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This is a list of railroad executives, defined as those who are presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide.


A

* Edwin Hale Abbot, Abbot, Edwin H. (1834–1927), Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954), WC −1890 * Charles Francis Adams, Jr., Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835–1915), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1884–1890 * Melvin O. Adams, Adams, Melvin O. (1847–1920), Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad, BRB&L * Frank Aikman, Jr., Aikman, Frank, Jr., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1967–1969 * Horatio Allen, Allen, Horatio (1802–1889), Erie Railroad, Erie 1843–1844 * John W. Allen, Allen, John W. (1802–1887), Cleveland Newburg Railroad, CNR 1834, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, C&C 1845The Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005),
Politicians in Railroading in Connecticut
''. Retrieved December 29, 2005. * Henry G. Allyn, Jr, Allyn, Henry G., Jr., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1969–1993 * George Alpert, Alpert, George, New Haven Railroad, NH * Selig Altschul, Altschul, Selig, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1977 * Oliver Ames, Jr., Ames, Oliver, Jr. (1807–1877), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1866–1871Spencer Marks (2005),
The Ames Family of North Easton, MA
''. Retrieved December 29, 2005.PBS; The American Experience,

''. Retrieved December 29, 2005.Union Pacific Railroad,
Union Pacific: Significant Individuals
''. Retrieved December 29, 2005. * Richard H. Anderson (businessman), Anderson, Richard H. (born 1955), Amtrak 2017–2020 * Samuel J. Anderson, Anderson, Samuel J., Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, P&OLegg, John F. (January 17, 1999), . Retrieved December 29, 2005. * Philip Anschutz, Anschutz, Philip (born 1939), Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, RG 1984–1988, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1988–1996 *James Archbald, Archbald, James (1793–1870), Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, LSMS 1854–1856 * Otto Arndt, Arndt, Otto, Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR, DR 1970–1989 * G. F. Ashby, Ashby, G. F., Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1946–1949 * James Mitchell Ashley, Ashley, James Mitchell (1824–1896), Ann Arbor Railroad (1895-1976), AA * Arthur K. Atkinson, Atkinson, Arthur K. (1892–1964), Wabash Railroad, WAB 1947–1960 * William W. Atterbury, Atterbury, William W. (1866–1935), Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1925–1935 * Tadeusz Augustowski, Augustowski, Tadeusz, Polish State Railways, PKP −2005Railway Market (January 7, 2006),
Management Changes in PKP Companies
''. Retrieved January 10, 2006.


B

* George Frederick Baer, Baer, George Frederick (1842–1914), Reading Company, RDG 1901–1914 * E. H. Bailey, Bailey, E. H., Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1965–1971 * William Henry Baldwin Jr., Baldwin, William H., Jr. (1863–1905), Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1896–1905 * William Amos Bancroft, Bancroft, William Amos (1855–1922), Boston Elevated Railway, BER 1899– * Robert Bandeen, Bandeen, Robert (1930–2010), Canadian National Railway, CN 1974–1982 * Edward Banfield (railroad engineer), Banfield, Edward (1837–1872), Gran Ferrocarril Sur, GFS (1865–1872). * John W. Barriger III, Barriger, John W., III (1899–1976), Monon Railroad, Monon 1946–1953, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1956–1964, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1965–1970, Boston and Maine Corporation, B&M 1973–1974 * Kenneth J. Bauer, Bauer, Kenneth J., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 2000–2003 * Edward Wentworth Beatty, Beatty, Edward Wentworth (1877–1943), Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1918–1943 * Thomas M. Beckley, Beckley, Thomas M., Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1978–1983 * Richard Beeching, Beeching, Richard (1913–1985), British Railways, BR 1961–1965 * Oleg Belozyorov, Belozyorov, Oleg (b. 1969), Russian Railways 2015-present * James I. Bennett, Bennett, James I., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1877–1881 * Robert H. Berdell, Berdell, Robert H., Erie Railroad, Erie 1864–1867 * John J. Bernet, Bernet, John J. (1868–1935), New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, NKP 1916–1926, Erie Railroad, Erie 1927–1929, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, C&O 1929–1932, NKP 1933–1935 * Charles E. Bertrand, Bertrand, Charles E., Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1977–1978 * Willi Besener, Besener, Willi, Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR, DR 1946–1949 * John L. Beven, Beven, John L., Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1938–1945Stover, John F., Purdue University,
The Management of the Illinois Central Railroad in the 20th Century
'' (Portable Document Format, PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2006. * Benjamin Biaggini, Biaggini, Benjamin (1916–2005), Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1964–1983 * Frederick H. Billings, Billings, Frederick H. (1823–1890), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1879–1881 * Timothy Blackstone, Blackstone, Timothy B. (1829–1900), Chicago and Alton Railroad, CA 1864–1899 * Ronald James Blake, Blake, Ronald James (b. 1934), Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, KCRC 2006–present * Samuel T. Bledsoe, Bledsoe, Samuel T. (1868–1939), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1933–1939 * Joseph H. Boardman, Boardman, Joseph H. (1948–2019), Amtrak 2008–2016 * Victor V. Boatner, Boatner, Victor V. (1881–1950), Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1929–1931 * John Bolton (D&H), Bolton, John, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1826–1831 * Frank S. Bond, Bond, Frank S., Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, RDG 1883– * Hiram Bond, Bond, Hiram (1838–1906), Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, TCI 1889–1891 * Élisabeth Borne, Borne, Élisabeth (b. 1961), Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, RATP 2015-2017 * James Bowen (railroad executive), Bowen, James (1808–1886), Erie Railroad, Erie 1841–1842 * Hollis Bowman, Bowman, Hollis, Maine Central Railroad, MEC 1863–1864 * Alan Stephenson Boyd, Boyd, Alan Stephenson (1922–2020), Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1969–1972, Amtrak 1978–1982 * George D. Brooke, Brooke, George D., Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, C&O 1933–, Pere Marquette Railroad, PM 1933–, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, NKP 1935–, Virginian Railway, VGN * D. William Brosnan, Brosnan, D. William (1903–1985), Southern Railway (US), SOU 1962–1967 * Revelle W. Brown, Brown, Revelle W., Reading Company, RDG * Harry J. Bruce, Bruce, Harry J., Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1983–1990 * Gridley Bryant, Bryant, Gridley (1789–1867), Granite Railway * Robert E. Bryant, Bryant, Robert E., Buckingham Branch Railroad, BBRR -present * John M. Budd, Budd, John M. (1907–1979), Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, CEI 1947–1949, Great Northern Railway (U.S.), GN 1951–1970, Burlington Northern Railroad, BN 1970–1972 * Ralph Budd, Budd, Ralph (1879–1962), Great Northern Railway (U.S.), GN 1919–1932, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, CB&Q 1932–1949 * Hugo Jiménez Buenrostro, Buenrostro, Hugo Jiménez, Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana, KCSM 2006–present * Algernon S. Buford, Buford, Algernon S. (1826–1911), Richmond and Danville Railroad, R&D 1865–1892 * Curtis D. Buford, Buford, Curtis D., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1965–1969 * Fred Burbidge, Burbidge, Fred, Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1972–1981 * John H. Burdakin, Burdakin, John H., Grand Trunk Western Railroad, GTW * Ed Burkhardt, Burkhardt, Ed, Wisconsin Central Transportation, WC 1987–1999, Railworld 2000–present * John J. Burns (railroad executive), Burns, John J., Alleghany Corporation * Ron Burns (railroad executive), Burns, Ron (b. 1953), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1996 * Horace G. Burt, Burt, Horace G. (1849–1913), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1898–1904 * Harold W. Burtness, Burtness, Harold W. (1897–1978), Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1946–1948 * Oliver Robert Hawke Bury, Bury, Oliver Robert Hawke (1861–1946), Great Western Railway of Brazil, GWR Brazil 1892–1894, Great Northern Railway (Great Britain), GNR 1902–1912, London and North Eastern Railway, LNER 1912–1945 * Benjamin Franklin Bush, Bush, Benjamin Franklin (1860–1927), Western Maryland Railway, WM 1907–1911, Missouri Pacific, MP 1911–1923, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, D&RG 1912–1915, Western Pacific Railroad, WP 1913–1915 * Charles Albert Busiel, Busiel, Charles Albert (1842–1901), Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, LSR, Concord and Montreal Railroad, C&MThe Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005),
Politicians in Railroading in New Hampshire
''. Retrieved December 29, 2005. * Frank Butzelaar, Butzelaar, Frank, Southern Railway of British Columbia, SRY 2008–present


