Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Freight

Contacts

Shelly Meyer
Acting Director, Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations
651-366-3665

Freight, Rail and Waterways

Praveena Pidaparthi
Assistant Office Director
651-366-3199

Rail and Freight Programs

Peter Dahlberg
Rail Safety Inspection Supervisor, Rail Service Improvement Program Manager
651-366-3693

Rail Safety Inspection

Luke Babler, Track Safety
Troy Shereck, Track Safety
Chris Ojanen, Motive Power and Equipment Safety
Kevin Kampa, Rail Hazardous Materials Safety

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

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Districts 1, 2, and 3

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

District 4

Anthony Cenci
Project Manager
651-366-3660

Metro District and Districts 6, 7, and 8

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

Maps, Data, Tools and Train Volume Requests

Mike Robinson
651-366-3667

Weigh Station Program

Patrick Osborn
Project Manager
651-366-3675

Program Support

Paul Miller
651-366-3651

Freight and Rail Planning

Dan Krom
Assistant Office Director
651-366-3193

Frank Loetterle
Supervisor
651-366-3194

Andrew Andrusko
Freight Planner
612-289-0306

Robert Clarksen
Freight Planner
651-366-3708