Roll of Past Presidents 1901 to 2020
In 1901. our founding organization was known as the Chief Interchange Car Inspectors’ and Car Foreman’s Association
Year Location President Company
1901 Cleveland, Ohio Mr. Charles Waughop Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
1902 Cleveland, Ohio Mr. Charles Waughop Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
1903 Cleveland, Ohio Mr. Charles Waughop Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
1904 Cleveland, Ohio Mr. Charles Waughop Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
1905 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Henry Boutet C.I.I. Cincinnati, Ohio
1906 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Henry Boutet C.I.I. Cincinnati, Ohio
1907 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Henry Boutet C.I.I. Cincinnati, Ohio
1908 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Henry Boutet C.I.I. Cincinnati, Ohio
1909 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Henry Boutet C.I.I. Cincinnati, Ohio
1910 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Henry Boutet C.I.I. Cincinnati, Ohio
1911 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Henry Boutet C.I.I. Cincinnati, Ohio
1912 Chicago, IL Mr.. F.W. Tapnell S.I.I Railroad, St. Louis, Missouri
1913 Minneapolis, Minnesota Mr. J.L. Stark Hocking Valley Railroad
1914 Cincinnati, Ohio Mr. F.C. Schultz C.I.I. Chicago, IL
1915 Richmond, Virginia Mr. F.H. Hanson New York Central Railway
1916 Indianapolis, Indiana Mr. A. Kipp New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
1917 & 1918 No conference due to World War I
1919 St. Louis, Missouri Mr. W.J. Stoll New York Central Railway
1920 Montreal, Quebec, Mr. J.J. Gainey Southern Railway
1921 No conference held
1922 Chicago, Illinois Mr. E. Pendleton Chicago & Alton Railroad
1923 Chicago, Illinois Mr. A. Armstrong C.I.I. Atlanta, Georgia
1924 Chicago, Illinois Mr. W.T. Westall New York Central Railway
1925 Chicago, Illinois Mr. C.M. Hitch Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
In 1926 the organization’s name was changed to the Railway Car Department Officers Association
1926 Chicago, Illinois Mr. W.P. Elliott Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis
1927 Chicago, Illinois Mr. B.F. Jamison Southern Railway
In 1928, as the result of a merger, the organization became known as the Master Car Builders & Supervisors Association
1928 St. Louis, Missouri Mr. E.R. Campbell C.I.I, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1929 Chicago, Illinois Mr. S.O. Taylor Missouri Pacific Railroad
In 1930 the organization’s name was changed to the Car Department Officers Association (CDOA)
1930 Detroit, Michigan Mr. C.J. Wymer Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
1931 to 1936 No conference held due to the Great Depression
1937 Chicago, Illinois Mr. N.K. Nystrom Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway
1938 Chicago, Illinois Mr. N.K. Nystrom Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway
1939 Chicago, Illinois Mr. C.J. Nelson Chicago Car Interchange Bureau
1940 Chicago, Illinois Mr. J.S. Acworth General American Transportation Corporation
1941 Chicago, Illinois Mr. A.J. Kruegar New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
1942 to 1945 No conference held due to World War II
1946 Chicago, Illinois Mr. F.E. Cheshire Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
1947 Chicago, Illinois Mr. G.R. Anderson Chicago & Northwestern Railway
1948 Chicago, Illinois Mr. I.M. Peters Crystal Car Line
1949 Chicago, Illinois Mr. J.P. Hogan New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
1950 Chicago, Illinois Mr. G.H. Wells Northern Pacific Railway
1951 Chicago, Illinois Mr, J.A. Deppe Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway
1952 Chicago, Illinois Mr. W.N. Messimer Merchants Dispatch Transportation Corporation
1953 Chicago, Illinois Mr. A.H. Keys Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
1954 No conference held
1955 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R. Schey New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
1956 Chicago, Illinois Mr. J.F.Likarish Great Northern Railway
1957 Chicago, Illinois Mr. H.M. Nelson Fruit Growers Express Company
1058 Chicago, Illinois Mr. H.L. Hewing Chicago Car Interchange Bureau
1959 Chicago, Illinois Mr. K.H. Carpenter Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad
1960 Chicago, Illinois Mr. J.F. Mc Mullen Erie Railroad Company
1961 Chicago, Illinois Mr. C.T. Graves General American Transportation Company
1962 Chicago, Illinois Mr. H.L. Price Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
1963 Chicago, Illinois Mr. C.W. Kimball Southern Railway
