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• Abbot, Edwin H.
  Edwin Hale Abbot
  Edwin Hale Abbot was a lawyer and railroad executive, active in Boston and Milwaukee.Abbot was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, educated at Harvard University , and practiced law in Boston from 1862-1876. In 1873 Abbot was named general solicitor and a director of the Wisconsin Central Railway...
  
  , WC
  Wisconsin Central Railway
  The original Wisconsin Central Railroad Company was established by an act of the Wisconsin State Legislature and incorporated in February 1871. It built track throughout Wisconsin, connecting to neighboring states, before being leased to Northern Pacific Railway between 1889–1893...
  
   1890-.
• Adams, Charles Francis, Jr.
  Charles Francis Adams, Jr.
  Charles Francis Adams II was a member of the prominent Adams family, and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr. He served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
  
   (1835–1915), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1884-1890.
• Adams, Melvin O.
  Melvin O. Adams
  Melvin Ohio Adams was an American attorney and railroad executive who was part of Lizzie Borden's legal defense team, the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1905 to 1906, and the President of the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad.-Early life:Adams was born on...
  
   (1847–1920), BRB&L
  Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad
  The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Massachusetts.It was constructed as an 8.8-mile gauge narrow gauge passenger-carrying railroad to serve the Boston area....
  
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• Aikman, Frank, Jr., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1967-1969.
• Allen, Horatio
  Horatio Allen
  Horatio Allen LL.D was an American civil engineer and inventor.Born in Schenectady, New York, he graduated from Columbia in 1823, and was appointed the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company chief engineer. In 1828 he was sent to England to buy locomotives for the canal company's projected railway...
  
   (1802–1889), Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1843-1844.
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  Allen, John W.
  John W. Allen
  John William Allen was a lawyer and politician from Ohio.Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1825. He served in the Ohio State Senate in 1836 and 1837...
  
   (1802–1887), CNR 1834, C&C 1845.
• Allyn, Henry G., Jr., P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1969-1993.
• Alpert, George, NH.
• Altschul, Selig, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1977.
• Ames, Oliver, Jr.
  Oliver Ames, Jr.
  Oliver Ames, Jr. was president of Union Pacific Railroad when the railroad met the Central Pacific Railroad in Utah for the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America.-Biography:...
  
   (1807–1877), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1866-1871.
• Anderson, Samuel J., P&O.
• Anschutz, Philip
  Philip Anschutz
  Philip Frederick Anschutz is an American entrepreneur. Anschutz bought out his father's drilling company in 1961 and earned large returns in Wyoming. He has invested in stocks, real estate and railroads...
  
   (born 1939), RG
  Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
  The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad , often shortened to Rio Grande or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, is a defunct U.S. railroad company. The railroad started as a narrow gauge line running south from Denver, Colorado in 1870; however, served mainly as a transcontinental...
  
   1984-1988, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1988-1996.
• Arndt, Otto, DR
  Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR
  The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR was the operating name of state owned railways in the German Democratic Republic ....
  
   1970-1989.
• Ashby, G. F., UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1946-1949.
• Ashley, James Mitchell
  James Mitchell Ashley
  James Mitchell Ashley was a U.S. congressman, territorial governor and railroad president.-Early life:...
  
   (1824–1896), AA.
• Atkinson, Arthur K.
  Arthur K. Atkinson
  Arthur K. Atkinson was president of the Wabash Railroad in the mid-20th century. In 1949, he served as a director for the Chicago Railroad Fair.- Legacy :...
  
  , WAB
  Wabash Railroad
  The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including trackage in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit,...
  
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• Atterbury, William W.
  William W. Atterbury
  William Wallace Atterbury was a Brigadier General during World War I. He was instrumental in reorganizing railroad traffic during the war for more efficient transportation of troops and supplies for the American Expeditionary Forces. After the war, he became the 10th president of the...
  
   (1866–1935), PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1925-1935.
• Augustowski, Tadeusz, PKP
  Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
  is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
  
   -2005.

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• Baer, George Frederick
  George Frederick Baer
  George Frederick Baer was an American lawyer who was the President of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and spokesman for the owners during the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902....
  
   (1842–1914), RDG
  Reading Company
  The Reading Company , usually called the Reading Railroad, officially the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states...
  
   1901-.
• Bailey, E. H., UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1965-1971.
• Baldwin, William H., Jr.
  William Henry Baldwin Jr.
  William Henry Baldwin Jr. was a president of the Long Island Railroad from Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1885 and studied law there for a year afterward.-Railroad career:...
  
   (1863–1905), LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1896-1905.
• Bancroft, William Amos (born 1855), BER
  Boston Elevated Railway
  The Boston Elevated Railway was a precursor first to the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Massachusetts, now the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, operating rapid transit, streetcars and buses in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It was formerly known as the West End Street Railway.The...
  
   1899-.
• Bandeen, Robert
  Robert Bandeen
  Robert Angus Bandeen, OC was a Canadian businessman and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railways....
  
   (born 1930), CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1974-1982.
• Banfield, Edward, GFS.
• Barriger, John W., III
  John W. Barriger III
  John Walker Barriger III was an American railroad executive; he successively led the Monon Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad...
  
   (1899–1976), Monon
  Monon Railroad
  The Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway from 1897–1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana...
  
   1946-1953, P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1956-1964, MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1965-1970, B&M 1973-1974.
• Bauer, Kenneth J., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   2000-2003.
• Beatty, Edward Wentworth
  Edward Wentworth Beatty
  Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty, GBE was a Canadian lawyer, university chancellor, and businessman. He was president of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1918 to 1943, chancellor of Queen's University from 1919 to 1923, and chancellor of McGill University from 1920 to 1943.He studied at Upper Canada...
  
   (1877–1943), CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1918-1943.
• Beckley, Thomas M., SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1978-1983.
• Beeching, Richard
  Richard Beeching
  Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching , commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British Railways and a physicist and engineer...
  
   (1913–1985), BR 1961-1965.
• Bennett, James I., P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1877-1881.
• Berdell, Robert H., Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1864–1867
• Bernet, John J.
  John J. Bernet
  John Joseph Bernet was president of the Nickel Plate Road, Erie Railroad, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Pere Marquette Railroad in the United States...
  
   (1868–1935), NKP
  New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
  The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois...
  
   1916-1926, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1927-1929, C&O
  Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
  The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
  
   1929-1932, NKP 1933-1935.
• Bertrand, Charles E., D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1977-1978.
• Besener, Willi, DR
  Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR
  The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR was the operating name of state owned railways in the German Democratic Republic ....
  
   1946-1949.
• Beven, John L., IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1938-1945.
• Biaggini, Benjamin
  Benjamin Biaggini
  Benjamin Franklin Biaggini was president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of Southern Pacific Railroad, from 1964 to 1976 and chairman of the Board of Directors from 1976 to 1983.- References :...
  
   (1916–2005), SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1964-1983.
• Billings, Frederick H.
  Frederick H. Billings
  Frederick Billings was an American lawyer and financier. From 1879 to 1881 he was President of the Northern Pacific Railway....
  
   (1823–1890), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1879-1881.
• Blackstone, Timothy B.
  Timothy Blackstone
  Timothy Beach Blackstone was a 19th century railroad executive, businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He is descended from one of the earliest British settlers of New England, William Blaxton. Blackstone worked in the railroad industry for most of his life after dropping out of school...
  
   (1829–1900), CA 1864-1899.
• Blake, Ronald James
  Ronald James Blake
  Ronald James Blake , OBE, JP, is a civil engineer, and a former Secretary for Works in the government of colonial Hong Kong. He has been appointed to the post of acting CEO of KCRC on 16 March 2006 to replace the outgoing Samuel Lai.-Early life:...
  
  , KCRC
  Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
  The Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation was established in 1982 under the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance for the purposes of operating the Kowloon–Canton Railway , and to construct and operate other new railways...
  
   2006–present.
• Bledsoe, Samuel T.
  Samuel T. Bledsoe
  Samuel T. Bledsoe was the sixteenth president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.- Early life and family :...
  
   (1868–1939), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1933–1939.
• Boardman, Joseph H.
  Joseph H. Boardman
  Joseph H. Boardman is the president of Amtrak and formerly Administrator of the United States Federal Railroad Administration.He was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 17, 2005 and confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 2005. He was the eleventh Federal Railroad...
  
  , Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   2008–present.
• Boatner, Victor V.
  Victor V. Boatner
  Victor Vincent Boatner was an American railroad executive. He was born in Bethlehem, Mississippi on May 6, 1881. Boatner rose through the ranks of the Illinois Central Railroad until 1921, when he was elected the president of the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway...
  
   (1881–1950), CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1929-1931.
• Boeckmann, Alan L.
  Alan L. Boeckmann
  Alan L. Boeckmann has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Fluor since February 2002. He has been a board member since 2001. Mr. Boeckmann became employed by the company in 1979 and served in various positions before his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer...
  
  , BNSF
  BNSF Railway
  The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
  
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• Bolton, John, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1826-1831.
• Bond, Frank S., RDG 1883-.
• Bond, Hiram, TCI
  TCI
  -Medicine:*Transient Cerebral Ischaemic attack, see Transient ischemic attack*Tricyclic antidepressant medication*Target Controlled Infusion, a method for controlling intravenous infusions.-Psychology:*Theme-Centered Interaction, a method of psychotherapy by Dr...
  
  
• Boyd, Alan Stephenson
  Alan Stephenson Boyd
  Alan Stephenson Boyd is an American attorney and transportation executive who led several large corporations and also served the U.S. Government in various transportation-related positions. He was the first United States Secretary of Transportation, appointed by Lyndon Johnson. Additionally, he...
  
   (born 1922), IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1969-1972, Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   1978-1982.
• Brooke, George D., C&O
  Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
  The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
  
   1933-, PM 1933-, NKP
  New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
  The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois...
  
   1935-, VGN
  Virginian Railway
  The Virginian Railway was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The VGN was created to transport high quality "smokeless" bituminous coal from southern West Virginia to port at Hampton Roads....
  
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• Brosnan, D. William
  D. William Brosnan
  D. William Brosnan was a former president of Southern Railway in the USA, a railroad that later merged with Norfolk and Western Railroad to form Norfolk Southern Railway. He succeeded Harry A. deButts in 1962...
  
  , SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1962-1967.
• Bowen, James, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1841–1842.
• Bowman, Hollis, MEC
  Maine Central Railroad
  The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...
  
   1863-1864.
• Brown, Revelle W., RDG
  Reading Company
  The Reading Company , usually called the Reading Railroad, officially the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states...
  
