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At Progressive Railroading's RailTrends® conference next month, CN Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Jean-Jacques Ruest will discuss earnings and business opportunities. The event will be held Dec. 10-11 at the W New York Hotel in Manhattan.

Other RailTrends presenters include Union Pacific Railroad VP of Engineering Joe Santamaria; CSX Transportation VP of Intermodal Bill Clement; Kansas City Southern EVP of Sales and Marketing Patrick Ottensmeyer; Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Boardman; OmniTRAX Inc. President and CEO Gary Long; Alaska Railroad Corp. President and CEO Christopher Aadnesen; Association of American Railroads President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Hamberger; Railway Association of Canada President and CEO Michael Bourque; National Industrial Transportation League President and CEO Bruce Carlton; and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Richard Timmons.

During the conference, Progressive Railroading and RailTrends also will acknowledge Union Pacific Corp. Chairman Jim Young, who is the 2012 recipient of their "Railroad Innovator Award" that recognizes an individual's outstanding achievement in the rail industry.

Titled "2012 Freight Game Changers: Coal, Commodities, Politics and Passenger Rail," this year's RailTrends conference includes comprehensive content that was created in response to the internal realities of the rail industry, top-of-mind topics and button-pushing subjects, such as the future of Amtrak, energy markets, information technology, intermodal and rail safety.

For more information, including a complete conference schedule and full speaker lineup, and to register, log onto www.RailTrends.com.