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 Council holds meetings at least once a year that allow the members to discuss openly issues affecting the grain transportation industry. For questions about the Council, please contact Alan Cassiday by phone at (202) 245-0308 or by e-mail at alan.cassiday@stb.gov.
Chair
Shane Berrett
Gavilon Global AG Holdings, LLC
Vice Chair
Jon Harman
Canadian Pacific
2nd Vice Chair
Mark A. Huston
Louis Dreyfus Co. Rail Services LLC
Class I Railroads
Kira Murphy
Canadian Pacific
Lindsey Fisher
Canadian National
Jon Harman [NGCC Vice Chair]
Canadian Pacific
Ted Johnson
CSX
Steve Ewers
Norfolk Southern
Todd Glissman
BNSF
Ryan Leonard
Norfolk Southern
David Przednowek
Canadian National
Dan Schueth
Kansas City Southern
Laura Heisterkamp
Union Pacific
Jacob Thomas
Union Pacific
Jim Titsworth
BNSF
Daniel Deboer
CSX
Class II and III Railroads
Deb Alexander
Genesee & Wyoming
Carrie Evans
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Michael Haeg
Rio Grande Pacific Corp.
Jim Lewis
Montana Rail Link
Jimmy Patterson
Watco Companies
Dave Long
Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Amy Homan
Iowa Northern Railway
Shippers & Receivers
Shane Berrett [NGCC Chair]
Gavilon Global AG Holdings, LLC
Wyatt Brummer
Scoular
Justin Cauley
CHS Inc.
Dustin Buntrock
Agtegra Coop
Tyler Williams
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Brian Groskreutz
Ag Valley Coop
Dana Hansen
Archer Daniels Midland
Brock Lautenschlager
Cargill Inc.
Mark A. Huston [NGCC 2nd Vice Chair]
Louis Dreyfus Co. Rail Services LLC
Alan Koenig
Grain Craft
Terry McDermott
Bunge North America
Mark Chambers
Perdue AgriBusiness
Ross Trentadue
Zen-Noh Grain Corp.
Gregory Twist
Ag Processing
Private Car Owners/Car Manufacturers
Keith Anderson
Wells Fargo Rail
Matt Branch
Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.
Brian J. Comstock
The Greenbrier Companies
John Glynn
CIT Rail
Charley Moore
TrinityRail
Dean Sawyer
American Railcar Industries
Rob Zmudka
GATX Corp.
2022 Meeting
2021 Meeting
2020 Meeting
Past Meetings
White Paper Committees
Statement of Principles
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