C

* Ransom Reed Cable, Cable, Ransom Reed, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1883–1898 * Michael Harrison Cahill, Cahill, Michael Harrison, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1930–1933 * Patrick Calhoun, Calhoun, Patrick (1856–1943), Market Street Railway Company, URRSF * E. E. Calvin, Calvin, E. E., Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1916–1918 * Carpenter, Alvin "Pete" (1942-2019), CSX 1992-1999 * George L. Carter, Carter, George L. (1857–1936),Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio, CRR * Thomas S. Carter, Carter, Thomas S. (1921–2019), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1973–1986 * George Washington Cass, Cass, George Washington (1810–1888), Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad (1848–1856), O&P 1856, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, PFW&C 1857–83, Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1872–75 * Alexander Cassatt, Cassatt, Alexander (1839–1906), Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1899–1906 * Dennis Miles Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh, Dennis Miles, Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1983–1986, 1987–1989 * Krzysztof Celinski, Celinski, Krzysztof, Polish State Railways, PKP 2005–present * Chester W. Chapin, Chapin, Chester W. (1798–1883), Boston and Albany Railroad, B&A 1868–1878 * Oliver Charlick, Charlick, Oliver, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1863–1875 * William Dudley Chipley, Chipley, William Dudley (1840–1897), Columbus and Rome Railroad, C&R, Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, P&A * Doug Christy, Christy, Doug, Iowa Interstate Railroad, IAIS * Horace F. Clark, Clark, Horace F. (1815–1873), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1872–1873 * John P. Clark, Clark, John P., New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, NYSW * S.H.H. Clark, Clark, S.H.H. (1837–1900), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1892–1898 * F. B. Clarke, Clarke, F. B., Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, SP&S 1907– * Robert B. Claytor, Claytor, Robert B. (1922–1993), Norfolk and Western Railway, N&W 1981–1982, Norfolk Southern, NS 1982–1993 * W. Graham Claytor Jr., Claytor, W. Graham, Jr. (1912–1994), Southern Railway (US), SOU 1967–1977, Amtrak 1982–1993 * Martin W. Clement, Clement, Martin W. (1881–1966), Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1935–1948 * William Robertson Coe, Coe, William R. (1869–1955), Virginian Railway, VGN * D'Alton Corry Coleman, Coleman, D'Alton Corry (1879–1956), Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1942–1947 * William C. Coleman (1901-1976), Coleman, William C. (1901–1976), Monon Railroad, Monon 1962–1967 * William P. Coliton, Coliton, William P., Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, CSS&SB 1961– * Coffin Colket, Colket, Coffin, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1862–1863 * David J. Collins, Collins, David J., Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, BPRR -present * Aaron Colnon, Colnon, Aaron, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1942–1947 * P. Scott Conti, Conti, P. Scott, Providence and Worcester Railroad, PW 2005–present * Jay Cooke, Cooke, Jay (1821–1905), Northern Pacific Railway, NP * T. Jefferson Coolidge, Coolidge, T. Jefferson (1831–1920), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1880–1881 * Austin Corbin, Corbin, Austin (1827–1896), Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1881–1896 * Erastus Corning, Corning, Erastus (1794–1872), Utica and Schenectady Railroad, U&S 1830s–1853, New York Central, NYC 1853–1865 * Côté, Paul (b. 1951), Via Rail, Via 2005–2010 * C. P. Couch, Couch, C. P. "Pete" (1890–1955), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1939–1941 * Harvey C. Couch, Couch, Harvey C. (1877–1941), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1939 * John Kissig Cowen, Cowen, John K. (1844–1904), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1896–1901 * Stanley Crane, Crane, L. Stanley,L. Stanley Crane, elected in 1978 as a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering
''L. Stanley Crane,'' (b. Cincinnati, 1915) raised in Washington, lived in McLean, Virginia, McLean before moving to Philadelphia in 1981. He began his career with Southern Railway (U.S.), Southern Railway after graduating from The George Washington University with a chemical engineering degree in 1938. He worked for the railroad, except for a stint from 1959 to 1961 with the Pennsylvania Railroad, until reaching the company's mandatory retirement age in 1980. Crane went to Conrail in 1981 after a distinguished career that had seen him rise to the position of CEO at the Southern Railway. He died of pneumonia on July 15, 2003 at a hospice in Boynton Beach, Florida, Boynton Beach, Fla. Southern Railway (US), SOU 1977–1980 * Charles Crocker, Crocker, Charles (1822–1888), Central Pacific Railroad, CP * William Crosbie (US), Crosbie, William, Amtrak (acting) 2008 * Buck Crump, Crump, Norris Ray "Buck" (1904–1989), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, CPR 1955–1964 and 1966 * William Crush, Crush, William, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT * Andrew Culver (railroad), Culver, Andrew, Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad


D

* Richard K. Davidson, Davidson, Richard K. (b. 1942), Union Pacific Railroad, UP (president) 1991–1996 (CEO) 1997–2006 * Champion McDonald Davis, Davis, Champion McDonald, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, ACL * James Davis (railroad executive), Davis, James, Utah Railway, UTAH 2002–2008 * Jerry Davis (railroad executive), Davis, Jerry, CSX Transportation, CSX 1989–1995, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1995–1996, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1996–1998 * Harry A. deButts, deButts, Harry A., Southern Railway (US), SOU 1951–1962 * Henry deForest, deForest, Henry, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1925–1932 * H.L. Delatour, Delatour, H.L., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1949–1950 * Charles Eugene Denney, Denney, Charles E. (1879–1965), Erie Railroad, Erie 1929–1939, Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1939–1950 * Chauncey Depew, Depew, Chauncey M. (1834–1928), New York Central, NYC 1885–1898 * William N. Deramus, Jr., Deramus, William N., Jr. (1888–1965), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1941–1961 * William N. Deramus III, Deramus, William N., III (1915–1989), Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1949–1957, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1957–1961, Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1961–1973 * William N. Deramus IV, Deramus, William N., IV (b. 1944), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1986–1990 * James J. Dermody, Dermody, James J., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 2003–2006 * Jacob M. Dickinson, Dickinson, Jacob M. (1851–1928), Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1915–1917 * Thomas Dickson (industrialist), Dickson, Thomas, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1869–1884 * Sidney Dillon, Dillon, Sidney (1812–1892), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1874–1884 and 1890–1892 * John Adams Dix, Dix, John Adams (1798–1879), Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, C&RI, Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, M&M, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1863–1868, Erie Railroad, Erie 1872 * William J. Dixon, Dixon, William J., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1970–1974 * Edwin V. Dodge, Dodge, Edwin V., Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1989– * Charles Donnelly (NP), Donnelly, Charles (1869–1939), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1920–1939 * A. A. Dougherty, Dougherty, A. A., Santa Maria Valley Railroad, SMV 1911– * Lawrence A. Downs, Downs, Lawrence A., Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1926–1938 * Downs, Thomas, Amtrak 1993–1998 * Herbert J. Draney, Draney, Herbert J., New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, NYSW −1968 * William Henry Draper Jr., Draper, William Henry, Jr. (1894–1974), Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1950–1951 * Daniel Drew, Drew, Daniel (1797–1879), Erie Railroad, Erie 1857–1870 * William F. Drusch, Drusch, William F., Twin Cities and Western Railroad, TCW 2001–2007 * Rick Ducharme, Ducharme, Rick (b. 1948), GO Transit, GO 1993–1999, Toronto Transit Commission, TTC 1999–2006 * John Duff (UP), Duff, John, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1873–1874 * Frederick C. Dumaine, Jr., Dumaine, Frederick C., Jr., New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, NH 1951–1954, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1967–1968 * Charles W. Durant, Durant, Charles W., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1863–1866 * Heinz Dürr, Dürr, Heinz (b. 1933), Deutsche Bundesbahn, DB 1991–1993, Deutsche Bahn, DB AG 1993–1997


