Rail Toolkit Contacts

Topics:

Rail

Iowa DOT Rail

Iowa Department of Transportation
Rail Transportation Bureau
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-239-1140
Fax: 515-233-7983

 

Amanda Martin, Director

Phone(s)
Primary
515-239-1653
Amanda Martin
  • 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)

Maria Hobbs, Freight & Passenger Policy Coordinator

Phone(s)
Primary
515-239-1088
  • Maria Hobbs

    Monitors legislation and regulations affecting rail and recommends agency policies

  • Maintains the 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

Katherine Drahos, Rail Safety Coordinator

Location
Iowa Department of Transportation Central Office

800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010

Phone(s)
5152391849
515-239-1219
Katherine Drahos
  • Provides leadership and support for Iowa DOT’s rail safety initiatives.
  • Provides responses to public inquiries concerning Iowa’s rail system.
  • Prepares and analyzes rail data to guide various safety efforts. 

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