Kirk Bastyr, AARS Director

Kirk Bastyr is the Publisher of Progressive Railroading magazine, a publication of Trade Press Media Group.  

Prior to joining Progressive Railroading, Bastyr has spent most of his career in the ad agency business, where he’s held senior-level account management and business development positions.

With more than 10 years of experience working with rail-industry clients, Kirk developed media and communication campaigns for Miner Enterprises, a leading manufacturer of rail-car components, and ExpressYard, which is now owned by GE. ExpressYard was a developer of integrated software for Class I and short-line railroads.