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Rail Consumers > Rail Shipper Council
The Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC) was established pursuant to the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-88, 109 Stat. 803). Its 15 appointed members consist of senior officials representing large and small shippers, and large and small railroads. In addition, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the three Board Members serve as ex officio members. The RSTAC provides advice on regulatory, policy and legislative matters, as appropriate, to the STB Chairman, the Secretary of Transportation, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The following individuals were named to three-year terms (2006-2008) as RSTAC members.
For further information, call any of the Executive RSTAC Members listed below:
Executive Council:
Chair |
Vice Chair |
Secretary
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| Members: | |
| ● | James M. Brunkenhoefer, U.S. National Legislative Director, United Transportation Union |
| ● | Eric Butler, Vice President and General Manager, Industrial Products, Union Pacific Railroad |
| ● | Roger Fray, Vice President for Grain, West Coast Central Cooperative |
| ● | D. J. Kratzberg, Rail Transportation Manager, Exxon Mobil Corp. |
| ● | Charles Marshall, President and Chief Operating Officer, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. |
| ● | Bill Matheson, Vice President and General Manager, Truckload Services, Schneider National, Inc |
| ● | Robert Pugh, Vice President-Logistics, Georgia-Pacific |
| ● | Larry R. Parsons, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. |
| ● | Dean Piacente, Vice President, Chemicals and Fertilizer Sales and Marketing, CSX Transportation, Inc. |
| ● | Bruce A. Ridley, Mill Manager, Packaging Corporation of America |
| ● | Terry J. Voss, Senior Vice President, Transportation, Ag Processing, Inc. |
| ● | Owen Zidar, Vice President—Sales and Marketing, Carload Business Unit, Kansas City Southern Railway Co. |