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• Bruce, Harry J., IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   (1983-1990)
• Bryant, Gridley
  Gridley Bryant
  Gridley Bryant was an American construction engineer who ended up building the first commercial railroad in the United States and inventing most of the basic technologies involved in it...
  
   (1789–1867), Granite Railway
  Granite Railway
  -References:** privately printed for The Granite Railway Company, 1926.* Scholes, Robert E. , .******Dutton, E.P. Published 1867. A good map of roads and rail lines around Quincy and Milton including the Granite Railroad.* * *...
  
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• Bryant, Robert E., BBRR
  Buckingham Branch Railroad
  Buckingham Branch Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad operating over 200 miles of historic and strategic trackage in Central Virginia...
  
   -present.
• Budd, John M.
  John M. Budd
  John Marshall Budd was chairman and chief executive officer of Burlington Northern Railroad from 1970 to 1971, chairman from 1971 to 1972, and a director from 1970 to 1977.-Family:...
  
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• Budd, Ralph
  Ralph Budd
  Ralph Budd was an American railroad executive.-Early life:One of six children of John and Mary Budd, Ralph was born on a farm near Waterloo, Iowa on August 20, 1879...
  
   (1879–1962), GN 1919-1932, CB&Q
  Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
  The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,...
  
   1932-1949.
• Buenrostro, Hugo Jiménez, KCSM
  Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana
  Kansas City Southern de México , formerly Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana , is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using rail in the North Eastern part of Mexico...
  
   2006–present.
• Buford, Algernon S.
  Algernon S. Buford
  Algernon Sidney Buford of Chatham, Virginia is best known for his presidency of the Richmond and Danville Railroad during its massive post civil war expansion into the Southern Railway system ....
  
   (1826–1911), R&D
  Richmond and Danville Railroad
  The Richmond and Danville Railroad was chartered in Virginia in the United States in 1847. The portion between Richmond and Danville, Virginia was completed in 1856...
  
   1865-1892.
• Buford, Curtis D., P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1965-1969.
• Burbidge, Fred, CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1972-1981.
• Burdakin, John H., GTW
  Grand Trunk Western Railroad
  The Grand Trunk Western Railroad is an important subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway , constituting the majority of CN's Chicago Division ....
  
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• Burkhardt, Ed, WC
  Wisconsin Central Transportation
  Wisconsin Central Ltd. is a railroad subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway. At one time, its parent Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation owned or operated railroads in the United States, Canada , the United Kingdom , New Zealand , and Australia .- Overview...
  
   1987-1999, Railworld
  Railworld
  Railworld is a railway museum in Peterborough.http://www.railworld.net/ It is located beside the Peterborough Nene Valley railway station but it is a separate organisation.-Exhibits:Alco switcher...
  
   2000–present.
• Burns, John J., Alleghany Corporation.
• Burns, Ron (born 1953), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1996.
• Burt, Horace G.
  Horace G. Burt
  Horace Greeley Burt was President of Union Pacific Railroad from 1898 until 1904. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He began his Railway service in 1868 with Chicago and North Western Railway as a resident engineer from 1873 until 1881. He was Division superintendent from 1881 until 1887,...
  
   (1849–1913), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1898-1904.
• Burtness, Harold W.
  Harold W. Burtness
  Harold William Burtness was an American railroad executive. He began his career as a secretary for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and moved into an executive position with the Pennsylvania Railroad before coming to the Chicago Great Western Railway in 1922...
  
   (1897–1978), CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1946-1948.
• Bury, Oliver Robert Hawke
  Oliver Robert Hawke Bury
  Oliver Robert Hawke Bury , was an English railway engineer, chief mechanical engineer on the Great Western Railway of Brazil, General Manager of the Great Northern Railway in England and Director of the London and North Eastern Railway.Bury, the son of a barrister, was educated at Westminster School...
  
   (1861–1946), GWR Brazil 1892–1894, GNR
  Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
  The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
  
   1902–1912, LNER
  London and North Eastern Railway
  The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
  
   1912–1945.
• Bush, Benjamin Franklin (1860-1927), WM
  Western Maryland Railway
  The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines...
  
   1907-1911, MP 1911-1923, D&RG 1912-1915, WP
  Western Pacific Railroad
  The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California...
  
   1913-1915.
• Busiel, Charles Albert (1842–1901), LSR, C&M.
• Butzelaar, Frank, SRY
  Southern Railway of British Columbia
  The Southern Railway of British Columbia, branded as SRY Rail Link is a Canadian short line railway operating in the southwestern mainland of British Columbia. The main facility is the port at Annacis Island with major import of cars, export of forestry products, and other shipments...
  
   2008–present.

C

• Cable, Ransom Reed, RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1883-1898.
• Cahill, Michael Harrison, MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1930-1933.
• Calhoun, Patrick
  Patrick Calhoun
  Patrick Calhoun , son of Andrew Pickens Calhoun and grandson of John C. Calhoun, great-grandson of his namesake Patrick Calhoun, who was the immigrant Calhoun.He was an entrepreneur...
  
   (1856–1943), URRSF
  Market Street Railway Company
  The Market Street Railway Company was a commercial streetcar and bus operator in San Francisco. The company was named after the famous Market Street of that city, which formed the core of its transportation network...
  
  .
• Calvin, E. E., UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1916-1918.
• Carter, Thomas S.
  Thomas S. Carter
  Thomas S. Carter was the thirteenth president of Kansas City Southern Railway.-References:* Kansas City Southern Historical Society, . Retrieved August 15, 2005....
  
  , KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1973-.
• Cass, George Washington
  George Washington Cass
  George Washington Cass was an American industrialist and president of the Northern Pacific Railway.- Family :George Washington Cass was born near Dresden, Ohio, March 12, 1810, to George W. and Sophia Cass...
  
   (1810–1888), PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
  , NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1872-1875.
• 
  Cassatt, Alexander
  Alexander Cassatt
  Alexander Johnston Cassatt was the 7th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad , serving from June 9, 1899 to December 28, 1906. Frequently referred to as A. J. Cassatt, the great accomplishment under his stewardship was the planning and construction of tunnels under the Hudson River to finally...
  
   (1839–1906), PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1899–1906.
• Cavanaugh, Dennis Miles, SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1983–1986, 1987–1989.
• Celinski, Krzysztof, PKP
  Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
  is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
  
   2005–present.
• Chapin, Chester W.
  Chester W. Chapin
  Chester William Chapin was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Chester W. Chapin was born in Ludlow, Massachusetts, the youngest son of Ephriam and Mary [Smith] Chapin; six generations removed from the family's pilgrim immigrant Deacon Samuel Chapin attending common schools and Westfield...
  
   (1798–1883), B&A
  Boston and Albany Railroad
  The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail and CSX. The line is used by CSX for freight...
  
   1868-1878.
• Charlick, Oliver, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1863-1875.
• Chipley, William Dudley
  William Dudley Chipley
  William Dudley Chipley was an American railroad tycoon and statesman. He created two railroads in the Florida Panhandle and served one term as mayor of Pensacola, Florida and in the Florida State Senate.-Early life:...
  
   (1840–1897), C&R, B&O
  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
  
   1873-1876, P&A
  Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad
  The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad was incorporated by an act of the Florida Legislature on March 4, 1881, to run from Pensacola to the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, a distance of about . No railroad had ever been built across the sparsely populated panhandle of Florida, which left...
  
  .
• Christy, Doug, IAIS
  Iowa Interstate Railroad
  The Iowa Interstate Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in the central United States. The railroad is owned by Railroad Development Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-History:...
  
  .
• Clark, Horace F.
  Horace F. Clark
  Horace Francis Clark was a railroad executive and U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Southbury, Connecticut, Clark graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1833...
  
   (1815–1873), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1872-1873.
• Clark, John P., NYSW
  New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
  The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
  
  .
• Clark, S.H.H., UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1892-1898.
• Clarke, F. B., SP&S
  Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
  The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. It was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River....
  
   1907-.
• Claytor, Robert B.
  Robert B. Claytor
  Robert Buckner Claytor was an American railroad administrator. He became President of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1981 and was instrumental in the merger of the Southern Railway and the Norfolk & Western in 1982...
  
   (1922–1993), N&W
  Norfolk and Western Railway
  The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence....
  
   1981-1982, NS 1982-1993.
• Claytor, W. Graham, Jr.
  W. Graham Claytor Jr.
  William Graham Claytor, Jr. was an American lawyer, naval officer, and railroad, transportation and defense administrator for the United States government, working under the administrations of three US presidents....
  
   (1912–1994), SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1967-1977, Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   1982-1993.
• Clement, Martin W.
  Martin W. Clement
  Martin W. Clement was the 11th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad .He attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, ....
  
   (1881–1966), PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1935–1948.
• Coe, William R. (1869–1955), VGN
  Virginian Railway
  The Virginian Railway was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The VGN was created to transport high quality "smokeless" bituminous coal from southern West Virginia to port at Hampton Roads....
  
  .
• Coleman, D'Alton Cory, CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1942-1947.
• Coleman, William C. (1901–1976), Monon
  Monon Railroad
  The Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway from 1897–1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana...
  
   1962-1967.
• Coliton, William P., CSS&SB 1961-.
• Colket, Coffin, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1862-1863.
• Collins, David J., BPRR
  Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad
  The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania.The BPRR is owned by Genesee and Wyoming Industries. Its main line runs between Buffalo, New York and Eidenau, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. Here, connections are made to the city center via the...
  
   -present.
• Colnon, Aaron, RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1942-1947.
• Conti, P. Scott, PW
  Providence and Worcester Railroad
  The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. The railroad connects from Gardner in central Massachusetts, south through its namesake cities of Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island, and west from Rhode Island through Connecticut and into New York City...
  
   2005–present.
• Cooke, Jay
  Jay Cooke
  Jay Cooke was an American financier. Cooke and his firm Jay Cooke & Company were most notable for their role in financing the Union's war effort during the American Civil War...
  
   (1821–1905), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
  .
• Coolidge, T. Jefferson (1831–1920), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1880–1881.
• Corbin, Austin
  Austin Corbin
  Austin Corbin was a 19th-century American railroad executive and robber baron. He consolidated the rail lines on Long Island bringing them under the profitable umbrella of the Long Island Rail Road....
  
   (1827–1896), LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1881-1896.

• Corning, Erastus
  Erastus Corning
  Erastus Corning I , American businessman and politician, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. Corning moved to Troy, New York at the age of 13 to clerk in the hardware store of an uncle; six years later he moved to Albany, New York, where he joined the mercantile business under James Spencer...
  
