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Michael Sussman,
President
 Michael
Sussman
has been president of Strategic Rail Finance since its
inception
in 1994. Michael has created a
comprehensive program for expanding private and public sector capitalization of rail-related transportation projects. This
program is based on an innovative approach that leverages the
underlying asset value and potential of freight railroad
projects. In the last ten years, Mr. Sussman has coordinated
financing for projects in 21 states.
During eight years of work with the federal government, Michael
has preserved the autonomy to speak and act in the best
interests of the rail industry and the country by self-funding
all of Strategic Rail’s activities in Washington, DC. Respect
and trust for Michael’s innovative thinking culminated on
December 8, 1998, when Strategic Rail Finance conducted a rail
industry briefing in the U.S. Capitol Building with 55
congressional staffers, drawing many compliments as the finest
briefing they have attended during their Washington
years.
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See U.S. Congress' Invitation to SRF
Briefing
and
Thank you
letter from Northeast-Midwest Institute
Michael Sussman has expanded his capabilities
with a high level of commitment to knowledge, relationships,
service and integrity. Some of Mr. Sussman’s specific
activities and results are:
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Coordinated productive relationships with the offices of 65
United States Senators and 68 House Members
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Conducted a rail transportation conference in the U.S. Capitol
Building for 55 congressional staff on
December 8, 1998
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Successfully influenced H.R.115 – National Infrastructure
Development Act to add eligibility of freight rail projects
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Collaborated with public- and private-sector entities to create
the Washington State Produce Railcar Pool Act as passed by the
2003 state legislature
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Initiated changes to the Railroad Rehabilitation & Infrastructure
Financing Act, eliminating audited financial statement
requirements for Class II & III
railroads
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Orchestrated a rail industry breakthrough for a Class
III rail operation in Lakeville, Minnesota by coordinating three
banks, MNDOT, and Canadian Pacific Railroad to generate three
times the project capital previously offered
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Authored
articles and/or covered by Traffic World, The Shortline,
Progressive Railroading, Rail Business, Association of
Transportation Law, Logistics & Policy, Rail Intelligence, and
Transportation Quarterly
Essays by Michael Sussman
Capital Ideas for Class II and III
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