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The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers is headquartered
in the Chicago area. General membership comes from the provinces
of Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the states of Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Its objective is to provide an open forum for resolving transportation
and car supply problems, coupled with programs designed to
educate and inform the membership in areas of railroad operating
practices, new innovations in transportation and legislative
matters. Meetings are held twice a year, in January and July.
Dues are $25 per year.
Contact: Bill Schauer, Executive Director, Midwest Association
of Rail Shippers, P.O. Box 357, Wayne, IL 60184-0357, Phone:
630-513-6700 Fax: 866-746-0071, Email: wrschauer@sbcglobal.net.
Midwest Association of Rail
Shippers Scholarships
Midwest Association of Rail
Shippers scholarships are offered to applicants who are
daughters, sons or grandchildren of MARS members, enrolled as
full time undergraduate students at accredited four year colleges
and universities. All applicants must show a demonstrated commitment
to the program in which they are enrolled.
| January 2008 Meeting |
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Left: Incoming MARS President Frank Meidl and
Right: Outgoing MARS President Gordon Gustafson |
| Presentations from
January 16-17, 2008 Meeting |
| Joel Anderson, International Warehouse Logistics
Association |
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| Michael Barth, CSX Transportation, Inc. |
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| Roy Blanchard, Blanchard |
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| Joe Clary, Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| Clifford Eby, Federal Railroad Administration |
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| Bradly Hall, American Commercial Lines |
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| Tony Hatch, ABH Consulting |
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| Marcia Jimenez, City of Chicago |
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| Michael McLaughlin, Metropolitan Planning Council |
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| Mark Meitzen, Christensen Associates |
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| Pedro Menendez, USG Corporation |
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| Mike Payette, Union Pacific Railroad |
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| Robert Szabo, CURE |
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| John Wetzel, Association of American Railroads |
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