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2007
Midwest Regional & Shortline Railroad Annual Conference
Two Harbors, MN
July 15, 16 &17, 2007
On behalf of the Minnesota Regional Railroads Association, we would like to thank everyone for attending the conference in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
This year's gathering was another great success. Attendance was our highest ever. The three panel discussions and three break out presentations received great reviews, the entertaiment was excellent and the train ride and reception from Two Harbors to Duluth was well received. Below you will find pictures and links to the presentations from our various panelists. And last, but not least, thanks to everyone who filled out the evaluation forms. Your input helps us craft future conferences. This years winner of the $50 cash prize is Don Spano from Dakota County Technical College.
Again, on behalf of all the members of the MRRA, we would like to thank everyone for helping make this conference a great success. We hope to see you next year!
P.S.- Here is an excellent recap of the conference by Tina Lueth from the Twin Cities & Western Railroad.
John Apitz & Patrick Murray
Once again, we would like to extend an extra special thanks to the following companies,
firms and organizations for their financial support of the 2007 MRRA conference...
Event Sponsors
- American Surface Lines, LLC - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- BNSF Railway
- CN
- Canadian Pacific
- Jackson Track - Joplin, Missouri
- Krech Ojard & Associates - Duluth, Minnesota
- Leonard Street & Deinard - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Northern Plains Railroad - Fordville, North Dakota
- LORAM Maintenance of Way - Hamel, Minnesota
- Progress Rail Services - Woodbridge, Illinois
- RailRoad, Salvage & Restoration - Joplin, Missouri
- Railworks Track Systems - Lakeville, Minnesota
- Right-A-Way Applicators - Cooperstown, North Dakota
- Union Pacific Railroad
Golf Sponsors
- A & K Railroad Materials - Shawnee, Kansas
- American Surface Lines - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Aspen Equipment - Bloomington, Minnesota
- Holland M-BAR-D - Crete, Illinois
- Messerli & Kramer - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
- Midwest Railcar Corporation - Elk River, Minnesota
- Northern Lines Railroad - St. Cloud, Minnesota
- PortaCo, Inc. - Moorhead, Minnesota
- Progress Rail Services - Woodridge, Illinois
- Stanley Railproducts
- Stella-Jones Corp. - Bangor, Wisconsin
- Thompson Industries, Inc. - Indianapolis, Indiana
- Transportation Certification Services/Rail Temps Inc. - Leawood, Kansas
- Twin Cities & Western Railroad - Glencoe, Minnesota
- ZTR Control Systems - Shakopee, Minnesota
General Sponsors
- Aspen Equipment Company - Bloomington, Minnesota
- Holland M-BAR-D - Crete, Illinois
- Ed Robinson, CPA - Arden Hills, Minnesota
- LORAM Maintenance of Way - Hamel, Minnesota
- Omega Industries - Vancouver, Washington
- Progress Rail Services - Woodridge, Illinois
- S.E.H. Inc. - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Stella-Jones Corp. - Bangor, Wisconsin
- Thompson Industries, Inc. - Indianapolis, Indiana
Exhibitors
- American Surface Lines - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Dakota County Technical College - Rosemount, Minnesota
- Minnesota Operation Lifesave - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Omega Industries - Vancouver, Washington
- Orgo-Thermit - Manchester, New Jersey
- PortaCo, Inc. - Moorhead, Minnesota
- TKDA - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Transpo Industries, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio
- TRICO TC/WIND - Litchfield, Minnesota
- ZTR Control Systems - Shakopee, Minnesota
Registered attendees for this year's conference in Alexandria include representatives from the following railroads, companies and organizations:
- A & K Railroad Materials
- American Assocation of Railroads
- American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
- American Surface Lines, LLC
- Anacostia & Pacific Company
- Aspen Equipment Company
- BNSF Railway
- Briggs Business Communication
- Builders Association of Minnesota
- C.A.B.T.
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Cedar American Rail Holdings
- CN
- Dakota County Technical College
- Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
- Dakota Northern Railroad
- Dakota Southern Railroad
- Diesel Supply Company
- Earth Tech, Inc.
- Edward A. Robinson, CPA
- Ellcon-National, Inc.
- Farmrail System, Inc.
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Fletcher & Sippel, LLC
- Holland M-BAR-D
- Industrial Networks
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- Iowa Northern Railroad
- Kimball Railcar Services
- Krech, Ojard & Associates
- Lac qui Parle Regional Railroad Authority
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum
- Leonard, Street and Deinard
- Lincoln Transportation Insurance Brokers
- LORAM Maintenance of Way
- Martin Marietta Materials
- Messerli & Kramer, P.A.
- Midwest Railrcar Corporation
- Minnesota Dakota & Western Railway
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Minnesota Prairie Line
- Minnesota Northern Railroad
- Minnesota Rural Electric Association
- Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority
- MT Properties
- New Ulm Quartzite Quarries
- Northern Lines Railway
- Northern Plains Railroad
- North Shore Mining Company
- North Shore Scenic Railroad
- North Shore Track Services
- Northstar Claims
- Omega Industries
- Orgo-Thermit, Inc.
- Otter Tail Valley Railroad
- Phillips Recycling Systems, Inc.
- PortaCo, Inc.
- Prime Focus, LLC
- Progressive Rail
- Progress Rail Services
- Railcar Management, Inc.
- RailComm, Inc.
- Railroad Signal International
- Railworks Track Systems
- RBS Asset Finance
- Red River Valley & Western Railroad
- Redwood Area Deveolpment Corporation
- Right-A-Way Applicators (RAW)
- R. L. Banks & Associates, Inc.
- Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH)
- Soucie & Associates
- Staubach Company
- St. Croix Valley Railroad
- St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority
- Stella-Jones Corp.
- Surface Transportation Board
- Thompson Industries, Inc.
- TKDA
- Transpo Industries, Inc.
- Transportation Certification Services/Rail Temps Inc.
- TransSystems
- TRICO TC/WIND
- TTX Company
- Twin Cities & Western Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad
- University of Minnesota Duluth - Center for Advocacy & Political Leadership
- University of Minnesota Duluth - Natural Resources Research Institute
- Winthrop & Weinstine, PA
- ZTR Control Systems
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