   (1794–1872), U&S 1830s-1853, NYC 1853-1865.
• Côté, Paul
  Paul Côté
  Paul Côté is a Canadian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Soling Class at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
  , VIA
  VIA Rail
  Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
  
   2005–present.
• Couch, C. P. "Pete"
  C. P. Couch
  C. P. "Pete" Couch succeeded his brother Harvey C. Couch as president of Kansas City Southern Railway on August 11, 1939.-References:* Kansas City Southern Historical Society, . Retrieved August 15, 2005....
  
   (1890–1955), KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1939-1941.
• Couch, Harvey C.
  Harvey C. Couch
  Harvey Crowley Couch, was an Arkansas entrepreneur who rose from very modest beginnings to control a regional utility and railroad empire...
  
   (1877–1941), KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1939.
• Crane, L. Stanley, SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1977-1980.
• Crocker, Charles
  Charles Crocker
  Charles Crocker was an American railroad executive.-Early years:Crocker was born in Troy, New York, to a modest family and moved to an Indiana farm at age 14. He soon became independent, working on several farms, a sawmill, and at an iron forge. In 1845 he founded a small, independent iron...
  
   (1822–1888), CP
  Central Pacific Railroad
  The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network built between California and Utah, USA that formed part of the "First Transcontinental Railroad" in North America. It is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Many 19th century national proposals to build a transcontinental...
  
  .
• Crosbie, William
  William Crosbie
  William Crosbie is a Canadian diplomat. He is the current ambassador to Afghanistan, appointed June 15, 2009. Crosbie graduated from Memorial University in 1978 with a BA in political science and in history. He is also a graduate of Dalhousie University in 1982 with a LLB.-Reference:...
  
  , Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   (acting) 2008–present.
• Crump, Norris Ray "Buck"
  Buck Crump
  Norris Roy Crump, was a Canadian businessman and President of the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited....
  
   (1904–1989), CPR 1955-1964 and 1966.
• Crush, William, MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
  .
• Culver, Andrew
  Andrew Culver (railroad)
  Andrew R. Culver was the president of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad. The line came to be known as the "Culver Route" or "Culver Line", and the name is still in use: the elevated line that replaced it, and the newer subway line that connects to it are today called the Culver Line....
  
  , Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad.

D

• Davidson, Richard K. (born 1942), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   (president) 1991-1996 (CEO) 1997-2006.
• Davis, Champion McDonald, ACL
  Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...
  
  .
• Davis, James, UTAH
  Utah Railway
  The Utah Railway is a class III railroad operating in Utah and Colorado, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-History:The Utah Railway Company was incorporated on January 24, 1912, with the name of Utah Coal Railway, shortened to Utah Railway in May of the same year...
  
   2002-2008.
• Davis, Jerry, CSX
  CSX Transportation
  CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
  
   1989-1995, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1995-1996, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1996-1998.
• deButts, Harry A.
  Harry A. deButts
  Harry Ashby deButts was a former president of Southern Railway in the United States. He was succeeded by D. William Brosnan in 1962....
  
  , SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1951-1962.
• deForest, Henry
  Henry deForest
  Henry Wheeler De Forest was an American railroad executive.He was chair of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1925 to 1928, and chair of its board of directors from 1929 to 1932....
  
  , SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1925-1932.
• Delatour, H.L., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1949-1950.
• Denney, Charles E.
  Charles Eugene Denney
  Charles Eugene Denney, Sr. was president of Northern Pacific Railway from 1939 through 1950.-Biography:He was born in Washington, D.C., on October 18, 1879, the son of William H. Denney and Sarah E...
  
   (born 1879), Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1929-1939, NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1939-1950.
• 
  Depew, Chauncey M.
  Chauncey Depew
  Chauncey Mitchell Depew was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911.- Biography:...
  
   (1834–1928), NYC 1885-1898.
• Deramus, William N., Jr.
  William N. Deramus, Jr.
  William Neal Deramus, Jr. was an American railroad executive; He served as the longest running president of the Kansas City Southern Railway from 1941 to 1961. Deramus led the Kansas City Southern Railway through the depression by encouraging industry to locate on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana...
  
   (1888–1965), KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1941-1961.
• Deramus, William N., III
  William N. Deramus III
  William Neal Deramus III was an American railroad executive; he led the Chicago Great Western Railway , the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, and the Kansas City Southern Railway through periods of great change in the railroad industry.Deramus graduated from the University of Michigan in 1936 and...
  
   (1915–1989), CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1949-1957, MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1957-1961, KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1961-1973.
• Dermody, James J., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   2003-2006.
• Dickinson, Jacob M.
  Jacob M. Dickinson
  Jacob McGavock Dickinson was United States Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1911. He was succeeded by Henry L. Stimson.-Biography:...
  
   (1851–1928), RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1915-1917.
• Dickson, Thomas
  Thomas Dickson (industrialist)
  Thomas Dickson was an American industrialist who manufactured steam engines, boilers and locomotives, as well as the President of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad....
  
  , D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1869-1884.
• Dillon, Sidney
  Sidney Dillon
  Sidney Dillon , an America railroad executive and one the nations premier railroad builders.-Biography:Dillon was born in Northampton, Fulton County, New York...
  
   (1812–1892), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1874–1884 and 1890–1892.
• Dix, John Adams
  John Adams Dix
  John Adams Dix was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and the 24th Governor of New York. He was also a Union major general during the Civil War.-Early life and career:...
  
   (1798–1879), C&RI, M&M
  Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
  The Mississippi and Missouri Railroad was the first railroad in Iowa and was chartered in 1853 to build a line between Davenport, Iowa on the Mississippi River and Council Bluffs, Iowa on the Missouri River and was to play an important role in the construction of the First Transcontinental...
  
  , UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1863-1868, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1872.
• Dixon, William J., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1970-1974.
• Dodge, Edwin V., SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1989-.
• Donnelly, Charles (1869–1939), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1920-1939.
• Dougherty, A. A., SMV
  Santa Maria Valley Railroad
  The Santa Maria Valley Railroad is a 14.8 mile shortline railroad that interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad's Coast Line at Guadalupe, California. It is owned by the Coast Belle Rail Corporation.-Traffic:...
  
   1911-.
• Downs, Lawrence A., IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1926-1938.
• Downs, Thomas, Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   1993-1998.
• Draney, Herbert J., NYSW
  New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
  The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
  
   -1968.
• Draper, William Henry, Jr.
  William Henry Draper Jr.
  William Henry Draper Jr. was a U.S. army officer, banker, and diplomat.- Biography :Draper was born in Harlem, New York City, and received a B.A. and M.A. in economics at New York University. He joined the United States Army soon after finishing college and served during World War I as a major in...
  
   (1894–1974), LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1950-1951.
• Drew, Daniel
  Daniel Drew
  -Biography:He was born in Carmel, New York.Drew was poorly educated. His father died when Daniel was fifteen years old. Drew enlisted and drilled, but because he enlisted too late, never fought in the War of 1812. After the war, he started a successful cattle-driving business. In 1823, he married...
  
   (1797–1879), Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1857-1870.
• Drusch, William F., TCW
  Twin Cities and Western Railroad
  The Twin Cities and Western Railroad is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Minnesota which started operations on July 27, 1991. Trackage includes the former Soo Line Railroad "Ortonville Line", originally built as the first part of the Pacific extension of the Milwaukee Road...
  
   2001-2007.
• Ducharme, Rick
  Rick Ducharme
  Richard C. Ducharme P.Eng. has served as an administrator for several Canadian transit and transportation authorities, most recently as General Manager of Transportation for the City of Edmonton....
  
   (born 1948), GO
  GO Transit
  GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
  
   1993-1999, TTC
  Toronto Transit Commission
  -Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
  
   1999-2006.
• Duff, John, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1873-1874.
• Dumaine, Frederick C., Jr., NH
  New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
  The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts...
  
   1951-1954, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1967-1968.
• Durant, Charles W., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1863-1866.
• Dürr, Heinz
  Heinz Dürr
  Heinz Dürr is a German entrepreneur and stockholder of the Stuttgart-based Dürr AG.Dürr was born in Stuttgart and was educated at a National Political Institutes of Education He was chairman of the board at AEG from 1980 to 1990. From 1991 on, he was president of Deutsche Bundesbahn and...
  
  , DB
  Deutsche Bundesbahn
  The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
  
   1991-1993, DB AG
  Deutsche Bahn
  Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
  
   1993-1997.

E

• Eaton, Cyrus S.
  Cyrus S. Eaton
  Cyrus Stephen Eaton was a Canadian-born investment banker, businessman and philanthropist in the United States, with a career that spanned seventy years....
  
   (1883–1979), C&O 1950s.
• Edson, Job A.
  Job A. Edson
  Job A. Edson was twice the president of Kansas City Southern Railway.-References:* Kansas City Southern Historical Society, . Retrieved August 15, 2005....
  
   (1854–1928), KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1905-1918 and 1920-1927.
• Eldridge, John S., Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1867–1868.
• Elliott, Howard
  Howard Elliott
  Howard Elliott was president of Northern Pacific Railway 1903-1913, and president of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad beginning in 1913.-Biography:...
  
   (born 1860), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1903-1913, NH 1913-.
• Emerson, Robert A. "Bob", CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1964-1966.
• Engel, Edward J., ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1939–1944.
• Erickson, E.O. "Jim", AA -present.
• Eriksen, Søren, DSB
  Danske Statsbaner
  DSB, an abbreviation of Danske Statsbaner , is the largest Danish train operating company, and the largest in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, goods transport and railway maintenance are outside its scope...
  
   2006–present.
• Evans, Ike, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1998-2004.

F

• Fadeev, Gennady, Russian Railways
  Russian Railways
  The Russian Railways , is the government owned national rail carrier of the Russian Federation, headquartered in Moscow. The Russian Railways operate over of common carrier routes as well as a few hundred kilometers of industrial routes, making it the second largest network in the world exceeded...
  
  
• Farnam, Henry
  Henry Farnam
  Henry Farnam was an American philanthropist and railroad president. He was born in Scipio, New York, and grew up working on his father's farm. By his teenage years, he had begun studying mathematics on his own and in 1820 he gained employment initially as a camp cook on the Erie Canal...
  
   (1803–1883), RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1854-1863.
• Farrington, John Dow, RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1948-1955.
• Felton, Samuel Morse, Jr.
  Samuel Morse Felton, Jr.
  Samuel Morse Felton, Jr. was an American railroad executive. He was a 1873 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.-Railroad career:...
  
   (1853–1930), CA 1899-1908, CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1909-1929.
• Fernandez, Vicente Corta, TFM
  Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana
  Kansas City Southern de México , formerly Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana , is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using rail in the North Eastern part of Mexico...
  
