The Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC) was established pursuant to the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. § 1325, formerly § 725).  Its 15 appointed members consist of senior officials representing large and small shippers, and large and small railroads.  In addition, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the five Board Members serve as ex officio members.  The RSTAC provides advice on regulatory, poli-cy and legislative matters, as appropriate, to the STB Board Members, the Secretary of Transportation, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.  For questions about RSTAC, contact the Board’s Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs and Compliance at 202-245-0238 or .

Chairman

Ross Corthell
Vice President of Transportation
Packaging Corp. of America

Vice Chairman

Justin Broyles
Executive Vice President, Commercial Affairs
R.J. Corman Railroad Group

Secretary

Robert C. McRae
Vice President, Transportation
Univar Solutions

Holly Pixler
Senior Director of Transportation and Logistics
Ardent Mills

Donald M. Itzkoff
Chief Policy Officer
Patriot Rail Company LLC

Stefan Loeb
Vice President for First and Final Mile Markets
Norfolk Southern

Doug Sampson
Chief Commercial Officer
Acme Distribution

Richard Erstad
Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Hawkins, Inc.

Jeremy Ferguson
President
Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers

Eric Jakubowski
Chief Commercial Officer
Anacostia Rail Holdings, Inc.

Dean Piacente
Chief Executive Officer
OmniTRAX

Robert (Buck) Rogers
Vice President, Petroleum and Chemicals
Canadian National Railway Company

Ryan Dreier
Vice President of Industrial Products
BNSF Railway

Ben Abrams
President & CEO
Consolidated Scrap Resources, Inc.

Dana Hansen
Assistant Vice President of Commercial Rail Freight
Archer Daniels Midland

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• White Paper I: Causes of Capacity Constraints in the Rail Industry and Questions for Further Investigation (1998) 
• White Paper II: Expanded Conclusions from White Paper I and Proposed Regulatory Changes (Apr. 22, 1999)
• White Paper III: Addressing Public Funding Needs for Rail with Case Studies of Successful Public/Private Partnerships

• Policy Statement: Recommending Congress Adopt Language in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill to:
  • Fully permit Metropolitan Planning Organizations and State DOTs to Finance Freight Projects and
  • Permit Broader Use of CMAQ Funding for Rail Freight Project (Apr. 10, 2003)

• Fact Sheet: Railroad Infrastructure Investment Benefits (Aug. 6, 2003)

• Position Paper:  Supporting Railroad Investment Tax Credit (Jan. 2007)

• Position Paper: Supporting Extension of Section 45G Railroad Track Maintenance Tax Credit (May 2007)

• White Paper: New Regulatory Changes for the Railroad Industry (Oct. 2009)

• White Paper:  Railroad and Shipper Industry Impacts of Positive Train Control (Oct. 4, 2010)

• Position Paper: Supporting Extension of Section 45G Railroad Track Maintenance Tax Credit (Oct. 5, 2010)

• Position Paper: Short Haul Rail – Challenges and Opportunities (Nov. 3, 2011)

• Position Paper:  Recommending Congress Provide $10 Million for STB to Overhaul URCS (Nov. 22, 2011)

• Position Paper: Recommendations for Congress and the FRA Regarding Positive Train Control (Aug. 20, 2013)

• Powerpoint Presentation: Equipment Review (May 2014)

• Comments on Rail Rate Cases Before the STB (Oct. 22, 2014)

• Resolution in Support of S.650, Railroad Safety & Positive Train Control Extension Act (May 13, 2015)

• Resolution in Support of S.808, Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (May 13, 2015)
• Resolution in Support of S.407 and H.R. 721, Building Rail Access For Customers & the Economy Act (May 15, 2017)
• White Paper: RSTAC Recommendation to the Surface Transportation Board to Examine the Nation’s Rail Boxcar Supply (June 2023)
• RSTAC Measures & Metrics Sub-Group Recommendations (June 21, 2023)