Amanda Martin - director
E-mail: Amanda.Martin@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-239-1653
- Manages and leads the rail team
- Media contact for rail-related inquiries
- Liaison to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
- At-Large Member of Executive Committee for States for Passenger Rail Coalition, Inc. (SPRC)
David Phillips - track safety inspector
Email: David.Phillips@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-290-1584
- Inspects railroad tracks and infrastructure in the eastern portion of Iowa for compliance with the Federal Railroad Administration's Track Safety Standards Compliance Manual.
- Investigates railroad accidents under Federal Railroad Administration guidance.
David Phillips - transportation engineer specialist
Email: David.Phillips@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-290-1584
- Responsible for technical and engineering aspects of passenger rail development
- Provides engineering expertise and support for Planning, Programming and Modal offices
Grant Krienert - track safety inspector
E-mail: Grant.Krienert@iowadot.us
Phone: 712-540-4973
- Inspects railroad track and infrastructure in the western portion of Iowa for compliance with the Federal Railroad Administration's Track Safety Standards Compliance Manual.
- Investigates railroad accidents under Federal Railroad Administration guidance.
James (Jim) Glaspie - Rail Development Manager
E-mail: James.Glaspie@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-239-1066
- Manages the Rail Revolving Loan and Grant Program, which provides assistance to businesses or railroads building or improving rail facilities.
Kris Klop - Manager, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Programs
E-mail: Kristopher.Klop@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-239-1108
- Manages the Iowa Grade Crossing Surface Repair Program that provides financial assistance to railroads, cities and counties to rebuild pavement surfaces at grade crossings on secondary and city road systems.
- Manages rail abandonments.
- Manages the Federal Highway Administration Section 130 Program, which funds improvements to install new crossing signal devices, upgrade existing signals, and to provide low-cost improvements; such as increased sight distance, widened crossings, increased signal lens size, or crossing closures.
Lisa Husmann - program assistant
E-mail: Lisa.Husmann@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-233-7885
- Assists in administration of the Federal-Aid Highway/Rail Crossing Safety Program.
- Updates the Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Inventory and serves as liaison to the Iowa DOT's Transportation Data Bureau who maintains the Inventory.
Maria Hobbs - Freight and Passenger Policy Coordinator
E-mail: Maria.Hobbs@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-239-1088
- Monitors legislation and regulations affecting rail and recommends agency policies
- Maintains Rail Transportation website
- Coordinates the development of the State Rail Plan, Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Action Plan, and other Rail Planning Initiatives
- Monitors resolution of rail regulation related issues
- Liaison for Passenger Rail initiatives
Nicole Staudt - program assistant
E-mail: Nicole.Staudt@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-239-1491
- Manages payments for the Rail Transportation Bureau.
- Assists the Iowa's grade crossing surface repair program manager.
Amanda Woods - Railroad/Highway Project Manager
E-mail:
Amanda.Woods@iowadot.us
Phone: 515-233-7744
- Brokers the necessary agreements with railroads when a primary highway construction project involves the rail transportation system.
Travis Tinken - grade crossing project manager
E-mail: Travis.Tinken@iowadot.us
Phone: 515- 290-5055
- Schedules, coordinates and supervises construction of highway-rail crossing pavement surfaces on the state Primary Road System.
- Inspects highway-rail surface repair projects.
- Inspects crossing safety improvement projects.