   April 2005-July 2005.
• Finley, William, SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1906-1913.
• Finney, F. N., SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1890-1892.
• Fish, Stuyvesant
  Stuyvesant Fish
  Stuyvesant Fish was president of the Illinois Central Railroad.Fish was born in New York City, the son of Hamilton Fish and his wife Julia Ursin Niemcewicz, née Kean. A graduate of Columbia College, he was later an executive of the Illinois Central Railroad, and as its president from 1887 to 1906...
  
   (1851–1923), IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1887-1906.
• Fishwick, John "Jack" P., EL, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1968-1970, N&W 1970-1981
• Fisk, George B., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1839-1847.
• 
  Fisk, James ("Big Jim") (1834–1872), Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
  .
• Fitzgerald, J. M. (b. 1877), WM
  Western Maryland Railway
  The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines...
  
   1913-1914.
• Flagler, Henry Morrison
  Henry Morrison Flagler
  Henry Morrison Flagler was an American tycoon, real estate promoter, railroad developer and partner of John D. Rockefeller in Standard Oil. He was a key figure in the development of the eastern coast of Florida along the Atlantic Ocean and was founder of what became the Florida East Coast Railway...
  
   (1830–1913), FEC 1885-1913.
• Fleming, Joseph B., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1933-1947.
• Forbes, John Murray
  John Murray Forbes
  John Murray Forbes was an American railroad magnate, merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist. He was president of both the Michigan Central railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in the 1850s....
  
   (1813–1898), MC
  Michigan Central Railroad
  The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada...
  
   1846-1855, CB&Q
  Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
  The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,...
  
  
• Fordyce, Samuel W.
  Samuel W. Fordyce
  Samuel Wesley "Colonel" Fordyce was a prominent railroad executive of the American South. He served on several Boards of Directors and as President of a few railroads. Fordyce was also the receiver for several railroads when they declared bankruptcy.- References :* Fordyce, Jim , ...
  
   (1840–1919), SLA&T 1886-1889, SSW
  St. Louis Southwestern Railway
  The St. Louis Southwestern Railway , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply Cotton Belt, was organized on January 15, 1891, although it had its origins in a series of short lines founded in Tyler, Texas, in 1870 that connected northeastern Texas to Arkansas and southeastern...
  
   1890-1898, KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1900.
• Franklin, Walter S., PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1948–1954, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1954-1955.
• Fraser, Donald V., MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1945-1956.
• Frederick, William A., CFNR 1993-.
• Furth, Alan, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1979-1982.

G

• Gabreski, Francis S.
  Gabby Gabreski
  Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski was the top American fighter ace in Europe during World War II, a jet fighter ace in Korea, and a career officer in the United States Air Force with more than 26 years service.Although best known for his credited destruction of 34½ aircraft in aerial combat and...
  
   (1919–2002), LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1978-1981.
• Gadsden, James
  James Gadsden
  James Gadsden was an American diplomat, soldier and businessman and namesake of the Gadsden Purchase, in which the United States purchased from Mexico the land that became the southern portion of Arizona and New Mexico. James Gadsden served as Adjutant General of the U. S...
  
   (1788–1858), South Carolina Rail Road
  South Carolina Rail Road
  The South Carolina Railroad was the direct successor of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, which had operated its 136-mile line from Charleston, South Carolina, to Hamburg, South Carolina, since 1833...
  
   1840-1850.
• Gallois, Louis
  Louis Gallois
  Louis René Fernand Gallois is a French businessman and currently the CEO of EADS.-Education:...
  
  , SNCF
  SNCF
  The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
  
   1996-2006.
• Gamble, Patrick K.
  Patrick K. Gamble
  Patrick K. Gamble is President of the University of Alaska, and a retired Air Force General whose assignments included service as Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii....
  
   (born 1945), ARR
  Alaska Railroad
  The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks , and beyond to Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state...
  
   2001–present.
• Gardner, William E., WSOR
  Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
  The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad is a Class II regional railroad in the southern portion of Wisconsin and the northeast corner of Illinois. It operates former Chicago, Milwaukee, St...
  
   1988–present.
• 
  Garrett, John W.
  John W. Garrett
  John Work Garrett was an American banker, philanthropist, and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ....
  
   (1820–1884), B&O
  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
  
   1858-.
• Gastler, Harold L., MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1975-1988.
• George, W. H. Krome (1918–2004), NS 1979–1990.
• Gibbons, William M.
  William M. Gibbons
  William M. Gibbons was a lawyer for 28 years, and would become the receiver and trustee of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad during the Rock Islands third and final bankruptcy...
  
  , RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1975-1984.
• Gibson, Gary
  Gary Gibson
  Gary Gibson is a science fiction author from Glasgow, Scotland.- Life :After studying Sociology, History and Politics at the Glasgow Caledonian University, Gary Gibson worked as a "small press" comics magazine editor before following courses in desktop publishing and design and subsequently...
  
  , IHB
  Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
  The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is a Class III railroad in the United States. The line comprises of track—30 miles of single mainline track, of double-main track and of additional yard and side track—starting northwest of Chicago in Franklin Park, Illinois, traveling southeast...
  
   -present.
• Giles, John, RailAmerica
  RailAmerica
  RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada....
  
  , FEC 2008–present.
• Gilliland, Jack E., AT&N
  Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
  The Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad was a short line railroad operating within the state of Alabama. It was founded in 1897 as the Carrollton Short Line Railway to link the city of Carrollton, Alabama with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Reform, Alabama. Through mergers, acquisitions...
  
  , SLSF
  St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
  The St. Louis – San Francisco Railway , also known as the Frisco, was a railroad that operated in the Midwest and South Central U.S. from 1876 to 1980.-History:...
  
   1965-.
• Gilmore, Robert C., SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1986-1987.
• Gohlke, Reiner, DB
  Deutsche Bundesbahn
  The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
  
   1982-1990.
• Goode, David R.
  David R. Goode
  David R. Goode is the retired Chairman, President, and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation . Other directorships: Caterpillar Inc.; Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Norfolk Southern Railway, and Texas Instruments Incorporated. Goode has been a director of Caterpillar since 1993...
  
  , NS.
• Goodenow, William, MEC
  Maine Central Railroad
  The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...
  
   1862-1863.
• Goodfellow, Thomas M., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1955-1967.
• Gordon, Donald
  Donald Gordon (Canadian businessman)
  Donald Gordon, was a Canadian businessman and the former President of the Canadian National Railways from 1950 to 1966....
  
   (1901–1969), CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1950-1966.

• Gorman, James E. (died 1942), RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1917-1942.
• Gorman, Paul
  Paul Gorman
  Paul Gorman is an English writer.-Career:From 1978, Gorman worked on weekly news for trade publications. In 1983, Gorman won the Periodical Publishers Association award for campaigning journalism for a series of investigative food industry articles and in 1990 was appointed west coast bureau chief...
  
  , PC
  Penn Central Transportation
  The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American railroad company that operated from 1968 until 1976. It was created by the merger on February 1, 1968, of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad...
  
  .
• Goto, Shinpei, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1906-1908.
• Gould, George Jay, I
  George Jay Gould I
  George Jay Gould I was a financier and the son of Jay Gould. He was himself a railroad executive, leading both the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad ....
  
   (1864–1923), DRGW
  Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
  The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad , often shortened to Rio Grande or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, is a defunct U.S. railroad company. The railroad started as a narrow gauge line running south from Denver, Colorado in 1870; however, served mainly as a transcontinental...
  
  , WP
  Western Pacific Railroad
  The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California...
  
  , MP
  Missouri Pacific Railroad
  The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
  
   1892-1915.
• Gould, Jay
  Jay Gould
  Jason "Jay" Gould was a leading American railroad developer and speculator. He has long been vilified as an archetypal robber baron, whose successes made him the ninth richest American in history. Condé Nast Portfolio ranked Gould as the 8th worst American CEO of all time...
  
   (1836–1892), Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1868-1872, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1870s-1883, New York City elevated railroads 1881-1888, MP
  Missouri Pacific Railroad
  The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
  
   1879-1892.
• Gowen, Franklin B.
  Franklin B. Gowen
  Franklin Benjamin Gowen served as president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in the 1870s and 1880s....
  
   (1836–1889), RDG 1866-1883.
• Granet, Guy, Sir
  Guy Granet
  Sir William Guy Granet, GBE trained as a barrister but became a noted railway administrator, first as general manager of the Midland Railway then as a director-general in the War Office.-Biography:...
  
   (1867–1943), Midland Railway
  Midland Railway
  The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
  
   (UK) 1906-1922, LMS
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
  The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
  
   1923-1927
• Grant, James (1812–1891), RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1851-1854.
• Gray, Carl R.
  Carl R. Gray
  Carl Raymond Gray was an American railroad executive in the early 20th century. He was President of the Great Northern Railway from 1912 to 1914, President of the Western Maryland Railway from 1914 to 1919, and President of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1920 to 1937.-Biography:During his...
  
   (1867–1939), GN 1912-1914, WM
  Western Maryland Railway
  The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines...
  
   1914-1919, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1920-1937.
• Green, Chris
  Chris Green (railway manager)
  Chris Green is a British railway manager. He has a reputation for the adoption of business-led management of passenger services both in the British Rail and privatised eras, and has been described as "the best chairman BR never had"....
  
  , Virgin
  Virgin Trains
  Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland...
  
   1999-2005, Network Rail
  Network Rail
  Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
  
   2005–present.
• Green, Fred J., CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   2005–present.
• Greenough, Allen J., PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1960–1968.
• Grinstein, Gerald
  Gerald Grinstein
  Gerald Grinstein is the former CEO of Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia. Grinstein came to the position in 2004, after CEO Leo F. Mullin stepped down amid a controversy over executive retirement and cash bonus plans that were deemed excessive...
  
  , BN
  Burlington Northern Railroad
  The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
  
   1985-1995.
• Grout, H. C., SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1944-1949.
• Gunn, David L.
  David L. Gunn
  David L. Gunn is a transportation system administrator who has headed several significant railroads and transit systems in North America....
  
   (born 1937), SEPTA
  Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
  The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is a metropolitan transportation authority that operates various forms of public transit—bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolley bus—that serve 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia,...
  
   1979-1984, New York City
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
  
   MTA
  Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
  
   1984-1990, WMATA
  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess...
  
   1991-1994, TTC
  Toronto Transit Commission
  -Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
  
   1995-1999, Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   2002-2005.
• Gurley, Fred
  Fred Gurley
  Fred G. Gurley was president and executive committee chairman of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.Gurley began his railroad career in 1906 on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, where he worked his way up to become an assistant vice president...
  
   (1889–1976), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1944–1958.

H

• Hagerman, John J. (1838–1909), CM 1885-1890.
• Hall, Harold H., SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1980-1982.
• Hall, John M., NH
  New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
  The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts...
  
