LOMBARD, Ill. – The winter meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers, which will be held Jan. 14-16, 2020 in Lombard, will focus on “Rail’s 2020 Crossroads: Market Share vs. Operating Ratio.”
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Declining freight rail traffic and market share will be a focus for presenters and attendees. “This year has been challenging for the rail industry, and we will be discussing current impacts to the industry and opportunities to look out for in 2020,” MARS President Tom Surma says.
The meeting will be held at The Westin Chicago Lombard, Scheduled speakers include:
- Lance Fritz, chairman, president and CEO, Union Pacific Railroad
- Anthony Hatch, president, ABH Consulting
- Kate Kaufman, head of Shipper Operations, Uber Freight
- Adam Nordstrom, principal, Viking Navigation
- Patrick Ottensmeyer, chairman, president and CEO, Kansas City Southern Railway
- JJ Ruest, chairman, president and CEO, CN Railway
- Eric Starks, chairman and CEO, FTR Transportation Intelligence
- Lorie Tekorius, president and COO, Greenbrier
- CREATE update from William C. Thompson, Chief Engineer, AAR, and
- Tom Livingston, Head of State Government Relations and Community Affairs, CSX
- Darrell Wallace, executive director, North American Freight Car Association
- Mark Yeager, CEO, Redwood Logistics
There will also be a panel discussion on state rail shipper assistance programs, with representatives from several Midwest states.
For more information, go to www.mwrailshippers.com/events.
