SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

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 coal, ethanol, and other biofuels).  RETAC is comprised of approximately 27 voting members, representing a balance of stakeholders with interests in energy transportation by rail, including large and small railroads, coal producers, electric utilities, the biofuels industry, the petroleum industry, and the private railcar industry.  The five 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.  For questions about RETAC, contact Elizabeth McGrath by phone at 202-748-4566 or by e-mail at .

Co-Chair

Phillip Obie II
Santee Cooper

Co-Chair

Angela Caddell
BNSF Railway Company

Secretary/Treasurer

Adam Anderson
Western Fuels

John Hack
Marathon Petroleum

Monica Freeman
CHS Renewable Fuels

Edward Quinn
RJ Corman

Robert W. Guy
SMART – Transportation Division

Sandra Ellis
Canadian National

James Grech
Peabody Energy

Ben Sweat
Poet

Mark Huston
Louis Dreyfus Company, LLC

Jason Fannin
Ramaco Resources

Edwin McKechnie
McKechnie & Company, LLC

John Brisdson
Evergy

Laura Heisterkamp
Union Pacific Railroad

Vern Lund
Navajo Transitional Energy Co.

Christopher Hand
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen

Robert Zmudka
GATX

Steve Ewers
Norfolk Southern Corporation

Emily Regis
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative

Leila Ford
G&W

Dave Slade
Chevron Renewable Energy Group

Paul Lang
Arch Coal

John Haysbert
Hitachi Energy

Bryan Boaz
ExxonMobil

Sean Brewer
ADM

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Amended Charter – 2025