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2006
Midwest Regional & Shortline Railroad Annual Conference
Alexandria, MN
July 16th to July 18th
On behalf of the Minnesota Regional Railroads Association, we would like to thank everyone for attending our conference in Alexandria, Minnesota!
This year's gathering was a great success thanks in part to everyone's participation. Attendance was high, our speakers were excellent, and the entertainment was fun for all. As promised, posted below are some pictures and links to the presentations from our various panelists. And last, but not least, thanks to everyone who filled out the evaluation forms. This years winner of the $50 cash prize is Patrick Dorin from American Surface Lines.
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!
John Apitz & Patrick Murray
P.S. - Here is a wonderful recap of the conference by Sue Bombeck from the Twin Cities & Western Railroad.
Once again, we would like to extend an extra special thanks to the following companies, firms and organizations for their financial support of the 2006 MRRA conference...
Event Sponsors
- BNSF Railway
- CN
- Canadian Pacific
- HDR Engineering - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jackson Track - Joplin, Missouri
- Minnesota Agri-Growth Council - St. Paul, Minnesota
- North Shore Track Services - Duluth, Minnesota
- RailRoad, Salvage & Restoration - Joplin, Missouri
- Railworks Track Systems - Lakeville, Minnesota
- Right-A-Way Applicators - Cooperstown, North Dakota
- Union Pacific Railroad
Golf Sponsors
- Aspen Equipment - Bloomington, Minnesota
- Envirofuels - Houston, Texas
- Hatch & Kirk - Houston, Texas
- Haynes Fuel Injection - Plano, Texas
- Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railroad - International Falls, Minnesota
- Northern Lines Railroad - St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Northern Plains Railroad - Fordville, North Dakota
- Orgo Thermit, Inc. - Manchester, New Jersey
- Ortonville Stone Company - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Twin Cities & Western Railroad - Glencoe, Minnesota
- ZTR Control Systems - Shakopee, Minnesota
General Sponsors
- Aspen Equipment Company - Bloomington, Minnesota
- Ed Robinson, CPA - Arden Hills, Minnesota
- Envirofuels - Houston, Texas
- Hatch & Kirk - Houston, Texas
- Haynes Fuel Injection - Plano, Texas
- S.E.H. Inc. - St. Paul, Minnesota
Exhibitors
- Envirofuels - Houston, Texas
- Hatch & Kirk - Houston, Texas
- Haynes Fuel Injection - Plano, Texas
- Jackson Track - Joplin, Missouri
- Krech, Ojard & Associates - Duluth, Minnesota
- Minnesota Soybean Growers - North Mankato, Minnesota
- Orgo-Thermit - Manchester, New Jersey
- RailRoad, Salvage & Restoration - Joplin, Missouri
- Startrack Railroad Crossings - Sandy, Utah
- TKDA - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Transpo Industries, Inc. - Columbus, OH
- TRICO TCWIND - 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:
- American Surface Lines
- Anacostia & Pacific
- Aspen Equipment Company
- C.A.B.T.
- Briggs Business Communication
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- City of Alexandria
- CN
- Dakota County Technical College
- Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
- Dakota Northern Railroad
- Dakota Southern Railroad
- Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc.
- Edward A. Robinson, CPA
- Envirofuels
- Fagen, Inc.
- Flolo-Thompson, Inc.
- Gravenkemper Inc.
- Greenbrier Companies
- Harmer Steel Ltd.
- Hatch & Kirk
- Haynes Fuel Injection
- HDR Engineering, Inc.
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- Jackson Track Construction, Inc.
- J & J Rail Sales, Inc.
- Krech, Ojard & Associates
- Leonard, Street and Deinard
- L.G. Everist, Inc.
- Martin Marietta Materials
- Messerli & Kramer
- Minnesota Agri-Growth Council
- Minnesota Dakota & Western Railway
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture
- Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Minnesota Prairie Line
- Minnesota Northern Railroad
- Minnesota Soybean Growers
- Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority
- Minnesota Zephyr
- MT Properties
- The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL)
- Natural Resources Research Institute
- New Ulm Quartzite Quarries
- Northern Lines Railway
- Northern Plains Railroad
- North Shore Track Services
- North Star Rail Intermodal LLC
- Omega Industries
- Orgo-Thermit, Inc.
- Ortonville Stone Company
- Otter Tail Valley Railroad
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Progress Rail Services
- Railcar Management, Inc. (RMI)
- RailRoad Salvage & Restoration, Inc.
- Railworks Track Systems
- Red River Valley & Western Railroad
- Redwood Area Deveolpment Corporation
- Right-A-Way Applicators (RAW)
- Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH)
- Soucie & Associates
- Stanley Railproducts
- Startrack Railroad Crossings
- St. Croix Valley Railroad
- Stella-Jones Corporation
- Tie & Track Systems
- TKDA
- Transpo Industries, Inc.
- TransSystems
- Trico TCWind
- TTX
- Twin Cities & Western Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad
- University of Minnesota Center for Diesel Research
- University of Minnesota Duluth - Center for Advocacy & Political Leadership
- Winthrop & Weinstine, PA
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Woodward & Dynalco
- ZTR Control Systems
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