Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS AND TO BUILD A STRONGER ECONOMY BY PROMOTING INCREASED USE OF FREIGHT RAIL TRANSPORTATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONTINUED RELIANCE ON AN OVERCROWDED HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
FOUNDED IN 2004 ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT "ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL," GORAIL BELIEVES THAT DIRECT INPUT FROM CONSTITUENTS IS THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. GORAIL EDUCATES COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF MOVING FREIGHT BY RAIL AND ASKS THEM TO MAKE CLEAR TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT RAIL POLICY DECISIONS MADE ON CAPITOL HILL HAVE REAL IMPACTS BACK HOME. IN OVER 2,000 MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS IN 2019, AS WELL AS THROUGH EARNED AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLACEMENTS, GORAIL CONVEYED THAT AMERICA'S FREIGHT RAILROADS SPEND AND INVEST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAINTAIN AND MODERNIZE THE FREIGHT RAIL SYSTEM. SINCE 1981, THEY HAVE REINVESTED OVER $710 BILLION OF THEIR OWN MONEY BACK INTO THE U.S. RAIL NETWORK. THIS PRIVATE RAILROAD SPENDING, MADE POSSIBLE BY BALANCED ECONOMIC REGULATION, SAVES TAXPAYERS MONEY, PROMOTES CLEANER AIR AND GREATER FUEL EFFICIENCY, IMPROVES SAFETY AND REDUCES HIGHWAY CONGESTION. WITH FREIGHT VOLUMES FORECAST TO GROW APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT FROM 2018 TO 2040 ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND MANY HIGHWAYS ALREADY STRETCHED BEYOND CAPACITY, THE NATION FACES A COMPLEX FREIGHT MOBILITY CHALLENGE. FREIGHT RAILROADS ABLE TO EARN SUFFICIENT CAPITAL TO REINVEST IN THE NATIONWIDE RAIL NETWORK KEEP GOODS MOVING AND SUPPORT COMPANIES AND COMMUNITIES FROM COAST TO COAST. TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION IN 2019, GORAIL CONDUCTED 2,695 EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS WITH LOCAL LEADERS IN KEY STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS RESULTING IN 1,290 ADVOCATE ACTIONS INCLUDING 49 EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS AND 935 LETTERS TO CONGRESS, WHILE ALSO REINFORCING ITS PRO-RAIL MESSAGE THROUGH 1.9 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mcgurk Russell | PRESIDENT | 40 | $257,610 |
| Curtis Sloan Secretary | VICE PRESIDENT | 40 | $173,889 |
| Jeff Marsh Treasurer | OFFICER | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Zillioux -92219-Present | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Woodruff | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Moore | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Mcintosh | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ian Jefferies | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Arielle Giordano | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Earhart 1119-92219 | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Bischler | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Evan Bell | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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