Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Rail Industry Forum (RIF) Packaging Standards Subcommittee (PSS) Packaging Specifications Manual Acknowledgments

This is to acknowledge the many individuals and the companies who have supported the efforts of the National Association of Purchasing Management (ISM)-Rail Industry Forum (RIF) Packaging Standards Subcommittee (PSS) and have extensively contributed to the development of the rail packaging guidelines and standards contained herein. Though the individual PSS representatives may have changed since the subcommittee was chartered by the ISM-RIF Executive Committee in 1991, the railroads, car and locomotive manufacturing companies, car companies, material suppliers and consultants listed below remained steadfast in their resolve to work collaboratively in order to accomplish the subcommittee's stated goals and objectives.

Creation of this manual would not have been possible without the invaluable assistance of the following companies as abbreviated and listed in alphabetical order within categories:

ATSF (BNSF) BN (BNSF) CN CP Rail Conrail CNW (UP) CSX NS SP (UP/SP) UP (UP/SP) TTX Company EMD GE Gunderson Johnstown America National Steel Car Thrall Car Manufacturing Many Industry Suppliers

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