   -1903.
• Haile, Columbus, MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1927-1930.
• Hanna, David Blyth
  David Blyth Hanna
  David Blyth Hanna was a railway executive with the Canadian Northern Railway and the Canadian National Railways. Born in Thornliebank, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada in 1882 where he was employed by the Grand Trunk Railway...
  
   (1858–1938), CNoR
  Canadian Northern Railway
  The Canadian Northern Railway is a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its demise in 1923, when it was merged into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.-Manitoba beginnings:CNoR had its start in...
  
   1918-1919, CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1919-1922.
• Hannaford, Jule Murat
  Jule Murat Hannaford
  Jule Murat Hannaford was president of Northern Pacific Railway 1913-1920.-Biography:He was born November 19, 1850, at Claremont, New Hampshire....
  
   (1850–1934), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1913-1920.
• Hanrahan, James T., IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1906-1911.
• Harriman, E. H.
  E. H. Harriman
  Edward Henry Harriman was an American railroad executive.-Early years:Harriman was born in Hempstead, New York, the son of Orlando Harriman, an Episcopal clergyman, and Cornelia Neilson...
  
   (1848–1909), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1904-1909, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1901-1909.
• Harris, Robert
  Robert Harris (NP)
  Robert Harris was a civil engineer and railroad executive who became president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Northern Pacific Railway.-Life:Robert Harris was born on July 29, 1830, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire...
  
   (1830-1894), CB&Q
  Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
  The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,...
  
   1876-1878, NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1884-1888.
• Harrison, Fairfax
  Fairfax Harrison
  Fairfax Harrison was an American lawyer, businessman, and writer. The son of the secretary to the Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Harrison studied law at Yale University and Columbia University before becoming a lawyer for the Southern Railway Company in 1896...
  
  , SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1913–1937.
• Harrison, E. Hunter
  E. Hunter Harrison
  E. Hunter Harrison is a Tennessee-born railroader who served as the president and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway through the end of 2009.-Life:...
  
   (born 1944), IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1993-1998, CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   2003–present.
• Harrold, Orville R. (1932–2005), PW
  Providence and Worcester Railroad
  The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. The railroad connects from Gardner in central Massachusetts, south through its namesake cities of Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island, and west from Rhode Island through Connecticut and into New York City...
  
   1980-2005.
• Hartt, Jay Samuel (died 1962), CSS&SB 1938-1960.
• Havemeyer, Henry, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1875-1876.
• Haverty, Mike
  Mike Haverty
  Michael R. Haverty , aka Mike Haverty, is the seventeenth CEO of the Kansas City Southern Railway . Prior to working for KCS, he had been an executive for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...
  
   (born 1944), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1989-1995, KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1995–present.
• Haviland, Isaac E., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1850-1851 and 1852-1853.

• Hayakawa, Senkichi, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1921-1922.
• Hayashi, Hakutaro, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1932-1935.
• Hayes, Charles Melville, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1900-1901.
• Heineman, Benjamin W.
  Benjamin W. Heineman
  Benjamin W. Heineman was an attorney and American railroad executive. Heineman first gained attention in the railroad industry in 1954, when he orchestrated a successful proxy battle for control of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway...
  
   (born 1914), CNW
  Chicago and North Western Railway
  The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s...
  
   1956-1968.
• Henrici, Jacob, P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1881-1885.
• Henry, Paula, UTAH
  Utah Railway
  The Utah Railway is a class III railroad operating in Utah and Colorado, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-History:The Utah Railway Company was incorporated on January 24, 1912, with the name of Utah Coal Railway, shortened to Utah Railway in May of the same year...
  
   2008–present.
• Hicks, Valentine, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1837-1838.
• Hill, James J.
  James J. Hill
  James Jerome Hill , was a Canadian-American railroad executive. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest...
  
   (1838–1916), SP&P 1873-1879, GN 1879-1907, NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
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• Hiltz, John P., Jr., D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1967.
• Hines, Walker D., ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1916-17, USRA
  United States Railroad Administration
  The United States Railroad Administration was the name of the nationalized railroad system of the United States between 1917 and 1920. It was possibly the largest American experiment with nationalization, and was undertaken against a background of war emergency.- Background :On April 6, 1917, the...
  
   1918-19.
• Holden, Hale, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1928-1939.
• Holliday, Cyrus K.
  Cyrus K. Holliday
  Colonel Cyrus Kurtz Holliday was one of the founders of the township of Topeka, Kansas, in the mid 19th century; and was Adjutant General of Kansas during the American Civil War. The title Colonel, however, was honorary...
  
   (1826–1900), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1860–1863.
• Hone, Philip
  Philip Hone
  Philip Hone was Mayor of New York from 1826 to 1827. He was most notable for a detailed diary he kept from 1828 until the time of his death in 1851. His recorded diary is said to be the most extensive and detailed of his time in 19th century America.Son of a German immigrant carpenter, Hone became...
  
   (1780–1851), D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1825-1826.
• Hooper, James
  James Hooper
  James Hooper, in 2006, became one of the youngest Britons to climb Mount Everest, along with his school friend Rob Gauntlett. In November 2008 James and Rob were awarded with the National Geographic Adventurers of the Year prize for their expedition from the North Geomagnetic Pole to the South...
  
  , Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   two months in 1845.
• Hood, John Mifflin
  John Mifflin Hood
  John Mifflin Hood was an American railroad executive. Hood was President of the Western Maryland Railway from 1874 to 1901. In 1901 he became President of United Railways and Electric Company, a streetcar company in Baltimore....
  
  , WM
  Western Maryland Railway
  The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines...
  
   1874-1902.

• Hopkins, Mark (1813–1878), CP
  Central Pacific Railroad
  The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network built between California and Utah, USA that formed part of the "First Transcontinental Railroad" in North America. It is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Many 19th century national proposals to build a transcontinental...
  
   1861-.
• Hoppe, Charles W., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1990-1994.
• Howard, Nathaniel Lamson
  Nathaniel Lamson Howard
  Colonel Nathaniel Lamson "N.L." Howard was an American railroad executive. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and for his meritorious service commanding military railroad engineers during World War I, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur...
  
   (1884–1949), CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1925-1929.
• Hughes, David
  David Hughes (Amtrak)
  David J. Hughes is a United States railroad executive.Hughes has worked in the railroad industry for more than 30 years and was a member of Amtrak's senior management since 2002, serving as the company's Chief Engineer under President David L...
  
  , Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   2005-2006.
• Hughitt, Marvin, CNW
  Chicago and North Western Railway
  The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s...
  
   1887-1910.
• Hungerford, Samuel J., CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1932-1941.
• Hunnewell, H. H.
  H. H. Hunnewell
  Horatio Hollis Hunnewell , was a banker, railroad financier, philanthropist, amateur botanist, and one of the most prominent horticulturists in America in the nineteenth century. Horatio Hunnewell was a partner in the private banking firm of Welles & Co. Paris, France controlled by his in-laws...
  
   (1810–1902), KCFS&G, KCL&S.
• Huntingdon, G. R., SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1922-1923.
• Huntington, Collis P.
  Collis P. Huntington
  Collis Potter Huntington was one of the Big Four of western railroading who built the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad...
  
   (1821–1900), CP
  Central Pacific Railroad
  The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network built between California and Utah, USA that formed part of the "First Transcontinental Railroad" in North America. It is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Many 19th century national proposals to build a transcontinental...
  
   1862- , C&O
  Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
  The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
  
   1871-1888.
• Huntington, Henry E. (1850–1927), PE
  Pacific Electric Railway
  The Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses...
  
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• Idrac, Anne-Marie
  Anne-Marie Idrac
  Anne-Marie Idrac is a French politician, member of the Nouveau Centre political party, was French Minister of State for foreign trade.- Biography :...
  
   (born 1951), RATP, SNCF
  SNCF
  The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
  
   2006–present.
• Ingalls, Melville E.
  Melville E. Ingalls
  Melville Ezra Ingalls , commonly abbreviated M.E. Ingalls, was a Massachusetts state legislator who went on to become president of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad .-Career:...
  
   (1842–1914), CCC&StL 1889-1905.
• Ingram, John W.
  John W. Ingram
  John W. Ingram was the President of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad in its final years, from 1974 to 1979.-Early life and the Rock Island:...
  
  , RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1974-1975.
• Insull, Samuel
  Samuel Insull
  Samuel Insull was an Anglo-American innovator and investor based in Chicago who greatly contributed to creating an integrated electrical infrastructure in the United States. Insull was notable for purchasing utilities and railroads using holding companies, as well as the abuse of them...
  
   (1859–1938), CNS&M
  Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
  The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, often called the North Shore Line, was an interurban railroad line that operated between Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, until its abandonment in 1963.- Early history :...
  
  , CA&E, CSS&SB 1925-1933.
• Ives, Brayton C.
  Brayton C. Ives
  Brayton C. Ives was president of Northern Pacific Railway from 1893 to 1896 and was president of the New York Stock Exchange and the Western National Bank of New York....
  
   (born 1841), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1893-1896.

J

• Jacobson, L. S. "Jake"
  L. S. “Jake” Jacobson
  L. S. "Jake" Jacobson served 29 years with the Union Pacific Railroad and is currently President and Chief Operating Officer of the Copper Basin Railway of Hayden, Arizona....
  
  , CBRY -present.
• Jaffray, C. T., SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1924-1937.
• Jeffers, William, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1937-.
• Jenks, Downing B., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1956-1961, MP
  Missouri Pacific Railroad
  The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
  
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• Jervis, John B.
  John B. Jervis
  John Bloomfield Jervis was an American civil engineer. He was America's leading consulting engineer of the antebellum era . Jervis was a pioneer in the development of canals and railroads for the expanding United States...
  
   (1795–1885), RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1851-1854.
• 
  Jewett, Hugh J.
  Hugh J. Jewett
  Hugh Judge Jewett was an American railroader and politician. He served as United States Representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district in the 43rd United States Congress....
  
   (1817–1898), Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1874–1884.
• Johnson, Lucius E.
  Lucius E. Johnson
  Lucius E. Johnson was a president of the Norfolk and Western Railway from 1904 until his death in 1921, with the exception of 5 months in 1918 when he served as Chairman of its Board. He lived in Roanoke, Virginia....
  
   (1846–1921), N&W
  Norfolk and Western Railway
  The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence....
  
   1904–1921.
• Johnson, R. Ellis, RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1961-1964.
• Johnson, William B., IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1967-1969.
• Johnston, Charles E.
  Charles E. Johnston
  Charles E. Johnston was the eighth president of Kansas City Southern Railway.-References:* Kansas City Southern Historical Society, . Retrieved August 15, 2005....
  
