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Southwest Association of Rail Shippers

September 30 – October 1, 2026

SWARS 2026 Semi-Annual Meeting

On Deck for Transformation

Loews Arlington Hotel · 888 Nolan Ryan Expressway, Arlington, TX 76011

Golf, a clay shoot and a TrinityRail tour on Wednesday, then a full Thursday on the main stage: a CSX keynote, shipper regulation, the DC update, the economic outlook and Marty Oberman. Every speaker and host links to their LinkedIn.

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Format

Two days · Arlington, TX

Program

14 sessions · 9 speakers

Who's coming

717 attendees · 369 companies

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On the ground both days

Wednesday, September 30

Agenda

Scholarship golf and clay shoot, a TrinityRail maintenance facility tour, Globe Life Field, and the first-timer and Hall of Fame receptions.

  1. 8:30 AM

    SWARS Scholarship Golf Outing

    Texas Rangers Golf Club701 Brown Blvd, Arlington, TX 76011

    HostsRyan Jordan·Fred Radvansky

  2. 9:00 AM

    SWARS Scholarship Clay Shoot

    Dallas Gun Club3601 Stemmons Fwy, Lewisville, TX 75067

    HostsRyan Jordan·Tim Millstid

  3. 10:30 AM

    – 1:30 PM

    Let's Talk Shop

    TrinityRail Maintenance Facility Tour

    Trinity Industries, Inc.Saginaw, TX

    Walk a working railcar maintenance facility with the TrinityRail team.

    HostFolu Adepitan

  4. 12:00 PM

    – 6:00 PM

    SWARS Registration

    Crystal Ballroom Foyer

    HostsLinda Turner·Debi Crow

  5. 2:00 PM

    – 3:30 PM

    SWARS on the Diamond

    Globe Life Field Tour & Lite Bites

    Globe Life Field734 Stadium Dr E, Arlington, TX 76011

    Tour the Rangers' ballpark with lite bites before the evening receptions.

    HostsLisa Jolly·Ryan Jordan

  6. 5:00 PM

    – 5:30 PM

    The Rookie Reception

    First-Time Attendee Welcome

    Crystal Ballroom F-G

    First-time attendees meet the SWARS officers and board before the main reception.

    HostLory Whitley

  7. 5:30 PM

    – 7:00 PM

    Hall of Fame Reception

    Crystal Ballroom E

    HostLinda Turner

People to know

Meet the speakers

The railroad, regulatory, legal and economic voices on the main stage in Arlington. Tap a session to jump to it, or connect before you land.

Running the meeting

SWARS officers & session hosts

The officers, board members and association leaders introducing sessions and hosting the golf outing, clay shoot, tours and receptions.

Debi Crow

Debi Crow

Assistant to the Executive Director

Southwest Association of Rail Shippers

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Lisa Jolly

SWARS Board · Rail Fleet Manager, Refinery Rail Operations

Marathon Petroleum

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Folu Adepitan

Folu Adepitan

SWARS Board · VP of Leasing, South

American Industrial Transport (AITX)

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Fred Radvansky

SWARS Board

Dyno Nobel Inc.

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Ray Hufnagel

Ray Hufnagel

President & CEO · North American Rail Shippers (NARS) officer

Plastic Express

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Meet us in Arlington

Rebulk builds the operating software rail shippers, transloaders and terminals run their yards on — and we will be at the Loews both days. If your team still plans switches on a whiteboard, keys BOLs twice, or counts inventory by walking it, grab fifteen minutes with us between sessions.

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Registration and hotel blocks are handled by SWARS; the Loews block is linked from their event page.

Frequently asked questions

When and where is the SWARS 2026 Semi-Annual Meeting?

September 30 – October 1, 2026 at the Loews Arlington Hotel, 888 Nolan Ryan Expressway, Arlington, TX 76011. Wednesday is the scholarship golf outing, clay shoot, TrinityRail facility tour and receptions; Thursday is the full main-stage program in Crystal Ballroom A-D.

What is SWARS?

The Southwest Association of Rail Shippers is an open forum where railroads, shippers, railcar lessors, transloaders and suppliers meet to discuss service, car supply, operating practices and technology. Its territory covers Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, southern California and Mexico. Membership dues are included in conference registration.

Who is speaking at SWARS 2026?

Maryclare Kenney (CSX) gives the morning keynote and Marty Oberman, former chair of the Surface Transportation Board, the afternoon keynote. Rob Benedict (AFPM) covers shipper regulation, Tony Hatch (ABH Consulting) and Todd Tranausky (Solvay) hold a fireside chat on the rail market, Karyn Booth (Thompson Hine) and Bill Mullins (Mullins Law Group) deliver the DC update, Dr. Chris Kuehl (Armada Corporate Intelligence) gives the economic outlook, and Jason Hewlett closes the program.

How do I register for the SWARS Semi-Annual Meeting?

Registration runs through SWARS's Cvent page, linked from this page and from swrailshippers.com. Hotel rooms are in the SWARS block at the Loews Arlington, with overflow at the Hilton Arlington and Aloft Dallas Arlington Entertainment District.

Is there a list of who is attending SWARS 2026?

Yes. Rebulk maintains a searchable directory of the 717 registered attendees from 369 companies at rebulk.com/swars/attendees. Company names and headcounts are public; names, job titles and LinkedIn profiles unlock with the conference password.