For release January 19, 2004
Contact: MAGGIE MILLER
Manager, Marketing
voice (301) 982-3400, ext. 350
fax (301) 982-4815

2004 IANA LEADERSHIP SLATE ELECTED

New Line-Up of Officers; Board Members
Dedicated to IANA's mission

GREENBELT, MD, January 19, 2004 – The members of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) have elected their new leadership for 2004. The new IANA Executive Committee is comprised of the following members:

Chairman: Barry D. Michaels, A.V.P., Strategic Premium Operations, Union Pacific Railroad Company
Vice Chairman: Michael B. Wilson, V.P., Equipment & Logistics, Hamburg-Sud North America, Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer: Theodore Prince, Senior V.P., Marketing & Sales, Optimization Alternatives Ltd., Inc.

The six new directors joining the IANA board include:

The returning IANA board members include:

IANA is North America's leading industry trade association representing the combined interests of the intermodal freight industry. IANA's membership includes railroads, water carriers and stacktrain operators; port authorities; intermodal truckers and over-the-road highway carriers; intermodal marketing and logistics companies; and suppliers to the industry such as equipment manufacturers, intermodal leasing companies and consulting firms. IANA's associate members include shippers, academic institutions, government entities and non-profit associations.

Intermodal Association of North America, Suite 1100, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705 http://www.intermodal.org/