E

* Cyrus S. Eaton, Eaton, Cyrus S. (1883–1979), Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, C&O 1950s * Job A. Edson, Edson, Job A. (1854–1928), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1905–1918 and 1920–1927 * George W. Edwards, Edwards, George W. (b. 1939), KCS 1991–1995 * John S. Eldridge, Eldridge, John S., Erie Railroad, Erie 1867–1868 * Howard Elliott (railroad executive), Elliott, Howard (1860–1928), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1903–1913, New Haven Railroad, NH 1913– * Robert A. "Bob" Emerson, Emerson, Robert A. "Bob", Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1964–1966 * Edward Engel, Engel, Edward J., Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1939–1944 * E.O. "Jim" Erickson, Erickson, E.O. "Jim", Ann Arbor Railroad (1988), AA -present * Søren Eriksen (businessman), Eriksen, Søren, Danske Statsbaner, DSB 2006–2011 * Ike Evans, Evans, Ike, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1998–2004


F

* Gennady Fadeev, Fadeev, Gennady, Russian Railways * Henry Farnam, Farnam, Henry (1803–1883), Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1854–1863 * John Dow Farrington, Farrington, John Dow, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1948–1955 * Samuel Morse Felton, Jr., Felton, Samuel Morse, Jr. (1853–1930), Chicago and Alton Railroad, CA 1899–1908, Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1909–1929 * Vicente Corta Fernandez, Fernandez, Vicente Corta, Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana, TFM April 2005 – July 2005 * William W. Finley (Southern Railway), Finley, William, Southern Railway (US), SOU 1906–1913 * F. N. Finney, Finney, F. N., Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1890–1892 * Stuyvesant Fish, Fish, Stuyvesant (1851–1923), Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1887–1906 * John P. Fishwick, Fishwick, John "Jack" P., Erie Lackawanna, EL, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1968–1970, Norfolk and Western, N&W 1970–1981 * George B. Fisk, Fisk, George B., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1839–1847 * Big Jim Fisk, Fisk, James ("Big Jim") (1834–1872), Erie Railroad, Erie * J. M. Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, J. M. (b. 1877), Western Maryland Railway, WM 1913–1914 * Henry Morrison Flagler, Flagler, Henry Morrison (1830–1913), Florida East Coast Railroad, FEC 1885–1913 * Joseph B. Fleming, Fleming, Joseph B., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1933–1947 * William Flynn (railroad executive), Flynn, William J., Amtrak 2020- * John Murray Forbes, Forbes, John Murray (1813–1898), Michigan Central Railroad, MC 1846–1855, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, CB&Q * Samuel W. Fordyce, Fordyce, Samuel W. (1840–1919), St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, SLA&T 1886–1889, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, SSW 1890–1898, Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1900 * Walter S. Franklin (PRR), Franklin, Walter S., Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1948–1954, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1954–1955 * Donald V. Fraser, Fraser, Donald V., Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1945–1956 * William A. Frederick, Frederick, William A., California Northern Railroad, CFNR 1993– * Alan Furth, Furth, Alan, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1979–1982


G

* Gabby Gabreski, Gabreski, Francis S. (1919–2002), Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1978–1981 * James Gadsden, Gadsden, James (1788–1858), South Carolina Rail Road 1840–1850 * Louis Gallois, Gallois, Louis (b. 1944), SNCF 1996–2006 * Patrick K. Gamble, Gamble, Patrick K. (b. 1945), Alaska Railroad, ARR 2001–present * William A. Gardner, Gardner, William A., Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, CNW 1910–1916 * William E. Gardner, Gardner, William E., Wisconsin and Southern Railroad, WSOR 1988–present * George B. McClellan, McClellan George B. (1826-1885), Pensilvegnia Railroad, P 1857-1859 * Garneau, Cynthia, Via Rail, VIA 2019–present * John W. Garrett, Garrett, John W. (1820–1884), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1858–1884 * Garrett, Robert, II (1847–1896), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1884–1887 * Harold L. Gastler, Gastler, Harold L., Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1975–1988 * W. H. Krome George, George, W. H. Krome (1918–2004), Norfolk Southern, NS 1979–1990 * William M. Gibbons, Gibbons, William M. (1919–1990), Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1975–1984 * Gary Gibson (railroad executive), Gibson, Gary, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad, IHB -present * John Giles (railroad executive), Giles, John, RailAmerica, Florida East Coast Railroad, FEC 2008–present * Jack E. Gilliland, Gilliland, Jack E., Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad, AT&N, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, SLSF 1965–. * Robert C. Gilmore, Gilmore, Robert C., Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1986–1987 * Gillouard, Catherine, Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, RATP 2017–present * Reiner Gohlke, Gohlke, Reiner, Deutsche Bundesbahn, DB 1982–1990 * David R. Goode, Goode, David R. (b. 1941), Norfolk Southern, NS 1991–2005 * William Goodenow, Goodenow, William, Maine Central Railroad, MEC 1862–1863 * Thomas M. Goodfellow, Goodfellow, Thomas M., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1955–1967 * Donald Gordon (Canadian businessman), Gordon, Donald (1901–1969), Canadian National Railway, CN 1950–1966 * James E. Gorman, Gorman, James E. (died 1942), Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1917–1942 * Paul Gorman (railroad executive), Gorman, Paul, Penn Central Transportation, PC * Shinpei Goto, Goto, Shinpei (1857–1929), South Manchuria Railway 1906–1908 * George Jay Gould I, Gould, George Jay, I (1864–1923), Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, DRGW, Western Pacific Railroad, WP, Missouri Pacific Railroad, MP 1892–1915 * Jay Gould, Gould, Jay (1836–1892), Erie Railroad, Erie 1868–1872, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1870s–1883, New York City elevated railroads 1881–1888, Missouri Pacific Railroad, MP 1879–1892 * Franklin B. Gowen, Gowen, Franklin B. (1836–1889), Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, RDG 1866–1883 * Guy Granet, Granet, Guy, Sir (1867–1943), Midland Railway (UK) 1906–1922, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS 1923–1927 * James Grant (Iowa politician), Grant, James (1812–1891), Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1851–1854 * Carl Raymond Gray, Gray, Carl R. (1867–1939), Great Northern Railway (U.S.), GN 1912–1914, Western Maryland Railway, WM 1914–1919, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1920–1937 * Chris Green (railway manager), Green, Chris, Virgin Rail Group 1999–2005, Network Rail 2005–2010 * Fred J. Green, Green, Fred J., Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 2005–present * Allen J. Greenough, Greenough, Allen J. (1905–1974), Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1960–1968 * Gerald Grinstein, Grinstein, Gerald (b. 1932), Burlington Northern Railroad, BN 1985–1995 * H. C. Grout, Grout, H. C., Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1944–1949 * Rüdiger Grube, Grube, Rüdiger (b. 1951), Deutsche Bundesbahn, DB 2009-2017 * David L. Gunn, Gunn, David L. (b. 1937), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, SEPTA 1979–1984, New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA 1984–1990, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, WMATA 1991–1994, Toronto Transit Commission, TTC 1995–1999, Amtrak 2002–2005 * Fred Gurley, Gurley, Fred (1889–1976), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1944–1958