1964 Chicago, Illinois Mr. E.W. Morris Canadian Pacific Railway
1965 Chicago, Illinois Mr. D,C. Graves Union Tank Car Company
1966 Chicago, Illinois Mr. J.R. Douglas Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
1967 Chicago, Illinois Mr. E.L. Marsalis Illinois Central Railroad
1968 Chicago, Illinois Mr. G.W. Hansen Soo Line
1969 Chicago, Illinois Mr. W.H. Keleher Merchants Dispatch Transportation Corporation
1970 Chicago, Illinois Mr. D.V. Hon Burlington Northern Railway
1971 Chicago, Illinois Mr. W.A. Mullen Penn Central Railroad Company
1972 Chicago, Illinois Mr. J.J. Drinka Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway
1973 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R.C. Hixson Missouri Pacific Railway
1974 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R.A. Boerke ` North American Car Company
1975 Chicago, Illinois Mr. E.J. Henshaw Chessie System
1976 Chicago, Illinois Mr. H.O. Ludwig Amtrak
1977 Chicago, Illinois Mr. C.W. Parker Canadian Pacific
1978 Chicago, Illinois Mr. H. Fisher Trailer Train Company
1979 Chicago, Illinois Mr. C. Montgomery Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
1980 Chicago, Ilinois Mr. E.S. Spafford Chicago & Northwestern Railway
1981 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R.L. Sutton Union Pacific Railroad
1982 Chicago, Illinois Mr. D.J. Roderique Missouri Pacific Raiload
1983 Chicago, Illinois Mr. W.E. Caldwell Southern Railway
1984 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R.L. Coulter Burlington Northern Railroad
1985 Chicago, Illinois Mr. H.P. Zakaib CTGX, Incorporated (Canada)
1986 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R. M. Murphy Trailer Train Company
1987 Chicago, Illinois Mr. K.V. Eckhardt Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
1988 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R.L. Johnson Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company
1989 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R.D. Lonnes Chicago Transit Authority
1990 Atlanta, Georgia Mr. W.J. Groos Itel Rail Corporation
1991 Chicago, Illinois Mr. C. F. Funesti ACF Industries
1992 Chicago, Illinois Mr. John Robertson Norfolk Southern Corporation
1993 Chicago, Illinois Mr. D.M. Sizemore Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
1994 Chicago, Illinois Mr. G. W. Griffiths Illinois Central Railroad
1995 Chicago, Illinois Mr. R.F. Nadrowski Wisconsin Central Railroad
1996 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Tom Jellison The Greenbrier Companies
1997 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Tom Mordock GE Capital Railcar Services
1998 Chicago, Illinois Mr. A.J. Glueckert General American Transportation Corporation
1999 Chicago, Illinois Mr. John Kieras Union Tank Car Company
In year 2000 the organization was given the name of the Mechanical Association Railcar Technical Services (MARTS)
2000 Chicago, Illinois Mr. W.O. Albritton Paducah & Louisville Railway
2001 Chicago, Illinois Mr. James E. Tobolski Trinity Rail Services
2002 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Randall Thomure Thrall Manufacturing Company
2003 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Joseph Viscum Canadian National/Illinois Central
2004 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Bob Pokorski TTX Company
2005 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Patrick Ameen Association American Railroads
2006 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Patrick Ameen Association American Railroads
2007 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Charles Dupin Miner Enterprises
2008 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Charles Dupin Miner Enterprises
2009 Chicago, Illinois Mr. John Sigler Progress Rail Services
2010 Montreal, Quebec, Mr. John Sigler Progress Rail Services
2011 Minneapolis, Minnesota Mr. Jim Panza TTX Company
2012 Chicago, Illinois Mr. Jim Panza TTX Company
2013 Indianapolis, Indiana Mr. Dennis Weed Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company
2014 Montreal, Quebec Mr. Dennis Weed Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company
2015 Minneapolis, Minnesota Mr. Michael Reid Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
2016 Omaha, Nebraska Mr. Michael Reid Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
2017 Indianapolis, Indiana Mr. David Cackovic Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
2018 Nashville, Tennessee Mr. David Cackovic Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
In year 2018 the organization was given the name of Railcar Technical Services Association (RTSA).
2019-2020 Minneapolis, Minnesota Mr. James Rader Greenbrier Management Services
2021-2022 Fort Worth, Texas Ms. Kim Bowling CSX Transportation