850-6657
Email: lpeterson@okrailroad.com
Oregon
Lana Butterfield
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1517
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Phone: (503) 682-3839
Fax: (503) 682-7201
Email: lanab@teleport.com
Pennsylvania
Joseph H Gerdes III
Executive Director
Keystone State Railroad Association
205 State Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 232-3792
Fax: (717) 214-6797
Email: joe@ksrra.com
Website: http://www.ksrra.com
Mike Long
Lobbyist
Keystone State Railroad Association
205 State Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 232-3792
Fax: (717) 214-6797
Email: mike@ksrra.com
Website: http://www.ksrra.com
South Carolina
Kenneth A. Pippin
SCRR Association
171 Highway 905
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: (843) 248-8008
Fax: (843) 248-8003
Email: kenpippin@yahoo.com
Website: www.scrailways.org
Tennessee
Roger Howard
Chair
Tennessee Railroad Association
3253 East Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO 65802-2540
Phone: (417) 829-4902
Email: roger.howard@bnsf.com
Texas
Dennis A. Kearns
Legislative Counsel
BNSF Railway
1001 Congress Ave. Suite 101
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 473-2823
Email: dennis.kearns@bnsf.com
Laura Matz
Santos Alliances
1001 Congress Ave., Suite 100
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 275-1901
Fax: (512) 275-0616
Mobile: (512) 762-8779
Email: laura@santosalliances.com
Ron Olson
The Texas Lobby Group
604 W. 14th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 472-0798
Fax: (512) 473-8476
Email: ron@txlobby.com
Vermont
Charles Hunter
President, General Manager
New England Central Railroad
2 Federal Street, Suite 201
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: (802) 527-3434
Fax: (802) 527-3455
Email: charles.hunter@railamerica.com
Virginia
Gale Wilson
President
Virginia Railroad Association
650 C&O Flats
Staunton, VA 24401
Phone: (540) 887-8145
Fax: (540) 887-8391
Email: bbrr1@verizon.net
Website: www.varail.com
Washington
Brig Temple
President
Columbia Basin Railroad
6 East Arlington
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: (509) 453-9166 ext. 102
Fax: (509) 453-9349
Email: btemple@cbrr.com
Wisconsin
Sam Gratz
Wisconson Railroad Committee
119 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Suite LL6
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 251-6394
Fax: (608) 251-3394
Mobile: (608) 345-6394
Email: gratz@samgratz.net