H

* J. J. Hagerman, Hagerman, John J. (1838–1909), Colorado Midland Railway, CM 1885–1890 * Harold H. Hall, Hall, Harold H., Southern Railway (U.S.), SOU 1980–1982 * John Manning Hall, Hall, John Manning, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, NH 1899−1903 * Columbus Haile, Haile, Columbus, Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, MKT 1927–1930 * David Blyth Hanna, Hanna, David Blyth (1858–1938), Canadian Northern Railway, CNoR 1918–1919, Canadian National Railway, CN 1919–1922 * Jule Murat Hannaford, Hannaford, Jule Murat (1850–1934), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1913–1920 * James Theodore Harahan, Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1906–1911 * E. H. Harriman, Harriman, E. H. (1848–1909), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1904–1909, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1901–1909 * Robert Harris (railroad manager), Harris, Robert (1830–1894), Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, CB&Q 1876–1878, Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1884–1888 * Fairfax Harrison, Harrison, Fairfax, Southern Railway (U.S.), SOU 1913–1937 * E. Hunter Harrison, Harrison, E. Hunter (1944–2017), Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1993–1998, Canadian National Railway, CN 2003–2009. Canadian Pacific Railway, CP 2012–2017, CSX 2017 * Orville R. Harrold, Harrold, Orville R. (1932–2005), Providence and Worcester Railroad, PW 1980–2005 * Jay Samuel Hartt, Hartt, Jay Samuel (died 1962), Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, CSS&SB 1938–1960 * Henry Osborne Havemeyer, Havemeyer, Henry, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1875–1876 * Mike Haverty, Haverty, Mike (b. 1944), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1989–1995, Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1995–2010 * Isaac E. Haviland, Haviland, Isaac E., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1850–1851 and 1852–1853 * Senkichi Hayakawa, Hayakawa, Senkichi, South Manchuria Railway 1921–1922 * Hakutaro Hayashi, Hayashi, Hakutaro, South Manchuria Railway 1932–1935 * Charles Melville Hays, Hays, Charles Melville, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1900–1901 * Benjamin W. Heineman, Heineman, Benjamin W. (1914–2012), Chicago and North Western Railway, CNW 1956–1968Chicago and North Western Historical Society,
Chicago & North Western – A Capsule History
''. Retrieved February 9, 2006. * Jacob Henrici, Henrici, Jacob, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1881–1885 * Paula Henry, Henry, Paula, Utah Railway, UTAH 2008–present * Valentine Hicks, Hicks, Valentine, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1837–1838 * James J. Hill, Hill, James J. (1838–1916), Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad, SP&P 1873–1879, Great Northern Railway (U.S.), GN 1879–1907, Northern Pacific Railway, NP * John P. Hiltz, Jr., Hiltz, John P., Jr., Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1967 * Walker Hines, Hines, Walker D. (1870–1934), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1916–17, United States Railroad Administration, USRA 1918–1919 * Hale Holden, Holden, Hale, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1928–1939 * Cyrus K. Holliday, Holliday, Cyrus K. (1826–1900), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1860–1863 * Philip Hone, Hone, Philip (1780–1851), Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1825–1826 * James Hooper (Erie Railroad), Hooper, James, Erie Railroad, Erie two months in 1845 * John Mifflin Hood, Hood, John Mifflin, Western Maryland Railway, WM 1874–1902 * Mark Hopkins Jr., Hopkins, Mark (1813–1878), Central Pacific Railroad, CP 1861– * Charles W. Hoppe, Hoppe, Charles W., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1990–1994 * Nathaniel Lamson Howard, Howard, Nathaniel Lamson (1884–1949), Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1925–1929 * Huges, Timo (b. 1965), Nederlandse Spoorwegen, NS (Dutch Railways) 2013–present * David Hughes (railroad executive), Hughes, David, Amtrak 2005–2006 * Marvin Hughitt, Hughitt, Marvin, Chicago and North Western Railway, CNW 1887–1910 * Samuel J. Hungerford, Hungerford, Samuel J., Canadian National Railway, CN 1932–1941 * H. H. Hunnewell, Hunnewell, H. H. (1810–1902), Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railway, KCFS&G, Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad, KCL&S * G. R. Huntingdon, Huntingdon, G. R., Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1922–1923 * Collis Potter Huntington, Huntington, Collis P. (1821–1900), Central Pacific Railroad, CP 1862–, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, C&O 1871–1888 * Henry E. Huntington, Huntington, Henry E. (1850–1927), Pacific Electric Railway, PE * Hinman Hurlbut, Hurlbut, Hinman (1819–1884), Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway, CCCI * James Humphrey Hustis Sr., Hustis, James H. (1864–1942), New Haven Railroad, NH 1913–1914, Boston and Maine Railroad, B&M 1914–1926


I

* Anne-Marie Idrac, Idrac, Anne-Marie (b. 1951), Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, RATP 2002–2006, SNCF 2006–2008 * Melville E. Ingalls, Ingalls, Melville E. (1842–1914), Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, CCC&StL 1889–1905 * John W. Ingram, Ingram, John W., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1974–1975 * Samuel Insull, Insull, Samuel (1859–1938), Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, CNS&M, Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad, CA&E, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, CSS&SB 1925–1933 * Brayton Ives, Ives, Brayton (1840–1914), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1893–1896


J

* L. S. “Jake” Jacobson, Jacobson, L. S. "Jake", Copper Basin Railway, CBRY -present * C. T. Jaffray, Jaffray, C. T., Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1924–1937 * William Jeffers, Jeffers, William, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1937– * Downing B. Jenks, Jenks, Downing B., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1956–1961, Missouri Pacific Railroad, MP * John B. Jervis, Jervis, John B. (1795–1885), Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1851–1854 * Hugh J. Jewett, Jewett, Hugh J. (1817–1898), Erie Railroad, Erie 1874–1884 * Lucius E. Johnson, Johnson, Lucius E. (1846–1921), Norfolk and Western Railway, N&W 1904–1921 * R. Ellis Johnson, Johnson, R. Ellis, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1961–1964 * Johnson, William B., Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1967–1969 * Charles E. Johnston, Johnston, Charles E. (1881–1951), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1928–1938 * Paul W. Johnston, Johnston, Paul W., Erie Railroad, Erie 1949–1956 * Wayne A. Johnston, Johnston, Wayne A. (1897–1967), Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1945–1966 * James F. Joy, Joy, James F. (1810–1896), Michigan Central Railroad, MC * Patrick H. Joyce, Joyce, Patrick H. (1879–1946), Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1931–1946


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* Takeshi Kakiuchi, Kakiuchi, Takeshi, West Japan Railway Company, JR West −2005 * Peter S. Kalikow, Kalikow, Peter S. (b. 1943), Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYMTA 2001–2007 * Miklós Kamarás, Kamarás, Miklós, Hungarian State Railways, MÁV −2008 * Alexander Kasyanov, Kasyanov, Alexander, East Siberian Railway −2004 * Takeji Kawamura, Kawamura, Takeji, South Manchuria Railway 1922–1924 * Herbert Keddi, Keddi, Herbert, Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR, DR 1989–1990 * Albert Keep, Keep, Albert (1826–1907), Chicago and North Western Railway, CNW, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, LSMS * John Kenefick, Kenefick, John, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1971–1986 * Raymond P. Kenny, Kenny, Raymond P., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 2006–2007 * Henry Keyes, Keyes, Henry (1810–1870), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1869–1870 * Walter Kidde, Kidde, Walter (1877–1943), New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, NYSW 1937–1943 * John Flint Kidder, Kidder, John Flint (died 1901), Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, NCNG −1901 * Sarah Kidder, Kidder, Sarah, Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, NCNG 1901–1913 * Byron Kilbourn, Kilbourn, Byron (1801–1870), Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad 1849–1852 * John P. Kiley, Kiley, John P., Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, MILW −1957 * Benjamin Kimball, Kimball, Benjamin, California Southern Railroad, CS 1880 * Frederick J. Kimball, Kimball, Frederick J. (1844–1903), Norfolk & Western Railway, N&W 1881–1903 * William Kimmel, Kimmel, William (1812–1886), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O * James Gore King, King, James Gore (1791–1853), Erie Railroad, Erie 1835–1839 * John King (Erie president), King, John, Erie Railroad, Erie 1884–1894 * Norman Kittson, Kittson, Norman (1814–1888), St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, SPM&M 1879– * Hans Klemm, Klemm, Hans, Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR, DR 1990–1991 * Stuart R. Knott, Knott, Stuart R. (1859–1943), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1900–1905 * Naoto Kohiyama, Kohiyama, Naoto, South Manchuria Railway 1943–1945 * Erwin Kramer, Kramer, Erwin, Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR, DR 1950–1970 * Robert Krebs, Krebs, Robert, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1982–1984, BNSF Railway, BNSF * Willi Kreikemeyer, Kreikemeyer, Willi, Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR, DR 1949–1950 * Julius Kruttschnitt, Kruttschnitt, Julius, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1913–1925 * Alexander Kummant, Kummant, Alexander (b. 1942), Amtrak 2006–2008 * Simbei Kunisawa, Kunisawa, Simbei, South Manchuria Railway 1917–1919


