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Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee

The Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC) was established by the Surface Transportation Board in July 2007 to provide advice and guidance to the Board, and to serve as a forum for discussion of emerging issues, regarding the transportation by rail of energy resources (including, but not necessarily limited to, coal, ethanol, and other biofuels). RETAC is comprised of 23 voting members, representing a balance of stakeholders with an interest in energy transportation by rail, including large and small railroads, coal producers, electric utilities, the biofuels industry, and the private railcar industry. The three members of the Board serve as ex officio members of RETAC, along with representatives of the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Meetings, which are open to the public, are held at least twice a year. To find out more about RETAC, contact Scott Zimmerman by phone at 202-245-0202 or by e-mail at zimmermans@stb.dot.gov.

Voting Members

Alan Shaw , Co-Chair
Norfolk Southern Railway Company

Jeff Wallace , Co-Chair
Southern Company

 
David Rohal
, Secretary/Treasurer
RailAmerica
 


William Berg
Dairyland Power Cooperative

Stevan Bobb
BNSF Railway Company


James Brunkenhoefer
United Transportation Union


Kent Smith
Arch Coal


Daryl Haack
corn and soybean producer


Paul Hammes
Union Pacific Railroad


Robert D. Gabbard.
PPL EnergyPlus, LLC


Robert Hulick, Sr.
TrinityRail


Mark Huston
Louis Dreyfus Corp.


Susan Arigoni
XCEL Energy


Dan Kuehn
Lower Colorado River Authority


Edward McKechnie
WATCO Companies


Betsy B. Monseu
Foundation Energy Sales, Inc.


John Hull
Peabody COALSALES LLC


James M. Redding
Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc.


Henry Rupert
CSX Transportation, Inc.


Daniel R. Sabin
Iowa Northern Railway Co.


Darin Selby
Kansas City Southern Railway


Darrell R. Wallace
Bunge North America, Inc.


Jay Wileman
GE Equipment Services, Rail Services

 

RETAC Documents    
  Meeting Minutes    
    October 24, 2007 March 6, 2008 June 12, 2008
    September 17, 2008