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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 coal, ethanol, and other biofuels).  RETAC is comprised of 25 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 Kristen Nunnally by phone at 202-245-0312 or by e-mail at Kristen.Nunnally@stb.gov.

Voting Members

Co-Chair

Brian Fuller
Southern Company

Co-Chair

Angela Caddell
BNSF Railway Company

Secretary/Treasurer

Phillip Obie II
Santee Cooper

Bette Whalen
Lower Colorado River Authority

Jeff Eliason
CHS Renewable Fuels

Edward Quinn
RJ Corman

Robert W. Guy
SMART – Transportation Division

Sandra Ellis
Canadian National

Adam Anderson
Western Fuels

James Grech
Peabody Energy

Ben Sweat
Poet

Sean Brewer
ADM

Mark Huston
Louis Dreyfus Company, LLC

Lee K. Johnson
Hess Corporation

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

Meeting Presentations and Materials

Apr. 17, 2024

Apr. 21, 2020

MEETING POSTPONED

See Decision

Nov. 14, 2019

This meeting was held in Paducah, Kentucky, on November 14, 2019, at the offices of the Paducah and Louisville Railway.

Other Documents

Charter and Renewal Charters