L

* Brad Lafevers, Lafevers, Brad, Georgia Midland Railroad, GMA 2004–present * Jervis Langdon, Jr., Langdon, Jervis, Jr., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1965–1970 * Ronald E. Lawless, Lawless, Ronald E., Canadian National Railway, CN 1987–1992 * Maurice LeClair, LeClair, Maurice (1927–2020), Canadian National Railway, CN 1982–1986 * William Bateman Leeds, Leeds, William Bateman, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1901–1904 * Marc LeFrançois, LeFrançois, Marc (b. 1939), Via Rail, Via 2000−2004 * John P. Levine, Levine, John P., Pinsly Railroad Company, Pinsly -present * Andrew L. Lewis, Jr., Lewis, Drew (1931–2016), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1986–1997 * Roger Lewis (Amtrak), Lewis, Roger (1912–1987), Amtrak 1971–1974 * Ofer Linchevski, Linchevski, Ofer, Israel Railways 2005–present * Benjamin Loder, Loder, Benjamin (1801–1876), Erie Railroad, Erie 1845–1853 * William A. Logan, Logan, William A., New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, NYSW 1968– * Lok, Jesper, Danske Statsbaner, DSB 2011–present * Eleazer Lord, Lord, Eleazer (1788–1871), Erie Railroad, Erie 1833–1835, 1839–1841 and 1844–1845 * Henry C. Lord, Lord, Henry C. (1824–1884), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1868–1869 * Leonor F. Loree, Loree, Leonor F. (1858–1940), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1901–1903, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1907–1938, Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1918–1920 * Robert S. Lovett, Lovett, Robert S. (1860–1932), Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1909–1913, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1910–1911 * Frank Orren Lowden, Lowden, Frank Orren (1861–1943), Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1933–1943 * Thomas Lowry, Lowry, Thomas (1843–1909), Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1889–1890, 1892–1909 * Johannes Ludewig, Ludewig, Johannes (b. 1945), Deutsche Bahn, DB 1997–1999


M

* Robert Stetson Macfarlane, Macfarlane, Robert Stetson (1899–1982), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1951–1966 * William Mackenzie (railway entrepreneur), Mackenzie, William (1849–1923), Toronto Street Railway, TSR 1891–, Canadian Northern Railway, CNoR 1895–, Brascan 1899– * Norman J. MacMillan, MacMillan, Norman J. (1909–1978), Canadian National Railway, CN 1967–1974 * G. Allen MacNamara, MacNamara, G. Allen, Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1950–1960 * Vasilie V. Magdei, Magdei, Vasilie V. (d. 2006), Ulaanbaatar Railway 2004–2006 * William Mahone, Mahone, William (1826–1895), Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, N&P 1853-1858 * Irving Maidmen, Maidmen, Irving, New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, NYSW * Francis Mallory, Mallory, Francis (1807–1860), Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, N&P * Donald Mann, Mann, Donald (1853–1934), Canadian Northern Railway, CNoR * Allen Manvel, Manvel, Allen (1837–1893), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1889–1893 * Charles H. Markham, Markham, Charles H., Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1911–1918 * Ernest S. Marsh, Marsh, Ernest S., Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1958–1967 * Nathaniel Marsh, Marsh, Nathaniel, Erie Railroad, Erie 1861–1864 * Samuel Marsh (railroad executive), Marsh, Samuel, Erie Railroad, Erie 1859–1861 and four months in 1864 * Edward L. Martin , Martin, Edward L. (1837–1897), Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad, KCP&G 1889–1897 * Yōsuke Matsuoka, Matsuoka, Yōsuke (1880–1946), South Manchuria Railway 1935–1939 * Gregory W. Maxwell, Maxwell, Gregory W., Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1970–1972 * William Maxwell (Erie RR), Maxwell, William, Erie Railroad, Erie 1842–1843 * Mayer, Charles F. (1832–1904), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1888–1896 * Moses Maynard, Jr., Maynard, Moses, Jr., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1851–1852 * William G. McAdoo, McAdoo, William G. (1863–1941), Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, H&M 1902–1913; United States Railroad Administration, USRA 1917–18 * Frank Wells McCabe, McCabe, Frank Wells, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1968 * James B. McCahey, Jr., McCahey, James B., Jr. (1920–1998), Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, CSS&SBThe Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005),
Politicians in Railroading in Illinois
''. Retrieved December 30, 2005. * James McCrea, McCrea, James, Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1907–1912 * William McCreey, McCreey, William, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1875–1877 * Angus Daniel McDonald, McDonald, Angus Daniel (1878–1941), Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1932–1941 * Morris McDonald, McDonald, Morris (1865–1938), Boston and Maine Railroad, B&M 1913–1914, Maine Central Railroad, MEC 1914–1932 * Patrick McGinnis (railroad executive), McGinnis, Patrick, Boston and Maine Railroad, B&M 1950–1960, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, NH 1954–University of Massachusetts Lowell,
Boston and Maine Historical Society Archives
''. Retrieved December 29, 2005. * William Albert “Al” McGonagle, McGonagle, William Albert “Al” (1861-1930), Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Railroad, DM&IR (president) 1902-1930 * Bruce C. McIver, McIver, Bruce C., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1985–1989 * Arnold B. McKinnon, McKinnon, Arnold B., Norfolk Southern Railway, NS * David G.A. McLean, McLean, David G. A., Canadian National Railway, CN -present * Archibald A. McLeod, McLeod, Archibald A., Reading Company, RDG * Denman McNear, McNear, Denman, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1976–1979 * John D. McPherson, McPherson, John D., Illinois Central Railroad, IC, Florida East Coast Railroad, FEC 1999–2008 * Meerstadt, Bert (b. 1961), Nederlandse Spoorwegen, NS (Dutch Railways) 2009–2013 * Hartmut Mehdorn, Mehdorn, Hartmut (b. 1942), Deutsche Bahn, DB 1999–2009 * Charles Sanger Mellen, Mellen, Charles Sanger (1852–1927), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1897–1903, New Haven Railroad, NH 1903–, Maine Central Railroad, MEC 1910–1914 * Louis W. Menk, Menk, Louis W., Northern Pacific Railroad, NP 1966–1970, Burlington Northern Railroad, BN * Armand Mercier, Mercier, Armand, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1941–1951 * Samuel V. Merrick, Merrick, Samuel V., Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1847–1849 *William H. Meyers, Meyers, W. Heyward, Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1889-1915 * Maciej Mięclewski, Mięclewski, Maciej, Polish State Railways, PKP −2004 * Dennis H. Miller, Miller, Dennis H., Iowa Interstate Railroad, IAIS 2004–present * E. Spencer Miller, Miller, E. Spencer (d. 2005), Maine Central Railroad, MEC 1952–1978 * James A. Millholland, Millholland, James A., Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad, GC&C * Charles Minot (railroad executive), Minot, Charles, Erie Railroad 1850-45 and 1859–1864 * Alexander Mitchell (Wisconsin politician), Mitchell, Alexander (1817–1887), Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, MILW 1864–1887 * David Moffat, Moffat, David (1839–1911), Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, DRGW 1887–1891, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway, DNW&P 1902-1911 * D.M. "Mike" Mohan, Mohan, D.M. "Mike", Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1984–1996 * Mario Mohar, Mohar, Mario, Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana, TFM −2005 * A.L. Mohler, Mohler, A.L., Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1911–1916 * John Molson, Molson, John (1763–1836), Champlain and Saint Lawrence Railroad, C&StL * W. Gifford Moore, Moore, W. Gifford, Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad, L&HR 1968– * Charles Moorman, Moorman, Charles W. (b. 1953), Norfolk Southern, NS 2004–2015, Amtrak 2016–2017 * Charles Moran (railroad executive), Moran, Charles, Erie Railroad, Erie 1857–1859 * Mauro Moretti, Moretti, Mauro (b. 1953), Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, FS 2006–present * Anson P. Morrill, Morrill, Anson P., Maine Central Railroad, MEC 1864–1866 and 1873–1875 * William E. Morris (Long Island Rail Road), Morris, William E., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1853–1862 * Chris Moyes, Moyes, Chris (1949–2006), Go-Ahead Group 2005–2006 * Edward Moyers, Moyers, Edward, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP −1995 * Henry U. Mudge, Mudge, Henry U., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1909–1915 * Leonard Murray (railroad executive), Murray, Leonard, Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1961–1978


N

* Korekimi Nakamura, Nakamura, Korekimi, South Manchuria Railway 1908–1913 * Yujiro Nakamura, Nakamura, Yujiro, South Manchuria Railway 1914–1917 * John Francis Nash, Nash, John Francis (1908–2004), Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1953–1956, Lehigh Valley Railroad, LV * William F. Nast, Nast, William F. (1840–1893), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1868 * William Neal, Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1947–1948 * James E. Newall, Newall, James E., Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR * John Newell (P&LE), Newell, John, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1887–1896 * Daniel Howe Newton, Newton, Daniel Howe (1827–1911), Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad, HT&W 1887–1905 * Thomas Nickerson (ATSF), Nickerson, Thomas (1810–1892), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1874–1880, California Southern Railroad, CS 1880–1885 * Ryutaro Nomura, Nomura, Ryutaro, South Manchuria Railway 1913–1914 and 1919–1921 * Ernest E. Norris, Norris, Ernest E., Southern Railway (US), SOU 1937–1951 * Henry K. Norton, Norton, Henry K., New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, NYSW 1943–1955 * Joseph H. Nuelle, Nuelle, Joseph H., Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1938–1954


O

* Thomas Fletcher Oakes, Oakes, Thomas Fletcher (1843–1919), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1888–1893 * Heinz Maria Oeftering, Oeftering, Heinz Maria, Deutsche Bundesbahn, DB 1957–1972 * William Butler Ogden, Ogden, William Butler (1805–1877), Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, G&CU 1848–1862, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1862–1863 * Takuichi Ohmura, Ohmura, Takuichi, South Manchuria Railway 1939–1943 * George Talbot Olyphant, Olyphant, George Talbot, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1858–1869 * Robert M. Olyphant, Olyphant, Robert M., Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1884–1903 * Prime F. Osborn III, Osborn, Prime F., III, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, SCL, CSX Corporation, CSX * Andrzej Osipów, Osipów, Andrzej (b. 1953), Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity), SKM 2006–2009 * Mutsutake Otsuka, Otsuka, Mutsutake (b. 1932), East Japan Railway Company, JR East 2000–present * Patrick J. Ottensmeyer , Ottensmeyer, Patrick J. (b. 1957), Kansas City Southern Railway , KCS 2015–present


P

* Asa Packer, Packer, Asa (1805–1879), Lehigh Valley Railroad, LV * William N. Page, Page, William N. (1854–1932), Virginian Railway, VGN * William Jackson Palmer, Palmer, William Jackson (1836–1909), Kansas Pacific Railroad, KP, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, D&RG 1870–1901 * David L. Parkinson, Parkinson, David L., California Northern Railroad, CFNR 1993– * William C. Patterson, Patterson, William C., Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1849–1852 * Robert K. Pattison, Pattison, Robert K., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1976–1978 * Henry Clay Payne, Payne, Henry Clay (1843–1904), The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, TMER&L, Northern Pacific Railroad, NP * Charles A. Peabody, Peabody, Charles A., Illinois Central Railroad, IC 1918–1919 * Edward Pease (1767-1858), Pease, Edward (1767–1858), Stockton and Darlington Railway, S&D 1825–1829 * Jean Pelletier, Pelletier, Jean (1935–2009), Via Rail, Via 2001–2004 * Edmund Pennington, Pennington, Edmund, Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1909–1922 * Guillaume Pepy, Pepy, Guillaume (b. 1958), SNCF 2008–present * Josiah Perham, Perham, Josiah, Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1864–1866 * Alfred E. Perlman, Perlman, Alfred E. (1902–1983), New York Central Railroad, NYC 1954–1968, Penn Central Transportation Company, PC 1968–1970, Western Pacific Railroad, WP 1970–1973 * Ralph Peters (LIRR), Peters, Ralph (1853–1923), Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1905–1923 * John Jay Phelps, Phelps, John Jay (1810–1869), Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, DLW −1853 * Timothy Guy Phelps, Phelps, Timothy Guy (1824–1899), Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1865–1868 * Frank Pick, Pick, Frank (1878–1941), London Passenger Transport Board, LPTB 1933–1940 * Robert Pitcairn, Pitcairn, Robert (1836–1909), Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR Pittsburgh Division * Henry B. Plant, Plant, Henry B. (1819–1899), Plant System * Samuel C. Pomeroy, Pomeroy, Samuel C. (1816–1891), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1863–1868 * Adolph Poppenhusen, Poppenhusen, Adolph, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1877 * Conrad Poppenhusen, Poppenhusen, Conrad, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1876 * Waldron B. Post, Post, Waldron B., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1838–1839 * William F. Potter, Potter, William F., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1905 * Thaddeus C. Pound, Pound, Thaddeus C. (1833–1914), Chippewa Falls and Western Railway, CF&W, St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway, StPEGT * Thomas F. Power, Jr., Power, Thomas F., Jr., Wisconsin Central Transportation, WC −2001 * Thomas F. Prendergast (railroad executive), Prendergast, Thomas F., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1994–2000, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYMTA 2013–present * Larry S. Provo, Provo, Larry S., Chicago and North Western Railway, CNW 1968–1976 * Warren G. Purdy, Purdy, Warren G., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1898–1901


Q

* Hanafi Abdel Qawi, Qawi, Hanafi Abdel, Egyptian Railways −2006 * H.W. Quinlan, Quinlan, H.W., Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad, L&HR 1960–1968 * William John Quinn, Quinn, William John, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, MILW 1957–1966 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, CB&Q 1966–1970


R

* Homer Ramsdell, Ramsdell, Homer, Erie Railroad, Erie 1853–1857 * Joseph Ramsey, Jr., Ramsey, Joseph, Jr., Wabash Railroad, WAB 1901–1905, Western Maryland Railway, WM 1903–1908 * Samuel Rea, Rea, Samuel, Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1913–1925, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1923–1928 * Donald D. Redfearn, Redfearn, Donald D. (b. 1953), RailAmerica * James H. Reed, Reed, James H., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1892–1896 * John Shedd Reed, Reed, John Shedd (1917–2008), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1967–1986 * Robert Gillespie Reid, Reid, Robert Gillespie (1842–1908), Newfoundland Railway, NFRy 1889–1908 * Edward T. Reidy, Reidy, Edward T. (1903–1975), Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1957–1968 * Joseph Reinhart, Reinhart, Joseph, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1893–1894 * Paul Reistrup, Reistrup, Paul, Amtrak 1974–1978 * Richard D. Rice, Rice, Richard D., Maine Central Railroad, MEC 1870–1873 * W. Thomas Rice, Rice, W. Thomas (1913–2006), Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, RFP 1955–1957, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, ACL 1957–1967, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, SCL 1967–, CSX Transportation, CSX * Walter Rich, Rich, Walter (1946–2007), New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, NYSW 1980– * Hugh Riddle (1822-1892), Riddle, Hugh (1822–1892), Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1877–1883 * Francisco Javier Rión, Rión, Francisco Javier, Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana, TFM 2005–present * Edward Payson Ripley, Ripley, Edward Payson, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1896–1920 * Robert J. Ritchie (railroad executive), Ritchie, Robert J., Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1990–2005 * Bob Roberson, Roberson, Bob, Fort Worth and Western Railroad, FWWR * George B. Roberts, Roberts, George B., Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1880–1896 * William Robinson Jr., Robinson, William Jr., Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad (1848–1856), O&P 1848– *Henry H. Rogers, Rogers, Henry H. (1840–1909), Virginian Railway, VGN * William J. Ronan, Ronan, William J. (1912–2014), Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYMTA 1965–1974 * David N. Ropes, Ropes, David N., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1876–1877 * Matthew K. Rose, Rose, Matthew K. (b. 1960), BNSF Railway, BNSF 1999–present * Walter L. Ross, Ross, Walter L. (b. 1852), New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, NKP 1929– * Philippe Rouvillois, Rouvillois, Philippe, SNCF −1986 * Landon H. Rowland, Rowland, Landon H., Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 1990–1991 * Ross Rowland, Rowland, Ross, Pacific Wilderness Railway 2000–2001 * Jon R. Roy, Roy, Jon R., Iowa Interstate Railroad, IAIS −2002 * Donald J. Russell, Russell, Donald (1900–1985), Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1952–1972 * James H. Rutter, Rutter, James H., New York Central, NYC 1883–1885


S

* Russell Sage, Sage, Russell (1816–1906), Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, CM&StP * Alexander St. Clair-Abrams, St. Clair-Abrams, Alexander (1845–1931), Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad, TO&A * Stuart T. Saunders, Saunders, Stuart T. (1909–1987), Norfolk and Western Railway, N&W 1958–1963, Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1963–1968, Penn Central, PC 1968–1970 * Daniel T. Scannell, Scannell, Daniel T., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1981 * Charles E. Schaff, Schaff, Charles E., Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1923–1926 * Kevin V. Schieffer, Schieffer, Kevin V., Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad, DME 1996–2008 * Walter L. Schlager, Jr., Schlager, Walter L., Jr., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1969–1976 * Robert Schmiege, Schmiege, Robert, Chicago and North Western Railway, CNW * James M. Schoonmaker, Schoonmaker, James M., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE * I. Barry Scott, Scott, I. Barry, Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR −1995 * Thomas Alexander Scott, Scott, Thomas A. (1823–1881), Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1871–1874, Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1874–1880 * George W. Scranton, Scranton, George W. (1811–1861) * Ralph E. Sease, Sease, Ralph E., New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, NYSW 1955–1963 * C.B. Seger, Seger, C.B., Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1918–1919 * Mikołaj Segień, Segień, Mikołaj, Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity), SKM -present * Keld Sengeløv, Sengeløv, Keld (d. 2006), Danske Statsbaner, DSB −2006 * Mitsugu Sengoku, Sengoku, Mitsugu, South Manchuria Railway 1928–1931 * Thomas R. Sharp, Sharp, Thomas R., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1877–1881 * Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy, Shaughnessy, Thomas George (1853–1923), Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1899–1918 * Bill Sheffield, Sheffield, Bill (b. 1928), Alaska Railroad, ARR 1997–2001 * Joseph Earl Sheffield, Sheffield, Joseph Earl (1793–1882), Northampton Railroad * Henry Sherwood (US), Sherwood, Henry (1813–1896), Wellsboro and Lawrencville Railroad, W&L * Kent Shoemaker, Shoemaker, Kent, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1978–1982 * Arthur Shoener, Shoener, Arthur, Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 2005–2008 * Paul Shoup, Shoup, Paul, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1929–1932 * Stuart Shumate, Shumate, Stuart, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, RFP 1961–1981 * Simpson, Howard E. (1897–1985), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1953–1961 * Ian David Sinclair, Sinclair, Ian David (1913–2006), Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1969–1981 * Matthew S. Sloan, Sloan, Matthew S., Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1933–1945 * Samuel Sloan (railroad executive), Sloan, Samuel (1817–1907), Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, DLW 1867–1899 * Alfred Holland Smith, Smith, Alfred H. (1863–1924), New York Central Railroad, NYC 1914–1924 * Charles E. Smith (P&R president), Smith, Charles E. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, RDG −1866 * J. Gregory Smith, Smith, John Gregory (1818–1891), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1866–1872 * Smith, Marvin Louis Vice President Operations Texas Pacific – Missouri Pacific Railroad 1962–1968 * Smith, Marvin Louis President St. Louis Terminal Railroad 1961–1962 * Smith, Richard Earl Trainmaster Texas-Pacific Missouri-Pacific Railroad 1961–1968 * David E. Smucker, Smucker, David E., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1949–1950 * John W. Snow, Snow, John W. (b. 1939), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1985–1986, CSX Transportation, CSXT 1986–1988 * Samuel Spencer (Southern Railway), Spencer, Samuel (1847–1906), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1887–1888, Southern Railway (US), SOU 1894–1906 * Edgar Speyer, Speyer, Edgar (1862–1932), Underground Electric Railways Company of London, UERL 1906–1915 * James A. Squires, Squires, James, Norfolk Southern Railway, NS 1992– * Lucian Sprague, Sprague, Lucian (1882–1960), Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway, M&StL 1935– * William Sproule, Sproule, William, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1911–1918 and 1920–1928 * Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, Stamp, Josiah (1880–1941) London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS 1926– * Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, Stanley, Albert, Lord Ashfield (1874–1948), Underground Electric Railways Company of London, UERL 1920–1933, London Passenger Transport Board, LPTB 1933–1947 * Leland Stanford, Stanford, Leland (1824–1893), Central Pacific Railroad, CP 1861–1868, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP 1868–1893 * David L. Starling, Starling, David (b. 1950), Kansas City Southern Railway, KCS 2008–2016 * Grant Stauffer, Stauffer, Grant (died 1949), Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1948–1949 * George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, Stephen, George (1829–1921), Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1881–1888 * Carl B. Sterzing, Sterzing, Carl B., Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1972–1977 * Alpheus Beede Stickney, Stickney, Alpheus Beede (1840–1916), Chicago Great Western Railway, CGW 1883–1909 * Arthur Edward Stilwell, Stilwell, Arthur Edward (1859–1928), Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad, KCP&G 1897–1900, Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, KCM&O * William W. Stinson, Stinson, William (b. 1935), Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1981–1990 * Fletcher Stockdale, Stockdale, Fletcher (c. 1823–1890), Indianola Railroad * A.E. Stoddard, Stoddard, A.E., Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1949–1965 * William Benson Storey, Storey, William Benson (1857–1940), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1920–1933 * Henry Strong (ATSF), Strong, Henry, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1873–1874 * William Barstow Strong, Strong, William Barstow (1837–1914), Michigan Central Railroad, MC −1876, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1881–1889 * Thomas Swann, Swann, Thomas (1809–1883), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1848–1853 * Charles M. Swift, Swift, Charles M. (1854–1929), Meralco, Panay Railways, various Michigan companies * Charles Swinburn, Swinburn, Charles (b. 1942), RailAmerica * W. John Swartz, Swartz, W. John, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1986–1989 * James M. Symes, Symes, James H., Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1954–1963


