The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) is presenting its annual Winter Meeting as a half-day online session on the afternoon of Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021. The meeting will run from 1–5:15 p.m. CST (2 – 6:15 p.m. EST). All presentations will be live, and the speakers will field questions.
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s (ASLRRA) Virtual Connections Convention held earlier this month drew nearly 600 attendees with more than 130 speakers and 40-plus exhibitors. Additionally, the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) has awarded scholarships to 17 college undergraduates as part of an annual program.
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) has postponed its 2020 Summer Meeting to 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) elected its 2020 slate of officers.
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) recently announced that its Summer Meeting will have a theme of “Precision Scheduled Railroading and the Shipper Impact.”
Crude by rail is set for growth over the next 18 months, while frac sand could begin to moderate in 2H18 as the shift to Permian sands intensifies, according to a report from the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) conference prepared by Cowen and Co. Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl. “Ongoing market strength continued to be the main thread across the presentations, tempered only by trade policy concerns. We believe that the railroads will show notable earnings improvement this year.”
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) elected its 2018 slate of officers at its annual Winter Meeting earlier in January.
More than 600 people have registered for the 250th meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) that will be held January 16–18, 2018 in Lombard, Ill. The theme for the meeting is “Can Rail Pick Up Transportation Capacity Shortfall?”
Jose Guillermo Zozaya Delano, President and General Manager, KCS de Mexico, leads a slate of speakers addressing rail freight topics at The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) 2018 Winter Meeting, Jan. 17-18 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, Ill.
“Volume vs. Velocity—Managing Change in 2016” will be the theme for the 247th meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) to be held July 11–12, 2016 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisc.