Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Freight

Contacts

Shelly Meyer
Director, Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations

Freight, Rail and Waterways

Torey Hunkus
Assistant Office Director
651-366-3199

Rail and Freight Programs

Kelly Christenson
Freight and Rail Program Supervisor

Rail Safety Inspection

Luke Babler, Track Safety
Troy Shereck, Track Safety
Brent Lunde, Signal & Train Control
Chris Ojanen, Motive Power and Equipment Safety
Kevin Kampa, Rail Hazardous Materials Safety
Jason Welsh, Operating Practices

Minnesota Rail Service Improvement (MRSI) Program

Meredith Alt
MRSI Program Manager

Ports and Waterways

Patrick Phenow
Ports and Waterways Program Manager
651-366-3672

Rail Safety and Coordination, Weigh Stations

Julie Whitcher
State Rail Safety Engineer, Weigh Station Program Manager
651-366-3688

Program Manager

Amy Johnson
651-366-3709

Finance

Karissa King
651-366-3679

Anthony Cenci
651-366-3660

Districts 1 and 2

Paul DeLaRosa
Project Manager
Office: 651-366-3659
Mobile: 952-381-5640

Districts 3 and 4

Chad Nieman
Project Manager
612-322-8632

Metro District and District 6

Matthew Miller
Project Manager
651-334-4058

Districts 7 and 8

Chris Rice
Project Manager
Office: 651-366-3673
Mobile: 612-360-8130

Maps, Data, Tools and Train Volume Requests

Cam Zhen
Research Analyst/GIS Coordinator

Weigh Station Program

Patrick Osborn
Project Manager
651-366-3675

Freight and Rail Planning

Andrew Andrusko
Freight and Rail Planning Director
612-289-0306

Robert Clarksen
Freight Planner
651-366-3708

Lydia Anthony
Freight Planner