Trans Environmental Participating in ARDA’s 105th Annual Meeting

May 11, 2011 - PRLog -- The theme of the 2011 American Railway Development Association Annual Meeting is “Thinking Outside the Box — Alternative Uses for Railroad Property.”

The Keynote Speaker will be Paul Anderson, VP BNSF Railway. Other topics scheduled include:

  • State Rail Planning
  • Port Development
  • Passenger Rail
  • Highest & Best Use
  • Railroad Title Issues

ARDA’s committee structure is:

  • Economic Development Committee focuses on enhancing rail business through the expansion and location of new railway and customer facilities.
  • Real Estate Committee works to address the challenges the rail industry faces in the acquisition, sale, and lease of real property.
  • Environmental Committee represents the environmental interests of the rail industry and provides awareness and information transfer on related topics.
  • Law Committee focuses on legal issues affecting the railroad industry.
  • Technology Committee promotes technology and systems that advance matters pertaining to railroad environmental, real estate, and economic development activities.

Its events not only provide informative programs, but also allow members to network with their industry peers. ARDA members include representatives from Class 1 railroads, shortline railroads, as well as, professionals in real estate, economic development, environmental, engineering, legal, and other disciplines. The ARDA conference is an excellent educational and networking opportunity!

Transport Environmental, http://www.transenvsys.com/, will be represented at the ARDA’s 105^th Annual Meeting by Mark Jensen, its President. Dr. Jensen has over three decades of project management, marketing, and development experience. He has served in various management, engineering, and scientific roles in the introduction of new technology into the market place. His current focus is on spill-containment and emergency response products.

Registration for the ARDA Annual Meeting is online at http://arda.bartwest.com/Events/2011ARDAAnnualMeeting.aspx. The ARDA membership link to join or renew is http://arda.bartwest.com/Membership.aspx.

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Founded in 1994, Transport Environmental Systems, Inc., headquartered in Morehead City, NC, is a leading provider of spill-containment systems for railroads, truckers, shippers, and receivers. Trans Environmental’s patented Full Closeable Spill Containment System supports both top and bottom loading and unloading of railroad tank cars. Its Haz-Hammock™ is an emergency response containment pouch that can be quickly attached to a leaking tanker truck or tank car providing mobility for the incident commander, reducing the impact to the surrounding community.