People make the railroad work. This section discusses the people of the railroad industry, from the newest member of the rank-and-file, to the CEOs, Boards of Directors, and key investors.
Following a New York Post article that outlined ballooning legal costs at New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agency which controls the Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Railroad, and New York City’s Subway network, General Counsel Paige Graves stepped aside. Graves had been part of the MTA for 14 years, includingRead More →
One fan of Union Pacific’s Big Boy had a very, very bad day. The Facebook page Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad w/Jason Asselin shared video of a hapless fan who stood next to the rail as the Big Boy and her train were approaching during its Eastern tour. After bringingRead More →
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen has expanded its reach, according to a Progressive Railroad Article (Rail News – BLET gains OmniTRAX short line, reaches tentative pacts with Watco, Keolis. For Railroad Career Professionals). First up is the 25-mile Northern Ohio & Western (with the notable reporting mark “NOW”),Read More →
Progressive Railroading reports that Richard Kloster, longtime president of Integrity Rail Partners, was sworn in as a Democrat member of the Surface Transportation Board on June 5th. Kloster served as a Board Member of both the Railway Supply Institute and the National Industrial Transportation League (“NIT League”) that rose toRead More →
Richard K. “Dick” Davidson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of both the Union Pacific Railroad and its parent Union Pacific Corporation, died on May 31, 2026 at the age of 84. The Allen, KS native grew up in a rural home that lacked running water, before eventually hiring out onRead More →
On April 9th, GoRail, the Washington, DC-based freight rail advocacy nonprofit appointed Betsy Cantwell to serve as its President. Cantwell has served in a variety of roles for the organization, since joining in 2015 as Communications Director. Cantwell takes over following the death of longtime senior executive Michael Gaynor, andRead More →
As kids, most of us were introduced to trains by books like “The Little Engine That Could” or shows like Thomas the Tank Engine. These were great…but they didn’t teach you very much about the railroad. However, Joyce Robinson is changing all of that. Starting her career with Conrail inRead More →
The Juniata Terminal E8s hadn’t been on the road in years, but December of 2023 saw that change. Read More →
Phil Bell discusses the path to Conrail on Episode 007 of The All Aboard Podcast by All Things Trains.
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