State Railroad Associations

 

ALABAMA
Ronnie McKenzie
President
Gulf and Ohio Railways
401 Henley Street, Suite 5
Knoxville, TN 37902

(865) 525-9400 – Phone
(865) 546-3717 – Fax
E-mail – RCM@gulfandohio.com
 

ARIZONA
Jake Jacobson
Copper Basin Railway, Inc.
P.O. Drawer I – Highway 77
Hayden, AZ 85235
(520) 356-7730 – Phone
(520) 356-6304 – Fax
E-mail – cbry@rail-management.com
 

ARKANSAS

Chuck Laggan
Chairman
Arkansas Midland Railroad
314 Reynolds Road, Building 41
Malvern, AR 72104
(501) 844-4444 – Phone
(501) 844-4710 – Fax
E-mail – CLAGGAN@arkmidrr.com
 

CALIFORNIA

Jalene Forbis
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1500
McCloud, CA 96057

(530) 859-0201 – Phone
(530) 666-2919 – Fax
E-mail – CSLRA@hotmail.com
 

CONNECTICUT

Paula Clarke
Lobbyist
Providence & Wooster Railroad
75 Hammond Street
Worcester, MA 01610

(508) 755-4000 – Phone
(508) 795-0748 – Fax
E-mail – pclarke@gaffneybennett.com
 

FLORIDA

Ben Biscan
President
Florida Central Railroad
3001 Orange Avenue
Plymouth, FL 32768

(407) 880-8500 – Phone
(407) 880-0203 – Fax
E-mail – briscan@fcrr.com
 

GEORGIA

John Poole
Executive Director
Georgia Railroad Association
P.O. Box 2363
Woodstock, GA 30188
(770) 516-4636 – Phone
(770) 516-4109 – Fax
E-mail – jrpoole1@bellsouth.net
Web site – www.georgiarailroad.org
 

ILLINOIS

Joseph Ciaccio
President
Illinois Railroad Association
408 S. Fifth Street, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62701

(217) 753-8739 – Phone
(217) 753-3439 – Fax
E-mail – ilrailroad@aol.com
 

INDIANA

Thomas E. Fruechtenicht
Lobbyist
Indiana Rail Transportation Group
One N. Capital Avenue, Suite 330
Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 231-6100 – Phone
(317) 231-6109 – Fax
E-mail – fandb@iquest.net
 

KANSAS

Ed McKechnie
WATCO
315 West 3rd Street
Pittsburgh, KS 66762

(620) 231-2230 ext. 221– Phone
(620) 231-0812 – Fax
E-mail – emckechnie@watcocompanies.com
 

KENTUCKY

Tony Reck
P&L Railway
1500 Kentucky Avenue
Paducah, KY 42003

(270) 444-4341 – Phone
(270) 444-4388 – Fax
E-mail – avreck@palrr.com
 

LOUISIANA

Carmack Blackmon
General Counsel & Legislative Rep.
P.O. Box 44035
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 388-9871 – Phone
(225) 388-9887 – Fax
E-mail – larailroad@bellsouth.net
 

MASSACHUSETTS

John Sullivan
Chairman
12 West Road
Merrimac, NH 03054

(603) 423-0242 – Phone
(603) 424-0657 – Fax
E-mail – jsull@prodigy.net

or Paige Kane
CSXT
(617) 783-6200 – Phone
 

MICHIGAN

Bob Chaprnka
President
Michigan Railroad Association
120 N. Washington Square, Suite 601
Lansing, MI 48933

(517) 482-9413 – Phone
E-mail – mra@michiganrailroadassociation.com
Web site – www.michiganrailroadsassocation.com
 

MINNESOTA

John Apitz
Messorli & Kramer
145 University Avenue, W.
Suite 450
St. Paul, MN 55103
(651) 228-9757 – Phone
(651) 228-9787 – Fax
E-mail – japitz@mandklaw.com
 

MISSISSIPPI

Clifford Thompson
Executive Director
814 N. President Street
Jackson, MS 39202

(601) 948-3514 – Phone
(601) 352-3896 – Fax
E-mail – eagle@jam.rr.com
 

NEW JERSEY

Bob Bailey
President
Port Jersey Railroad
203 Port Jersey Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07305

(201) 434-8373 – Phone
(201) 434-8242 – Fax
E-mail – pjrr1@aol.com
Web site – www.njshortline.com
 

NEW YORK

Norman R. Schneider
Executive Director
Railroads of New York (RONY)
61 Columbia Street, Suite 403
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 463-2603 – Phone
(518) 463-5991 – Fax
E-mail – ronyed@nycap.rr.com
 

NORTH CAROLINA

Barbara Marcum
Director
5540 Centerview Drive, Suite 425
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 818-0011 – Phone
(919) 851-9560 – Fax
E-mail – ncrailways@earthlink.net
Web site – www.ncrailways.net
 

OHIO

Art Arnold
Executive Director
Ohio Railroad Association
172 E. State Street, #300
Columbus, OH 43215

(614) 224-4010 – Phone
(614) 228-5637 – Fax
E-mail – aarnold@columbus.rr.com
 

OKLAHOMA

John Kyle
5101 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 503
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
(405) 285-1170 – Phone
(405) 842-0084 – Fax

E-mail – johnkyle4ora@cox.net
 

OREGON

Larry Phipps
President
650 Hawthorne Avenue, SE, #200
Salem, OR 93701

(503) 365-7717 – Phone
(503) 365-7787 – Fax
E-mail – lphipps@gwrr.com
 

PENNSYLVANIA

Phil McFarren
Executive Director
200 N. 3rd Street, Suite #1100
Harrisburg, PA 17101

(717) 233-8070 – Phone
(717) 233-8665 – Fax
E-mail – pmcfarren@mcfarrengroup.com
 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Stephen M. Gedney
SCRR Association
P.O. Box 1450
Lancaster, SC 29721
(803) 286-2100 – Phone
(803) 286-4158 – Fax
E-mail – lcsg@comporium.net
 

TENNESSEE

Ron Riley
Chairman
Gibson County Courthouse – Suite 200
1 Court Square
Trenton, TN 38382
(731) 855-7613 – Phone
 

TEXAS

David C. Eyermann
Texas State Railroad Association
403 International Parkway, Suite 500
Richardson, TX 75081

(972) 808-9800 ext. 222 – Phone
(972) 808-9903 – Fax
E-mail – david.eyermann@railamerica.com
 

VERMONT

Anthony Otis
P.O. Box 1575
Montpelier, VT 05601-1575
(802) 223-2322 – Phone
E-mail – anthony.otis@adelphia.net
 

VIRGINIA

Bob Bryant
P.O. Box 336
Dillwyn, VA 23936

(434) 983-3300 – Phone
(434) 983-3270 – Fax
E-mail – rebryant@varail.com
Web site – www.varail.com
 

WASHINGTON

Brig Temple
President
Columbia Basin Railroad
6 East Arlington
Yakima, WA 98901
(509) 453-9166 ext. 102 – Phone
(509) 453-9349 – Fax
E-mail – btemple@cbrr.com

 

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