   (1881–1951), KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1928-1938.
• Johnston, Paul W., Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1949-1956.
• Johnston, Wayne A.
  Wayne A. Johnston
  Wayne A. Johnston was president of Illinois Central Railroad from 1945 to 1966. When he stepped down from the presidency of the railroad, he was named Chairman of the Board for IC, a position he held for a year...
  
   (1897–1967), IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1945-1966.
• Joy, James F. (b. 1810), MC
  Michigan Central Railroad
  The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada...
  
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• Joyce, Patrick H.
  Patrick H. Joyce
  Patrick H. "Pat" Joyce was an American railroad executive. He acted as chairman, president and trustee of the Chicago Great Western Railway between 1931 and 1946.-Notes:# Chicago Daily Tribune November 11, 1946....
  
   (1879–1946), CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1931-1946.

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• Kakiuchi, Takeshi, JR West
  West Japan Railway Company
  , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
  
   -2005.
• Kalikow, Peter S.
  Peter S. Kalikow
  Peter S. Kalikow is President of H. J. Kalikow & Company, LLC, one of New York City's leading real estate firms. He is the former Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , former Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and past owner and publisher of the New...
  
   (born 1943), NYMTA
  Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
  
   2001–present.
• Kamarás, Miklós, MÁV
  Hungarian State Railways
  Hungarian State Railways is the Hungarian national railway company, with divisions "MÁV Start Zrt" and "MÁV Cargo Zrt" ....
  
   -2008.
• Kasyanov, Alexander, East Siberian Railway
  East Siberian Railway
  The East Siberian Railway is a railway in Russia , which runs across Irkutsk Oblast, Chita Oblast, Buryatia, and Yakutia. The railway administration is located in Irkutsk...
  
   -2004.
• Kawamura, Takeji, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1922-1924.
• Keddi, Herbert, DR
  Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR
  The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR was the operating name of state owned railways in the German Democratic Republic ....
  
   1989-1990.
• Keep, Albert
  Albert Keep
  Albert Keep was a 19th-century American railroad official and financier. He was a former president and director ofthe Chicago and North Western Railway. For eighteen years he was director of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. He was born in Homer, New York, in Cortland County.Keep moved...
  
   (1826–1907), CNW
  Chicago and North Western Railway
  The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s...
  
  , LSMS
  Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
  The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, NY to Chicago, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie and across northern Indiana...
  
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• Kenefick, John, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1971–1986.
• Kenny, Raymond P., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   2006-2007.
• Keyes, Henry
  Henry Keyes
  Henry Keyes was a prominent politician and railroad executive from Vermont. He was a state senator and was a candidate for governor of Vermont three times. He also served as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.In 1825 he moved to Newbury, Vermont, where he preferred to stay as...
  
   (1810–1870), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1869–1870.
• Kidde, Walter
  Walter Kidde
  Walter Kidde was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. He graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1897. He was the owner of the Kidde company which manufactured fire extinguishers....
  
   (1877–1943), NYSW
  New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
  The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
  
   1937-1943.
• Kidder, John Flint
  John Flint Kidder
  John Flint Kidder was a politician, civil engineer and railroad executive who built and later owned Northern California's Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad which, during its operation, never experienced an attempted robbery....
  
   (died 1901), NCNG
  Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
  The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad was located in Northern California's Nevada County and Placer County, where it connected with the Central Pacific Railroad. The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company incorporated on April 4, 1874, and was headquartered in Grass Valley, California...
  
   -1901.
• Kidder, Sarah
  Sarah Kidder
  Sarah Clark Kidder was president of Northern California's Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad from 1901 to 1913. She was the first female railroad president in the world, taking on the position upon the death of her husband, John Flint Kidder, who is credited with building the railroad.Civil...
  
  , NCNG
  Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
  The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad was located in Northern California's Nevada County and Placer County, where it connected with the Central Pacific Railroad. The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company incorporated on April 4, 1874, and was headquartered in Grass Valley, California...
  
   1901-1913.
• Kilbourn, Byron
  Byron Kilbourn
  Byron Kilbourn was an American surveyor, railroad executive, and politician who was an important figure in the founding of Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
  
   (1801–1870), Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad 1849-1852.
• Kiley, John P., MILW
  Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
  The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
  
   -1957.
• Kimball, Benjamin, CS
  California Southern Railroad
  The California Southern Railroad was a subsidiary railroad of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Southern California. It was organized July 10, 1880, and chartered on October 23, 1880, to build a rail connection between what has become the city of Barstow and San Diego,...
  
   1880.
• 
  Kimball, Frederick J.
  Frederick J. Kimball
  Frederick James Kimball was a civil engineer. He was an early president of the Norfolk and Western Railway and helped develop the Pocahontas coalfields in Virginia and West Virginia....
  
   (1844–1903), N&W 1881-1903.
• Kimmel, William
  William Kimmel
  William Kimmel was a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1877—1881....
  
   (1812–1886), B&O
  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
  
  .
• King, James Gore (1791–1853), Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1835–1839.
• King, John, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1884-1894.
• Kittson, Norman
  Norman Kittson
  Norman Wolfred Kittson was variously a fur trader, steamboat-line operator, and railway entrepreneur.-Fur trader:...
  
   (1814–1888), SPM&M 1879-.
• Klemm, Hans, DR
  Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR
  The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR was the operating name of state owned railways in the German Democratic Republic ....
  
   1990-1991.
• Knott, Stuart R.
  Stuart R. Knott
  Stuart R. Knott was the fourth president of Kansas City Southern Railway.-References:* Kansas City Southern Historical Society, . Retrieved August 15, 2005....
  
   (1859–1943), KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1900-1905.
• Kohiyama, Naoto, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1943-1945.
• Kramer, Erwin
  Erwin Kramer
  Erwin Kramer was a German politician, East German Minister of transportation and General Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn ....
  
  , DR
  Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR
  The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR was the operating name of state owned railways in the German Democratic Republic ....
  
   1950-1970.
• Krebs, Robert
  Robert Krebs
  Robert D. Krebs has headed three major United States railroads in succession, leading the Southern Pacific when it was acquired by Santa Fe Industries, rising to lead the resulting Santa Fe Pacific Corporation, and finally being chosen to head the new Burlington Northern Santa Fe when Santa Fe...
  
  , SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1982–1984, BNSF
  BNSF Railway
  The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
  
  .
• Kreikemeyer, Willi
  Willi Kreikemeyer
  Willi Kreikemeyer was a German labourer and a Communist. From 1941 he and his wife Marthe Kreikemeyer were close assistants of Noel Field who supported German anti-Nazi refugees in France and Switzerland....
  
  , DR
  Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR
  The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR was the operating name of state owned railways in the German Democratic Republic ....
  
   1949-1950.
• Kruttschnitt, Julius
  Julius Kruttschnitt
  Julius Kruttschnitt was a German American railroad executive. The son of the German consul in New Orleans, he graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1873 and worked briefly as a schoolteacher before beginning his railroad career...
  
  , SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1913-1925.
• Kummant, Alexander
  Alexander Kummant
  Alexander K. Kummant was named by Amtrak on August 29, 2006, as the railroad company's new president and chief executive officer effective September 12 of that year. He succeeded David L. Gunn in this position who was dismissed in November 2005, and David Hughes who had been serving as interim...
  
   (born 1942), Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   2006-2008.
• Kunisawa, Simbei, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1917-1919.

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• Lafevers, Brad, GMA
  Georgia Midland Railroad
  The Georgia Midland Railroad is a shortline railroad that operates several lines in Georgia acquired from the former Ogeechee Railway. The railroad is controlled by the Atlantic Western Transportation Company. The lines were acquired from Ogeechee in a sublease transaction on February 19, 2004,...
  
   2004–present.
• Laney, David
  David Laney
  David M. Laney is the Amtrak board chairman since July 2003. An alumnus of St. Mark's School of Texas, Laney graduated from Stanford University and the law school at Southern Methodist University...
  
   (born 1949), Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   2002–present.
• Langdon, Jervis, Jr., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1965-1970.
• Lawless, Ronald E., CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1987-1992.
• LeClair, Maurice
  Maurice LeClair
  J. Maurice LeClair, CC is a Canadian physician, businessman, civil servant, and academic.Born in Sayabec, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1947 and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1951 from McGill University. In 1953, he became a General Practitioner in Shawinigan, Quebec...
  
   (born 1927), CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1982-1986.
• Leeds, William Bateman, RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1901-1904.
• LeFrançois, Marc
  Marc LeFrançois
  Marc LeFrançois is a Canadian business executive. He was the president of Via Rail until March 5, 2004, when he was fired in connection with the sponsorship scandal. He was a board member from 1997 to 2002, and replaced Rod Morrison as CEO of Via Rail in November 2000.-References:...
  
  , VIA
  VIA Rail
  Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
  
   -2004.
• Levine, John P., Pinsly
  Pinsly Railroad Company
  frame|right|Company logoPinsly Railroad Company, based in Westfield, Massachusetts, is a holding company of these short line railroads:*Arkansas Midland Railroad*Florida Central Railroad*Florida Midland Railroad*Florida Northern Railroad...
  
   -present.
• Lewis, Drew
  Andrew L. Lewis, Jr.
  Andrew Lindsay Lewis, Jr. is a businessman who was Secretary of Transportation for part of the administration of United States President Ronald Reagan. He is widely known as Drew Lewis....
  
   (born 1931), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1986-1997.
• Lewis, Roger Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   1971-.
• Linchevski, Ofer, Israel Railways
  Israel Railways
  Israel Railways is the principal passenger railway operating company in Israel, and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban rail way passenger and freight traffic in the country. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, from...
  
   2005–present.
• Loder, Benjamin, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1845–1853.
• Logan, William A., NYSW
  New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
  The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
  
   1968-.
• Lord, Eleazer, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1833–1835, 1839–1841 and 1844–1845.
• Lord, Henry C.
  Henry C. Lord
  Henry Clark Lord was the fourth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. He was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, the son of Dartmouth College president Nathan Lord....
  
   (born 1824), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1868–1869.

• Loree, Leonor F.
  Leonor F. Loree
  Leonor Fresnel Loree was an executive of railroads in the United States.*Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: president 1901 - 1904*Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad president - 1904...
  
   (1858–1940), B&O
  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
  
   1901-1903, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1907-1938, KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   1918-1920.
• Lovett, Robert S. (1860–1932), SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1909-1913, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1910-1911.
• Lowden, Frank Orren
  Frank Orren Lowden
  Frank Orren Lowden was a Republican Party politician from Illinois, who served as the 25th Governor of Illinois and as a United States Representatives from Illinois...
  
