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Upcoming Events

Midwest Association of Rail Shippers
2011 Winter Meeting
Marriott’s Oakbrook Hills Resort
Oakbrook, IL

Contact William Schauer at (630) 513-6700 or wrschauer@sbcglobal.net with questions.
Reservations can be made by calling (800) 228-9290 or (630) 850-5555

North American Rail Shippers Association
2011 Annual Meeting
May 25th – 27th, 2011
Wind Ham Park 55 Hotel
Washington, D.C.

Contact Leo Mountjoy at (972) 690-4740 or nars@railshippers.com
Reservations can be made by calling (800) 468-3571

Railroad Day on Capitol Hill
July 14, 2011
Grand Hyatt
Washington, DC
http://www.aslrra.org/meetings___seminars/Railroad_Day_on_Capitol_Hill/

Minnesota Regional Railroads Association
2011 Annual Conference
Sunday, July 17th – Tuesday, July 19th
Ruttger’s Sugar Lake Lodge
Grand Rapids, MN

Please contact A.J. Duerr at (651) 228-9757 with questions.

Railway Interchange 2011
September 18-21, 2011
Minneapolis, MN
http://www.rsiweb.org/railway_interchange_2011.html

Educational Opportunities

Just the Facts

A 15 barge tow carries 22,500 tons.

It takes 2.25 unit trains to handle that amount.

That's equivalent to 870 semi-trucks!