T

* Knowles Taylor, Taylor, Knowles, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1835–1837 * Walter H. Taylor, Taylor, Walter H. (1838–1916), Norfolk and Western Railway, N&W * Paul Tellier, Tellier, Paul (b. 1939), Canadian National Railway, CN 1992–2003 * William F. Thayer, Thayer, William F. (b. 1846), Northern New Hampshire Railroad, NNH * Eben B. Thomas, Thomas, Eben B., Erie Railroad, Erie 1894–1901 * Philip E. Thomas, Thomas, Philip E. (1776–1861), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1827–1836 * Frank Thomson (railroad executive), Thomson, Frank, Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1897–1899 * John Edgar Thomson, Thomson, John Edgar (1808–1874), Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 1852–1874 * Henry Thornton (railway manager), Thornton, Henry W. (1871–1933), Canadian National Railway, CN 1922–1932 * Alexander Tishanin, Tishanin, Alexander, East Siberian Railway 2004–present * Steven C. Tobias, Tobias, Steven C., Algers, Winslow and Western Railway, AWW -present * Terry Towner, Towner, Terry, Alabama Southern Railroad, ABS -present * John F. Tracy, Tracy, John F., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1866–1877 * Walter E. Travis, Travis, Walter E., Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, BAR * William Truesdale, Truesdale, William (1851–1935), Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway, MSTL 1887, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, DLW 1899–1925 * Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, Tsutsumi, Yoshiaki (b. 1934), Seibu Railway −2004 * Frank Turpin, Turpin, Frank (1923–2005), Alaska Railroad, ARR 1985–1993 * Lucius Tuttle, Tuttle, Lucius, Boston and Maine Railroad, B&M 1893–
Work the Secret of Success
''. Retrieved December 29, 2005. * Ginery Twichell, Twichell, Ginery (1811–1883), Boston and Worcester Railroad, B&W 1857–, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1870–1873, Boston, Barre and Garden Railroad, BB&G, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railroad, HT&W


U

* Yasuka Uchida, Uchida, Yasuka, South Manchuria Railway 1931–1932 * Frederick D. Underwood, Underwood, Frederick D., Erie Railroad, Erie 1901–1927


V

* Wolfgang Vaerst, Vaerst, Wolfgang, Deutsche Bundesbahn, DB 1972–1982 * Cornelius Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Cornelius (1794–1877), New York and Harlem Railroad, NY&H 1862–, New York Central, NYC 1867– * Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Vanderbilt, Cornelius, II (1843–1899), New York Central, NYC 1885– * Frederick William Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Frederick William (1856–1938), New York Central, NYC * Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Harold Stirling (1884–1970), New York Central, NYC * William Henry Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, William Henry (1821–1885), New York Central, NYC * William Kissam Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, William Kissam (1849–1920), New York Central, NYC * William Kissam Vanderbilt II, Vanderbilt, William Kissam, II (1878–1944), New York Central, NYC * Roger van Boxtel, van Boxtel, Roger (b. 1954), Nederlandse Spoorwegen, NS 2015— * John van der Burch, van der Burch, John, Southern Railway of British Columbia, SRY 2000–2008 * William Cornelius Van Horne, Van Horne, William Cornelius (1843–1915), Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1889–1899 * Van Sweringen brothers, Van Sweringen, Mantis James (1881–1935), Nickel Plate Road, NKP, Erie Railroad, Erie, Pere Marquette Railroad, PM, Hocking Valley Railroad, HV, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, C&O * Van Sweringen brothers, Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton (1879–1936), Nickel Plate Road, NKP, Erie Railroad, Erie, Pere Marquette Railroad, PM, Hocking Valley Railroad, HV, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, C&O * Robert Charles Vaughan (businessman), Vaughan, Robert Charles, Canadian National Railway, CN 1941–1949 * Aad Veenman, Veenman, Aad, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, NS (Dutch Railways) 2002–2009 * Henry Villard, Villard, Henry (1835–1900), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1881–1884 * Harry W. Von Miller, Von Miller, Harry W., Erie Railroad, Erie 1956–1960, Erie Lackawanna Railroad, EL 1960–


W

* Andrzej Wach, Wach, Andrzej, Polish State Railways, PKP 2004–present * Aldace F. Walker, Walker, Aldace F. (1842–1901), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, ATSF 1894–1895 * George Walker (CPR president), Walker, George, Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR 1948–1955 * Mike Walsh (UP), Walsh, Mike, Union Pacific Railroad, UP 1987–1991 * Henry Walters, Walters, Henry (1848–1931), Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, ACL * Christopher O. Ward Executive Director of PANYNJ (2008-2011) * Michael J. Ward, Ward, Michael J., CSX Corporation, CSX 2003–2017 * George Warrington, Warrington, George (1952–2007), Amtrak 1998–2002 * William D. Washburn, Washburn, William D. (1831–1912), Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1883–1889 * Hays T. Watkins, Jr., Watkins, Hays T., Jr., Chessie System 1972–1986, CSX Corporation, CSX * Peter H. Watson, Watson, Peter H., Erie Railroad, Erie 1872–1874 * G. W. Webster, Webster, G. W., Soo Line Railroad, SOO 1937–1944 * James H. Weeks, Weeks, James H., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1847–1850 * Mark J. Wegner, Wegner, Mark J., Twin Cities and Western Railroad, TCW 2007–present * Absolom M. West, West, Absolom M. (1818–1894), Mississippi Central Railroad (1852-1874), MSC 1864– * William White (D&H), White, William, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1954–1967 * Charles N. Whitehead, Whitehead, Charles N., Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1926 * Reginald N. Whitman, Whitman, Reginald N., Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1970–1975 * George B. Wilbur, Wilbur, George B., California Southern Railroad, CS 1885–1887 * David Wilcox (D&H), Wilcox, David, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1903–1907 * Daniel Willard, Willard, Daniel (1861–1942), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, B&O 1910–1941 * Charles T. Williams, Williams, Charles T., Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, MKT 1961–1965 * Helena E. Williams, Williams, Helena E., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 2007–present * John H. Williams (NWP), Williams, John H., Northwestern Pacific Railroad, NWP 2006–present * Robin H.H. Wilson, Wilson, Robin H.H., Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1981–1985 * Benjamin L. Winchell, Winchell, Benjamin L., Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, RI 1904–1909 * Edwin Winter, Winter, Edwin (1845–1930), Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1896–1897, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, BRT 1902– * James Wolfe (railroad executive), Wolfe, James R. (1930–1988), Chicago and North Western * Robert E. Woodruff, Woodruff, Robert E. (1884–1957), Erie Railroad, Erie 1939–1949 * Charles Barstow WWright, Charles Barstow, Northern Pacific Railway, NP 1875–1879 * John Wurtz, Wurtz, John, Delaware and Hudson Railway, D&H 1831–1858 * William Wyer, Wyer, William, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR 1951–1954


Y

* Vladimir Yakunin, Yakunin, Vladimir (b. 1948), Russian Railways 2005–2015 * Jyotaro Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Jyotaro, South Manchuria Railway 1927–1929 * Masao Yamazaki, Yamazaki, Masao, West Japan Railway Company, JR West 2005–present * Motoki Yamazaki, Yamazaki, Motoki, South Manchuria Railway 1945 * Banichiro Yasuhiro, Yasuhiro, Banichiro, South Manchuria Railway 1924–1927 * Charles Yerkes, Yerkes, Charles (1837–1905), Underground Electric Railways Company of London, UERL 1902–1905 * Curtis M. Yohe, Yohe, Curtis M., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE 1929–1953 * James B. Yohe, Yohe, James B., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, P&LE * James R. Young (UP), Young, James R. (1952–2014), Union Pacific Railroad, UP (president) 2004–2014 (CEO) 2006–2014 * Robert R. Young, Young, Robert R. (1897–1958), Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, C&O 1942–, New York Central, NYC 1954–1958 * David Levy Yulee, Yulee, David Levy (1810–1886), Yulee Railroad


See also

*List of people associated with rail transport


Footnotes

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References

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