   (1861–1943), RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1933-1943.
• Lowry, Thomas
  Thomas Lowry
  Thomas Lowry was a lawyer, real-estate magnate, and businessman who oversaw much of the early growth the streetcar lines in the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding communities in Minnesota...
  
   (1843–1909), SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1889–1890, 1892–1909.
• Ludewig, Johannes
  Johannes Ludewig
  Johannes Ludewig is a German manager and former secretary of state.He has been director of Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies since 2002.-References:...
  
  , DB
  Deutsche Bahn
  Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
  
   1997-1999.

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• Macfarlane, Robert Stetson
  Robert Stetson Macfarlane
  Robert Stetson Macfarlane was president of Northern Pacific Railway 1951-1966.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 15, 1899, the son of Walker K. and Blanche Macfarlane. He married Vivian Clemans on February 21, 1925; together they had Anne , Mary , Robert, Jr., and Vivian Robert...
  
   (born 1899), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1951-1966.
• 
  Mackenzie, William
  William Mackenzie (railway entrepreneur)
  Sir William Mackenzie was a Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur.Born near Peterborough, Ontario, Mackenzie became a teacher and politician before entering business as the owner of a sawmill and gristmill in Kirkfield, Ontario...
  
   (1849–1923), TSR 1891-, CNoR
  Canadian Northern Railway
  The Canadian Northern Railway is a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its demise in 1923, when it was merged into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.-Manitoba beginnings:CNoR had its start in...
  
   1895-, Brascan 1899-.
• MacMillan, Norman J. (1909–1978), CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1967-1974.
• MacNamara, G. Allen, SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1950-1960.
• Magdei, Vasilie V. (d. 2006), Ulaanbaatar Railway 2004-2006.
• Mahone, William
  William Mahone
  William Mahone was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. Small of stature, he was nicknamed "Little Billy"....
  
   (1826–1895), N&P
  Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad
  The Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad was built between Norfolk and Petersburg, Virginia and was completed by 1858.It played a role on the American Civil War , and became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870. The AM&O became the Norfolk and Western in 1881...
  
   1853-1858.
• Maidmen, Irving, NYSW
  New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
  The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
  
  .
• Mallory, Francis
  Francis Mallory
  Francis Mallory was an American naval officer, physician, politician, and railroad executive.-Biography:...
  
   (1807–1860), N&P
  Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad
  The Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad was built between Norfolk and Petersburg, Virginia and was completed by 1858.It played a role on the American Civil War , and became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870. The AM&O became the Norfolk and Western in 1881...
  
  .
• Mann, Donald
  Donald Mann
  Sir Donald Mann was a Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur.Born at Acton, Ontario, Mann studied as a Methodist minister but worked in lumber camps in Ontario and Michigan before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba...
  
   (1853–1934), CNoR
  Canadian Northern Railway
  The Canadian Northern Railway is a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its demise in 1923, when it was merged into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.-Manitoba beginnings:CNoR had its start in...
  
  .
• Manvel, Allen
  Allen Manvel
  Allen Manvel was the eleventh president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.Manvel was born in Alexander, New York. In 1859 he began employment with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad as a clerk in the purchasing agent's office. He worked his way up through the ranks to...
  
   (b. 1837), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1889–1893.
• Markham, Charles H., IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1911-1918.
• Marsh, Ernest S.
  Ernest S. Marsh
  Ernest S. Marsh was president of the Santa Fe Railway system from 1957 through 1966.-Legacy:* Engine No. 4 of the Disneyland Railroad is named "Ernest S. Marsh", it began service there on July 25, 1959.-References:...
  
  , ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1958–1967.
• Marsh, Nathaniel, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1861–1864.
• Marsh, Samuel, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1859–1861 and four months in 1964.
• Matsuoka, Yōsuke
  Yosuke Matsuoka
  was a diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan during the early stages of World War II. He is best known for his defiant speech at the League of Nations in 1933, ending Japan’s participation in that organization...
  
   (1880–1946), South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1935-1939.
• Maxwell, Gregory W., D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1970-1972.
• Maxwell, William, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1842–1843.
• Maynard, Moses, Jr., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1851-1852.
• McAdoo, William G., USRA
  United States Railroad Administration
  The United States Railroad Administration was the name of the nationalized railroad system of the United States between 1917 and 1920. It was possibly the largest American experiment with nationalization, and was undertaken against a background of war emergency.- Background :On April 6, 1917, the...
  
   1917-18.
• McCabe, Frank Wells, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1968.
• McCahey, James B., Jr. (1920–1998), CSS&SB.
• McCrea, James
  James McCrea
  James McCrea was the 8th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad . He completed the construction of Pennsylvania Station in 1910, bringing the PRR lines under the Hudson River and, for the first time, into New York City....
  
  , PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1907–1912.
• McCreey, William, P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1875-1877.
• McDonald, Angus Daniel
  Angus Daniel McDonald
  Angus Daniel McDonald an American railroad executive. He was president of the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad....
  
   (1878–1941), SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1932–1941.
• McGinnis, Patrick
  Patrick McGinnis
  Patrick J. McGinnis is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...
  
  , B&M
  Boston and Maine Railroad
  The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century...
  
   1950-1960, NH
  New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
  The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts...
  
   1954-.
• McIntyre, J. C., DME
  Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
  The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is a Class II railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States...
  
   1986-1996.
• McIver, Bruce C., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1985-1989.
• McKinnon, Arnold B., NS
  Norfolk Southern Railway
  The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
  
  .
• McLean, David G. A., CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   -present.
• McLeod, Archibald A., RDG
  Reading Company
  The Reading Company , usually called the Reading Railroad, officially the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states...
  
  .
• McNear, Denman, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1976-1979.
• McPherson, John D., IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
  , FEC 1999-2008.
• Mehdorn, Hartmut
  Hartmut Mehdorn
  Hartmut Mehdorn is a German manager and current in the supervisory board of Air Berlin, until May 2009: CEO of Deutsche Bahn AG.-Biography:...
  
   (born 1942), DB
  Deutsche Bahn
  Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
  
   1999–present.
• Mellen, Charles Sanger
  Charles Sanger Mellen
  Charles Sanger Mellen was an American railroad man whose career culminated in the presidencies of the Northern Pacific Railway 1897-1903 and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 1903-1913.- Railroad Man :...
  
   (1852–1927), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1897-1903, NH 1903-, MEC
  Maine Central Railroad
  The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...
  
   1910-1914.
• Menk, Louis W.
  Louis W. Menk
  Louis Wilson Menk was an American railway worker and executive. He served as the last president of Northern Pacific Railway 1966-1970, before the railroad was merged into Burlington Northern Railroad...
  
  , NP 1966-1970, BN
  Burlington Northern Railroad
  The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
  
  .
• Mercier, Armand, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1941-1951.
• Merrick, Samuel V., PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1847–1849.
• Mięclewski, Maciej, PKP
  Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
  is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
  
   -2004.
• Miller, Dennis H., IAIS
  Iowa Interstate Railroad
  The Iowa Interstate Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in the central United States. The railroad is owned by Railroad Development Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-History:...
  
   2004–present
• Miller, E. Spencer (d. 2005), MEC
  Maine Central Railroad
  The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...
  
   1952-1978.
• Millholland, James A.
  James A. Millholland
  James Allaire Millholland, the son of James Millholland, was as a railroad executive, serving as General Manager and later President of the Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland, USA, which served coal mines in the Georges Creek Valley....
  
  , GC&C
  Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad
  The Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad was a railroad that operated in Maryland from 1876 until 1917, when it was merged with the Western Maryland Railway...
  
  .
• Mitchell, Alexander
  Alexander Mitchell (politician)
  Alexander Mitchell was a Scottish-born banker, railroad financier and Democratic politician in Milwaukee.He was born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and immigrated to the United States in 1839...
  
   (1817–1887), MILW
  Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
  The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
  
   1864-1887.
• Mohan, D. M. "Mike", SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1984-1996.
• Mohar, Mario, TFM
  Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana
  Kansas City Southern de México , formerly Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana , is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using rail in the North Eastern part of Mexico...
  
   -2005.
• Mohler, A. L., UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1911-1916.

• Molson, John
  John Molson
  John Molson was an English-speaking Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, starting the Molson Brewing Company.-Birth and early life:...
  
   (1763–1836), C&StL.
• Moore, W. Gifford, L&HR 1968-.
• Moorman, Charles Wickliffe, IV (born c. 1953), NS 2004–present.
• Moran, Charles
  Charles Moran
  Charles Moran was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...
  
  , Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1857–1859.
• Morrill, Anson P.
  Anson P. Morrill
  Anson Peaslee Morrill was an American politician. Born in 1803 in Belgrade, Maine, originally a storekeeper and millkeeper, he was the 24th Governor of Maine from 1855 to 1856, represented Maine's fourth district in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863 and served in the...
  
  , MEC
  Maine Central Railroad
  The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...
  
   1864-1866 and 1873-1875.
• Morris, William E., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1853-1862.
• Moyes, Chris
  Chris Moyes
  Chris Moyes OBE was one of the founders of Go Ahead Group, one of the United Kingdom's largest transport businesses.-Career:...
  
   (1949–2006), Go-Ahead Group
  Go-Ahead Group
  The Go-Ahead Group plc is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the privatisation of the UK's train and bus industries. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-Early history:...
  
   2005-2006.
• Moyers, Edward, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   -1995.
• Mudge, Henry U., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1909-1915.
• Murray, Leonard, SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1961-1978.

N

• Nakamura, Korekimi, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1908-1913.
• Nakamura, Yujiro, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1914-1917.
• Nash, John Francis
  John Francis Nash
  John Francis Nash was an American railroad executive. From 1953 to 1956 he was a vice president for the New York Central Railroad, in charge of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. After his tenure there, he led the Lehigh Valley Railroad....
  
   (1908–2004), P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1953-1956, LV
  Lehigh Valley Railroad
  The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad...
  
  .
• Nast, William F.
  William F. Nast
  William Frederick Nast was an American diplomat and entrepreneur. He was the third president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway....
  
   (born 1840), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1868.
• Neal, William
  William Neal
  William Neal, is an English painter and graphic designer born in Guildford in 1947, but who was brought up in the village of Bramley, Surrey, England. He gained international fame for his artwork on the progressive rock albums Tarkus and Pictures at an Exhibition by the English progressive rock...
  
  , CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1947-1948.
• Newall, James E., CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
  .
• Newell, John, P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1887-1896.
• Newton, Daniel Howe (born 1827), HT&W 1887-1905.
• Nickerson, Thomas
  Thomas Nickerson (ATSF)
  Thomas Nickerson was the eighth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway between 1874 and 1880. He was also president of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad....
  
