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2008
Midwest Regional & Shortline Railroad Annual Conference
Madden's on Gull Lake - Brainerd, MN
July 13, 14 &15, 2008
On behalf of the Minnesota Regional Railroads Association, we would like to thank everyone for attending the conference at Madden's on Gull Lake in Brainerd, Minnesota.
This year's gathering was another great success. Attendance was great. Weather cooperated beautifully. Attendees had the golden opportunity to meet with US Congressman Tim Walz, as well as, State Senators Paul Koering and Steve Murphy and discuss issues relating to railroads. The panel discussions and break out presentations received great reviews, the entertainment was exciting and the location in the Brainerd Lakes area was well received.
Below you will find pictures of the events 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 Beverly Jaehning from Red River Valley and Western Railroad.
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!
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Photo Captions
- Mike Russell's Elvis tribute in his "Legends Showcase" at the opening reception and dinner Sunday night, July 13th.
- Welcome to the 16th Annual Midwest Regional & Shortline Railroads Conference - opening remarks by John Apitz, Monday, July 14, 2008.
- Aleava Sayre - Leonard Street & Deinard, offered a glimpse of "What's Next ... MPCA's New Multi-Sector Storm Water Permits" in one of several breakout panel discussion.
- Peter Gilbertson - Anacostia & Pacific at his breakout panel of "Rolling Green - Eco-Friendly Railroading".
- Tammy Wagner - Regional Crossings Manager at the Federal Railroad Administration on "Safety First - Train Horn Rule and FRA Update".
- Monday evening social gathering
- Monday's BBQ Cookout
- Cookout and Bonfire
- Family friendly ... children playing near the bonfire
- John Gray - Senior VP, Policy and Economics, Association of American Railroads with his very informative presentation "Laying Down Some New Track! - National Rail Freight Infrastructure Capacity and investment Study" started the final day of programs.
- Bill Gardner - Director, Office of Freight Railroads and Waterways, MN\DOT presenting "A New Plan For Minnesota - Minnesota Statewide Rail Plan and DOT Update."
- "2008 Legislative Session Analysis - Lawmakers and Lobbyists' Panel" Consisting of Matt Lemke - Winthrop & Weinsteine PA, Amber Backhaus - Leonard Street & Deinard and Rep. Alice Hausman - Chair, Capital Investment division.
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| "MPCA Storm Water Permit Program" |
Aleava Sayre
Leonard Street & Deinard |
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| "Rolling Green - Eco-Friendly Railroading" |
Peter Gilbertson
Anacostia & Pacific |
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| "Safety First - Train Horn Rule and FRA Updates" |
Tammy Wagner
Regional Crossing Manager, Federal Railroad Administration |
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| "Laying Down Some New Track - National Rail Freight Infrastructure Capacity and Investment Study" |
John Gray
Senior VP, Policy & Economics , Association of American Railroads |
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| "A New Plan for Minnesota - MN State Rail Plan & DOT Update" |
Bill Gardner
Director, Office of Freight, Railroads & Waterways, Mn\DOT |
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Once again, we would like to extend an extra special thanks to the following companies,
firms and organizations for their financial support of the 2008 MRRA conference...
Event Sponsors
- American Surface Lines, LLC - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- BNSF Railway
- CN
- Canadian Pacific
- Krech Ojard & Associates - Duluth, Minnesota
- Leonard Street & Deinard - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Northern Plains Railroad - Fordville, North Dakota
- Progress Rail Services- Woodridge , Illinois
- Union Pacific Railroad
Golf Sponsors
- American Surface Lines - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Aspen Equipment - Bloomington, Minnesota
- Holland M-BAR-D - Crete, Illinois
- LG Everist, Inc.- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Messerli & Kramer - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
- Midwest Railcar Corporation - Oak Grove, Minnesota
- Northern Lines Railway - Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- Northern Plains Rail Service - Fordville, North Dakota
- Phillips Recycling Systems, Inc. - Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- R & R Contracting, Inc.- Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Stanley Railproducts - Cohasset, Minnesota
- Stella-Jones Corp. - Bangor, Wisconsin
- Thompson Industries, Inc. - Indianapolis, Indiana
- Transportation Certification Services/Rail Temps Inc. - Leawood, Kansas
- Twin Cities & Western Railroad - Glencoe, Minnesota
General Sponsors
- Aspen Equipment Company - Bloomington, Minnesota
- Crouch Engineering, PC - Brentwood, Tennessee
- Dakota County Technical College - Rosemount, Minnesota
- HDR Engineering - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Holland M-BAR-D - Crete, Illinois
- LT Resources - LaVista, Nebraska
- Northern Plains Rail Services - Fordville, North Dakota
- Operation Lifesavers- Roseville, Minnesota
- SEH, Inc. - Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Stella-Jones Corp. - Bangor, Wisconsin
- Thompson Industries, Inc. - Indianapolis, Indiana
Exhibitors
- American Surface Lines - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Diesel Supply Co., Inc. - Hudson, Wisconsin
- Hatch & Kirk, Inc. - Fort Worth, Texas
- LT Resources - LaVista, Nebraska
- Minnesota Operation Lifesaver - Roseville, Minnesota
- Northern Plains Rail Services - Fordville, North Dakota
- Orgo-Thermit, Inc. - Manchester, New Jersey
- R & R Contracting, Inc. - Grand Forks, North Dakota
- TKDA - St. Paul, Minnesota
- TRICO TC/WIND - Litchfield, Minnesota
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