WHO WE SERVE
The Michigan Railroads Association (MRA) is a non-profit trade association that represents the interests of freight railroads operating in Michigan. MRA members range in size from large Class 1 interstate carriers to smaller regional carriers and shortline railroads. MRA members account for over 95% of all freight rail moved in Michigan.
WHO WE SERVE
The Michigan Railroads Association (MRA) is a non-profit trade association that represents the interests of freight railroads operating in Michigan. MRA members range in size from large Class 1 interstate carriers to smaller regional carriers and shortline railroads. MRA members account for over 95% of all freight rail moved in Michigan.
MICHIGAN RAILROADS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
MICHIGAN RAILROADS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Mineral Range, Inc.
West Michigan Railroad Co.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
INDIVIDUAL RAILROAD COMPANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACTS
INDIVIDUAL RAILROAD COMPANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACTS
Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Co.
Chris Bagwell, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
cbagwell@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
Amtrak Derrick James, Director Government Affairs-Central Chicago Union Station 500 W Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60661 (p) 312.544.5118 (f) 202.799.6326
Ann Arbor Railroad
Kenneth Monroe, General Manager
4058 Chrysler Dr.
Toledo, OH 43608
(p) 419.726.4181 (f) 419.726.2250
kenneth.morgan@watco.com
Peggy Emeis, Sales (p) 386.288.6041 peggy.emeis@watco.com
watco.com
Canadian Pacific Railway
Arielle Giordano, Director
Federal & State Government Affairs
1341 G Street NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
(p) 202.585.0250
arielle_giordano@cpr.ca
cpr.ca
Charlotte Southern Railroad Co.
Chris Bagwell, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
cbagwell@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
CN
Scott Anderson Manager Business Development & Economic Development
17641 S. Ashland Ave.
Homewood, IL 60430
(p) 708.332.4705
scott.anderson@cn.ca
Conrail
Jocelyn Gabrynowicz Hill
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Two Logan Square
100 North 18th Street, Suite 825 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (p) 215.209.5019 (p) 856.231.2065 (p) 609.760.5906 jocelyn.hill@conrail.com
conrail.com
CSX Transportation
Adam Hess, Industrial Development Manager
31 East Georgia St., Ste. 300
Indianapolis, IN 46024
(p) 317.267.4981 (c) 720.270.4470
adam_hess@csx.com
csx.com
Detroit Connecting Railroad Co Chris Bagwell, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
cbagwell@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad
John Larkin, President
One Larkin Plaza
P.O. Box 217
Wells MI 49894
(p) 906.786.3464
wells1@eslrr.com
elsrr.com
Grand Elk Railroad
Chadd Thimesch, General Manager
75 Mills Street Kalamazoo, MI 49048
(p) 316.775.8009
cthimesch@watco.com
Peggy Emeis, Sales
(p) 386.288.6041 peggy.emeis@watco.com
watco.com
Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad
Sarah Pawlanta, Sales & Marketing Manager
Northern Region Railroads 3670 North Euclid Ave. Bay City MI 48706
(p) 989.293.7803
sarah.pawlanta@gwrr.com
gwrr.com
Great Lakes Central Railroad
Mark Nagy, VP of Marketing
P.O. Box 550
Owosso, MI 48867
(p) 989.725.6644 ext 6110
managy@glcrailroad.com
glcrailroad.com
Huron & Eastern Railway
Sarah Pawlanta, Sales & Marketing Manager
Northern Region Railroads
3670 North Euclid Ave. Bay City MI 48706
(p) 989.293.7803
sarah.pawlanta@gwrr.com
gwrr.com
Indiana Northeastern Railroad Gale Shultz, President PO Box 123 South Milford, IN 46786 (p) 260.351.3000 geshultz@ligtel.com inerailroad.com
Indiana & Ohio Railway
Sarah Pawlanta, Sales & Marketing Manager Northern Region Railroads 3670 North Euclid Ave. Bay City MI 48706
(p) 989.293.7803
sarah.pawlanta@gwrr.com
gwrr.com
Jackson & Lansing Railroad Co.
Chris Bagwell, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
cbagwell@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
Lake State Railway
Shasta Duffey, VP Sales & Marketing
750 N. Washington Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48607
(c) 269.753.4957 (f) 989.757.2134
duffeys@lsrc.com
lsrc.com
Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad
Brian Halvorson, Area Manager
P.O. Box 2000
Ishpeming, MI 48949
(p) 906.475.9693 (f) 906.250.8183
brian.halvorson@clevelandcliffs.com
clevelandcliffs.com
Lapeer Industrial Railroad
Chris Bagwell, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
cbagwell@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
Marquette Rail LCC
Sarah Pawlanta, Sales & Marketing Manager
Northern Region Railroads 3670 North Euclid Ave. Bay City MI 48706
(p) 989.293.7803
sarah.pawlanta@gwrr.com gwrr.com
Michigan Shore Railroad
Sarah Pawlanta, Sales & Marketing Manager
Northern Region Railroads 3670 North Euclid Ave. Bay City MI 48706
(p) 989.293.7803 sarah.pawlanta@gwrr.com gwrr.com
Michigan Southern Railroad Jodi Heath
Director of Business Development
(p) 260.222.7706
jheath@pioneerlines.com pioneerlines.com
Mid-Michigan Railroad
Sarah Pawlanta, Sales & Marketing Manager
Northern Region Railroads 3670 North Euclid Ave. Bay City MI 48706
(p) 989.293.7803
sarah.pawlanta@gwrr.com gwrr.com
Mineral Range, Inc. Clinton Jones Jr., President P.O. Box 386 Ishpeming, MI 49849 (p) 906.360.6849 cjones@mineralrange.us
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Dayne E. Tate, Industrial Development Manager
9229 Delegates Row, Ste. 260
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(p) 317.819.7672
dayne.tate@nscorp.com
Andrew Kwortek, Sr. Field Sales Manager (p) 313.434.1999 andrew.kwortek@nscorp.com nscorp.com
West Michigan Railroad Co. Mike Hnatiuk, Marketing P.O Box 885 Saugatuck, MI 49453 (p) 989.615.1037 wmrcorp@hotmail.com
Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Co.
