Rail Consumers > Grain Car Council
The National Grain Car Council was founded by the former Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1994, and is made up of a balanced representation of executives knowledgeable in the transportation of grain, including members from the Class I railroads (the Nation's largest) representing marketing and management; representatives from the Class II and Class III railroads; members representing grain shippers and receivers; and members representing private rail car owners and rail car manufacturers. The purpose of the Council is to convene meetings at least once a year that allow the members to discuss openly the issues affecting the grain transportation industry. For further information regarding this Council, please contact Fred Forstall by phone, at (202) 245-0241, or by e-mail at alfred.forstall@stb.dot.gov.
2016 National Grain Car Council Membership
Officers
Chairman, Mark C. Van Cleave, EVP, Industrial Leasing & Sales, TrinityRail
Vice Chairman, Sharon G. Clark, Senior Vice President Transportation & Regulatory Affairs, Perdue AgriBusiness LLC
Secretary/Treasurer, Sharon Trudell, VP Marketing, Red River Valley & Western
Members:
Mike Bilovesky, VP Marketing and Sales, Ag & Minerals Business Unit, Kansas City Southern
Randy Broady, Director of Grain Operations, Trupointe
John Brooks, Managing Director, M&S - Grain and Grain Products, Canadian Pacific
Carrie Evans, VP Sales & Marketing, Iowa Interstate Railroad
Jarad Farmer, Managing Director – Bulk Marketing and Pricing, Canadian Pacific
Roger Fray, Executive VP of Grain, West Central Cooperative
Dan Gilbert, Sourcing Manager - Transportation, Purina Animal Nutricion, LLC
John Glynn, Senior VP Leasing, CIT Rail
Brian Groskreutz, Transportation Coordinator/Grain Marketing, NIK Marketing Cooperative
Gregory Guthrie, Director - Railway, Agricultural Products, BNSF
Michael A. Haeg, VP - Marketing, Rio Grande Pacific Corporation
Jerry Hall, VP Network and Service Management, Norfolk Southern
Dana Hansen, Director Rates and Fleet Management, Archer Daniels Midland
Daniel Hartmann, Senior Director - Business Planning & Development, Union Pacific
Brad Hildebrand, Global Rail and Barge Lead, Cargill Inc.
Mark A. Huston, Director Transportation North America, Louis Dreyfus Commodities
Michael S. Jones Director – Transportation/Logistics, North Dakota Mill & Elevator Assn.
Todd Kahn VP - Portfolio Management and Marketing, Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co
Terry McDermott, Director, Supply Chain, Bunge North America
Thomas McGraw, Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc
Daniel McLaughlin, AVP, Grain & Grain Products, Union Pacific
Timothy J. McNulty, AVP, Sales & Marketing, CSX
Mike Mohan, Assistant Vice President - Grain, Canadian National
Angie Nicely, Director of Grain and Bulk Operations, CSX
Eric Parthemore, President CEO, Heritage Cooperative
David Pope, Senior Merchandiser – Rail Transportation, CHS Incorporated
Micah Powell, Director, Sales and Marketing, Rapid City, Pierre, & Eastern Genesee & Wyoming Inc
Daniel R. Sabin, President, Iowa Northern Railway
Dean Sawyer, Director, Sales-Railcar Products & Services, American Railcar Industries
Ed Sims, Manager, The Andersons, Inc
Scot Stoa, Director, Unit Grain Operations, BNSF
Doug Story VP - Agricultural Marketing, Watco Transportation Services
Gregory Twist Senior VP - Transportation, Ag Processing
Lon Van Gemert, Chief Executive Officer, Progressive Rail, Inc.
Mike Walczak, Kansas City Southern
Brad Yeatts, Director, Agricultural Marketing, Norfolk Southern
