The Organization of the IHHA
The IHHA is governed by a Board of Directors who are appointed by the member and associate member organizations to conduct the affairs of the association and by a Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Directors. A Board of Directors Meeting is held annually in one of the members' country.
The Members of the IHHA
The membership of the IHHA consists of national and state organizations, private railway systems, and railway organizations and advocates interested in furthering the exchange of technical information that will benefit the world's heavy haul rail operations. At the present time the membership of the IHHA is as follows:
Australia (private railroads)
Australia (public railroads) Australian Railway Association
Brazil VALE Companhia Do Rio Doce
Canada Railway Association of Canada
China People's Republic of China--China Academy of Railway Sciences
Indian Railways --- Ministry of Railways
Russian Railway Research Institute (JSC VNIIZhT)
South Africa Transit Freight Rail
Sweden-Norway Nordic Heavy Haul Association
United States of America AAR Transportation Technology Center
Associate Member
UIC World Division
| Chief Executive Officer: | Chairman: | Vice Chairman: | |
| Mr. W. Scott Lovelace | Mr. Michael Roney | Mr. Semih Kalay | |
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IHHA, Inc. 2808 Forest Hills Court Virginia Beach, VA USA 23454-1236 Tel: 1-757-496-8288 Fax: 1-757-496-2622 |
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| Finance Committee: | Strategic Planning Committee (SPC): | ||
| Mr. Willem Kuys | Mr. Brian Bock | Mr. Brian Bock | Mr. Semih Kalay |
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| Australia - Private (Iron Ore Lines) | Australia - (Australian Railway Association) | ||
| General Manager Rail: | Retired Group General Manager: | ||
| Director Stephen Cathcart | Director Brian G. Bock |
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Fortescue Metals Group Limited Locked Bag 7, South Hedland WA 6722, Australia Tel: +61-8-9158-5262 (W) Fax: +61-8-9158-5106 Mobile: +61-409-687-340 |
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Shared Services QR Floor 3, Railcentre 2, 309 Edward St. Queensland Rail GPO Box 1429 Brisbane Qld, AUSTRALIA 4001 Tel: 61-07-3235-3392 Fax: 61-07-3235-2592 |
| Brazil - VALE (Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce) | Canada - Railway Association of Canada (RAC) | ||
| Director: | General Manager Technical Standards & Chief Engineer: | ||
| Director Edilson Jun Kina | Director Michael Roney |
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VALE Gerencia Geral de Desenvolvinento e Servicos Tecnicos Ferrovianriosl Av. Dante de Michelini 5500 29090 900 Vitoria ES Brasil Work +55-27-3333-3643 Mobile: +55-27-88176572 |
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Engineering Services Canadian Pacific Railway Suite 500 Gulf Canada Square 401 - 9th Avenue SW Calgary AB CANADA T2P 4Z4 Tel: 1-403 319-7800 Fax: 1-403 319-3025 Mobile: 1-403 836-0137 |
| Canada - Railway Association of Canada (RAC) | China - China Railway Society (CRS) | ||
| Vice Pres. Operations & Regulatory Affairs: | Chief Secretary General: | ||
| Mr. Mike Lowenger | Director Lu Chang Qing |
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The Railway Association of Canada 99 Bank Street, Suite 1401 Ottawa, ON, CANADA K1P6 B9 |
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China Railway Society (CRS) 10 Fuxing Road 2, Daliushu Rd. Haidian District Beijing, CHINA 100844 Tel: 86-10-51842611 Fax: 86-10-63967184 |
| China - China Railway Society (CRS) | UIC - France | ||
| Director: | Director General, UIC, France | ||
| Mr. Li Nansen | Director Jean-Pierre Loubinoux |
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China Railway Society (CRS) 10 Fuxing Road Beijing PR CHINA, 100844 Tel: 86-10-51892344 Fax: 86-10-51892410 |
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International Union of Railways 16, rue Jean-Rey, F 75015 Paris, FRANCE Tel: 0091-11-23383525 Tel: +33 (0) 44 49 20 20 Fax +33 (0) 44 49 21 29 |
| India - Indian Railways - Ministry of Railways | India - Indian Railways - Ministry of Railways | ||
| Advisor (Infrastructure) Railway Board: | Director Planning Special: | ||
| Director R. N. Bartarya | Mr. Jeetendra Singh |
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Ministry of Railways Raisina Road Ministry of Railways Government of India New Delhi, 110001, INDIA Tel: 91-9910487456 Fax 91-11-23383525 |
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Ministry of Railways Raisina Road Railway Board Room No. 143, Rail Bhawan Raisina Road Ministry of Railways New Delhi, 110001, INDIA |
| Russia - JSC "VNIIZhT" - Railway Research Institute | Russia - JSC "VNIIZhT" - Railway Research Institute | ||
| General Director: | Chief Researcher: | ||
| Director Boris Lapidus | Dr. Sergey M Zakharov |
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Railway Research Institute JSC "VNIIZhT" 3-d Mytishchinskaya St, 10 Moscow, RUSSIA 107996 Tel: +7 495 542 61 26 Fax: +7 495 262 66 03 |
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JSC "Railway Research Institute" (JSC VNIIZhT) 3-d Mytishchinskaya St, 10 Moscow, RUSSIA 107996 Tel: 7-495-687-6425 Fax: 7-495-687-6548 |
| Russia - JSC "VNIIZhT" - Railway Research Institute | South Africa - Transnet | ||
| Head of Trains Hauling and Energy Saving Dept.: | Project Director: | ||
| Mr. Lev Muginshtein | Director Willem Kuys |
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JSC Railway Research Institute (JSC VNIIZhT) 10, 3-d Mytichinskaya Moscow, RUSSIA 107996 Tel: +7 (495) 262-11-39 Fax: +7 (495) 687-68-233 |
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Transnet Freight Rail P.O. Box 30824 Braamfontein 2017 SOUTH AFRICA Tel: +27-11 773-2344 Fax: +27-11 773-2328 Mobile 27-83-277-0100 |
| Sweden/Norway - Nordic Heavy Haul Association | Sweden/Norway - Nordic Heavy Haul Association | ||
| Director R & D Logistics: | Co-ordinator of NHH: | ||
| Director Thomas Nordmark | Dr. Per-Olof Larsson |
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LKAB SE-981 86 Kiruna, Sweden Tel: + 46 980 710 00, 46 980 715 50 Fax: + 46 980 109 02 Mobile: +46 70 342 15 50 |
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Swedish National Rail Administration Region North, R&D SOUTH AFRICA Track Engineering P.O. Box 43 SE-971 02 LULEA, SWEDEN Tel: +46(0)920 352 89 Fax: +46(0)920 351 08 Mobile: +46(0)70 670 52 89 |
| Sweden/Norway - Nordic Heavy Haul Association | United States of America - Assoc. of American Railroads (AAR) | ||
| Vice President Research & Development: | |||
| Ms. Ulla Espling | Director Semih Kalay |
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Luleå University of Technology Luleå Railway Research Center |
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Transportation Technology Center, Inc. P. O. Box 11130 55500 DOT Road Pueblo, CO, USA 81001 Tel: 1-719-584-0717 Fax: 1-719-584-0580 |
| United States of America - Assoc. of American Railroads (AAR) | |||
| Project Leader - IHHA Track Book: | |||
| Mr. Darrell Cantrell |
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Cantrell Rail Services, Inc. 6639 Red Oak Drive Shawnee, KS. 66217 Tel: 913-962-0049 Mobile: 913-909-2125 |
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