Mark W. Dobronski, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
mdobronski@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
Ann Arbor Railroad
John Vance, General Manager
4058 Chrysler Dr.
Toledo, OH 43608
(p) 419.726.4181 (f) 419.726.2250
jvance@watcocompanies.com
Eric M. Thurlow, Marketing Manager
(c) 313.590.0489
ethurlow@watcocompanies.com
watcocompanies.com
Canadian Pacific Railway
Arielle Giordano, Director
Federal & State Government Affairs
1341 G Street NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
(p) 202.585.0250
arielle_giordano@cpr.ca
cpr.ca
Charlotte Southern Railroad Co.
Mark W. Dobronski, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
mdobronski@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
CN
Scott Anderson, Manager
Business Development & Real Estate
Economic Development
17641 S. Ashland Ave.
Homewood, IL 60430
(p) 708.332.4705 (f) 708.332.3514
scott.anderson@cn.ca
cn.ca
Conrail
Jocelyn Hill
Director – Public Affairs & Deputy General Counsel
1717 Arch St., Suite 1310
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(p) 215.209.5019
jocelyn.hill@conrail.com
conrail.com
CSX Transportation
Adam Hess, Industrial Development Manager
31 East Georgia St., Ste. 300
Indianapolis, IN 46024
(p) 317.267.4981 (c) 720.270.4470
adam_hess@csx.com
csx.com
Detroit Connecting Railroad Co.
Mark W. Dobronski, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
mdobronski@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad
Thomas J. Klimek
Vice President Marketing
P.O. Box 85
Green Bay, WI 54305
(p) 920.841.5062
elsklimek@gmail.com
elsrr.com
Grand Elk Railroad
Chadd Thimesch, General Manager
75 Mills Street Kalamazoo, MI 49048
(p) 316.775.8009 (f) 269.343.4219
cthimesch@watcocompanies.com
Kirk Small, Commercial Manager
(p) 757.632.5787
kirk.small@watcocompanies.com
watcocompanies.com
Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad
Mark Darrow, Sales & Marketing Manager
2715 Wayne Trace, Fort Wayne, IN 46803
(p) 260.267.9346 (c) 260.415.0846
mark.darrow@gwrr.com
gwrr.com
Great Lakes Central Railroad
Mark Nagy, VP of Marketing
P.O. Box 550
Owosso, MI 48867
(p) 989.725.6644 ext 6110
managy@glcrailroad.com
glcrailroad.com
Huron & Eastern Railway
Sarah Pawlanta, Sales & Marketing Manager
101 Enterprise Drive
Vassar, MI 48768
(p) 989.797.5145
sarah.pawlanta@gwrr.com
gwrr.com
Indiana & Ohio Railway
Bill Henderson, Asst. VP Marketing & Sales
2856 Cypress Way, Cincinnati, OH 45212
(p) 859.940.9513
gwrr.com
Jackson & Lansing Railroad Co.
Mark W. Dobronski, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
mdobronski@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
Lake State Railway
Shasta Duffey, VP Sales & Marketing
750 N. Washington Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48607
(c) 269.753.4957 (f) 989.757.2134
duffeys@lsrc.com
lsrc.com
Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad
Brian Halvorson, Area Manager
P.O. Box 2000
Ishpeming, MI 48949
(p) 906.475.9693 (f) 906.250.8183
brian.halvorson@cliffsnr.com
cliffsnr.com
Lapeer Industrial Railroad
Mark W. Dobronski, President
38235 N. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
(p) 734.641.2300 (f) 734.641.2323
mdobronski@abrailroad.com
abrailroad.com
Marquette Rail LCC
Mark Darrow, Sales & Marketing Manager
2715 Wayne Trace
Fort Wayne, IN 46803
(p) 260.267.9346 (c) 260.415.0846
mark.darrow@gwrr.com
gwrr.com
Michigan Shore Railroad
Mark Darrow, Sales & Marketing Manager
2715 Wayne TraceFort
Wayne, IN 46803
(p) 260.267.9346 (c) 260.415.0846
mark.darrow@gwrr.com
gwrr.com
Mid-Michigan Railroad
Sarah Pawlanta, Sales & Marketing Manager
101 Enterprise Dr.
Vassar, MI 48768
(p) 989.797.5145
sarah.pawlanta@gwrr.com
gwrr.com
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Dayne E. Tate, Industrial Development Manager
9229 Delegates Row, Ste. 260
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(p) 317.819.7672
dayne.tate@nscorp.com
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