Rising Stars 2019 Award Winners:


Terry Atkinson
Terry Atkinson

Union Pacific Railroad

Cathrin Banks
Cathrin Banks

Maryland and Delaware Railroad Co.

Matt Bell
Matthew Bell

Rail Government Affairs Consultant


Landon Downes
Landon Downes

Balfour Beatty Rail


Mickaela Doyle
Mickaela Doyle

Watco Cos. LLC

Sara Garza Gonzalez
Sara Garza Gonzalez

Kansas City Southern de Mexico


Crystal Gitchell
Crystal Gitchell

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association

Dustin Hall
Dustin Hall

Security Through Safe Design Inc.

Linda Hernandez
Linda Hernandez

Kansas City Southern de Mexico


Kimia Khatami
Kimia Khatami

Pacific Harbor Line Inc.

Amanda Limburg
Amanda Limburg

David Evans and Associates Inc.


Jessica Mefford-Miller
Jessica Mefford-Miller

Metro-St. Louis

Brian O'Donnell
Brian O'Donnell

Metro-North Railroad

Luke Olson
Luke Olson

Loram Maintenance of Way Inc.


Shirley Qian
Shirley Qian

Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority

Devin Rouse
Devin Rouse

Federal Railroad Administration


Katie Sanders
Katie Sanders

Union Pacific Railroad

Scott Schiemann
Scott Schiemann

Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co.


Amanda Trainor Patrick
Amanda Trainor Patrick

Railway Supply Institute