   (1810–1892), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1874–1880, CS
  California Southern Railroad
  The California Southern Railroad was a subsidiary railroad of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Southern California. It was organized July 10, 1880, and chartered on October 23, 1880, to build a rail connection between what has become the city of Barstow and San Diego,...
  
   1880-1885.
• Nomura, Ryutaro, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1913-1914 and 1919-1921.
• Norris, Earnest E., SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1937-1951.
• Norton, Henry K., NYSW
  New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
  The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
  
   1943-1955.
• Nuelle, Joseph H., D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1938-1954.

O

• Oakes, Thomas Fletcher
  Thomas Fletcher Oakes
  Thomas Fletcher Oakes was president of Northern Pacific Railway from 1888 to 1893.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, July 15, 1843 and died in Seattle, Washington, in 1919....
  
   (1843–1919), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1888-1893.
• Oeftering, Heinz Maria, DB
  Deutsche Bundesbahn
  The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
  
   1957-1972.
• Ogden, William Butler
  William Butler Ogden
  William Butler Ogden was the first Mayor of Chicago.Ogden was born in Walton, New York. When still a teenager, his father died and Ogden took over the family real estate business...
  
   (1805–1877), G&CU
  Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
  The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad was a railroad running west from Chicago to Clinton, Iowa and Freeport, Illinois, never reaching Galena, Illinois...
  
   1848-1862, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1862-1863.
• Ohmura, Takuichi, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1939-1943.
• Olyphant, George Talbot, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1858-1869.
• Olyphant, Robert M., D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1884-1903.
• Osborn, Prime F., III, SCL
  Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
  The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971...
  
  , CSX
  CSX Corporation
  CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries and eventually merged the various railroads owned by those predecessors into a single line that became known as CSX Transportation. Based in Richmond, Virginia, USA after the merger, in 2003...
  
  
• Osipów, Andrzej
  Andrzej Osipów
  Andrzej Osipów was a CEO of Szybka Kolej Miejska. He has held this position since June 2006 until June 2009....
  
   (born 1953), SKM 2006–present.
• Otsuka, Mutsutake, JR East
  East Japan Railway Company
  is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
  
   -present.

P

• Packer, Asa
  Asa Packer
  Asa Packer was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and founded Lehigh University.-Early life:...
  
   (1805–1879), LV
  Lehigh Valley Railroad
  The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul anthracite coal.It was authorized April 21, 1846 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and incorporated September 20, 1847 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad...
  
  .
• Page, William N.
  William N. Page
  William Nelson Page was an American civil engineer, entrepreneur, industrialist and capitalist. He was active in the Virginias following the U.S. Civil War...
  
   (1854–1932), VGN
  Virginian Railway
  The Virginian Railway was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The VGN was created to transport high quality "smokeless" bituminous coal from southern West Virginia to port at Hampton Roads....
  
  .
• Palmer, William Jackson
  William Jackson Palmer
  William Jackson Palmer was an American civil engineer, soldier, industrialist, and philanthropist.-Overview:...
  
   (1836–1909), KP, D&RG 1870-1901.
• Parkinson, David L., CFNR 1993-.
• Patterson, William C., PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1849–1852.
• Pattison, Robert K., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1976-1978.
• Payne, Henry Clay (1843–1904), MER&L, NP.
• Peabody, Charles A., IC
  Illinois Central Railroad
  The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
  
   1918-1919.
• Pease, Edward
  Edward Pease (1767-1858)
  Edward Pease , a woollen manufacturer from Darlington, England, was the main promoter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened in 1825.-Background and education:...
  
   (1767–1858), S&D
  Stockton and Darlington Railway
  The Stockton and Darlington Railway , which opened in 1825, was the world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway. It was 26 miles long, and was built in north-eastern England between Witton Park and Stockton-on-Tees via Darlington, and connected to several collieries near Shildon...
  
   1825-1829.

• Pelletier, Jean
  Jean Pelletier
  Jean Pelletier, was a Canadian politician, who served as the 37th mayor of Quebec City, Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister's Office, and chairman of Via Rail...
  
   (1935–2009), VIA
  VIA Rail
  Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
  
   2001-2004.
• Pennington, Edmund, SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1909-1922.
• Perham, Josiah, NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1864-1866.
• Perlman, Alfred E.
  Alfred E. Perlman
  Alfred Edward Perlman was a railroad executive, having served as president of the Penn Central Transportation Company, and its predecessor, the New York Central Railroad.- Career :...
  
   (1902–1983), NYC
  New York Central Railroad
  The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
  
   1954-1968, PC 1968-1970, WP
  Western Pacific Railroad
  The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California...
  
   1970-1973.
• Peters, Ralph
  Ralph Peters (LIRR)
  Ralph Peters was the son of another railroad man, Richard Peters and president of the Long Island Rail Road. He was elected president of the LIRR in April 1905....
  
   (born 1853), LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1905-1923.
• Phelps, John Jay
  John Jay Phelps
  John Jay Phelps was an early railroad baron and financier, who was one of the founders of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and served as its first president. He was also a publisher, judge, and merchant.-Biography:Phelps left his father Alexander Phelps' house at the age of 13 years...
  
   (1810–1869), DLW
  Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
  The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
  
   -1853.
• Phelps, Timothy Guy
  Timothy Guy Phelps
  Timothy Guy Phelps was an American business executive and politician. He was the first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1865 until 1868 when the railroad was purchased by members of The Big Four, and saw the railroad build its first tracks south of San Francisco, California.-Early...
  
   (1824–1899), SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1865–1868.
• Pick, Frank
  Frank Pick
  Frank Pick LLB Hon. RIBA was a British transport administrator. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1902, he worked at the North Eastern Railway, before moving to the Underground Electric Railways Company of London in 1906...
  
   (1878-1941), LPTB
  London Passenger Transport Board
  The London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for public transport in London, UK, and its environs from 1933 to 1948...
  
   1933-1940.
• Pitcairn, Robert
  Robert Pitcairn
  Robert Pitcairn was a Scottish-American railroad executive who headed the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 19th century. He was the brother of the Pennsylvania Plate Glass Company founder, John Pitcairn, Jr.Pitcairn was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland...
  
  , PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   Pittsburgh Division.
• Plant, Henry B.
  Henry B. Plant
  Henry Bradley Plant , was involved with many transportation projects, mostly railroads, in the U.S. state of Florida. Eventually he owned the Plant System of railroads which became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad...
  
   (1819–1899), Plant System
  Plant System
  The Plant System was a system of railroads and steamboats in the U.S. South, taken over by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902. The original line of the system, named after its owner, Henry B...
  
  
• Pomeroy, Samuel C.
  Samuel C. Pomeroy
  Samuel Clarke Pomeroy was an American Republican Senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century, serving in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
  
   (1816–1891), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1863–1868
• Poppenhusen, Adolph, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1877.
• Poppenhusen, Conrad
  Conrad Poppenhusen
  Conrad Poppenhusen was a German American philanthropist, entrepreneur, founder of College Point, Queens, and founder of the first free kindergarten in the United States....
  
  , LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1876.
• Post, Waldron B., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1838-1839.
• Potter, William F., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1905.
• Pound, Thaddeus C.
  Thaddeus C. Pound
  Thaddeus Coleman Pound was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Pound was Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 1870 - 1872...
  
   (1833–1914), CF&W
  Chippewa Falls and Western Railway
  The Chippewa Falls and Western Railway was sold in 1888 to the Minnesota, Saint Croix and Wisconsin Railroad, which merged into the Wisconsin Central Company later that year....
  
  , StPEGT.
• Power, Thomas F., Jr., WC
  Wisconsin Central Transportation
  Wisconsin Central Ltd. is a railroad subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway. At one time, its parent Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation owned or operated railroads in the United States, Canada , the United Kingdom , New Zealand , and Australia .- Overview...
  
   -2001.
• Prendergast, Thomas F., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1994-2000.
• Provo, Larry S., CNW
  Chicago and North Western Railway
  The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s...
  
   1968-1976.
• Purdy, Warren G., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1898-1901.

Q

• Qawi, Hanafi Abdel, Egyptian Railways -2006.
• Quinlan, H. W., L&HR 1960-1968.
• Quinn, William John
  William John Quinn
  William John Quinn was a 20th century American railroad executive. He was an attorney for the Soo Line before joining the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1954 and later from 1957 to 1966, served as President. In 1966, he became president of the Burlington Railroad...
  
  , MILW
  Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
  The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
  
   1957-1966 CB&Q
  Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
  The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,...
  
   1966-1970.

R

• Ramsdell, Homer, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1853–1857.
• Ramsey, Joseph, Jr., WAB
  Wabash Railroad
  The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including trackage in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit,...
  
   1901-1905, WM
  Western Maryland Railway
  The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines...
  
   1903-1908.
• Rea, Samuel
  Samuel Rea
  Samuel Rea was an American engineer and the 9th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad . He was awarded the Franklin Medal in 1926.-Early life and career:...
  
  , PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1913–1925, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1923-1928.
• Redfearn, Donald D. (born 1953), RailAmerica
  RailAmerica
  RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada....
  
  .
• Reed, James H., P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1892-1896.
• Reed, John Shedd
  John Shedd Reed
  John Shedd Reed was president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1967 until 1986. The rail transport industry journal Modern Railways named Reed its Man of the Year for 1970....
  
   (1917–2008), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1967–1986.
• Reid, Robert Gillespie
  Robert Gillespie Reid
  Sir Robert Gillespie Reid was a Scottish railway contractor most famous for building large railway bridges in Canada and the United States...
  
   (1842–1908), NFRy
  Newfoundland Railway
  The Newfoundland Railway was a railway which operated on the island of Newfoundland from 1898 to 1988. With a total track length of , it was the longest narrow gauge railway system in North America.-Early construction:...
  
   1889-1908.
• Reidy, Edward T.
  Edward T. Reidy
  Edward T. Reidy was an American railroad executive; he led the Chicago Great Western Railway between 1957 and its merger with the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1968...
  
   (born 1903), CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1957-1968.
• Reinhart, Joseph
  Joseph Reinhart
  Joseph W. Reinhart was the twelfth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.Reinhart ascended to the Santa Fe's presidency on December 23, 1893, when he was appointed a receiver of the railroad along with John J. McCook and Joseph C. Wilson...
  
  , ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1893–1894.
• Reistrup, Paul, Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
  .
• Rice, Richard D., MEC
  Maine Central Railroad
  The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...
  
   1870-1873.
• Rice, W. Thomas (1913–2006), RFP
  Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
  The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad was a railroad connecting Richmond, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. It is now a portion of the CSX Transportation system....
  
   1955-1957, ACL
  Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...
  
   1957-1967, SCL
  Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
  The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971...
  
   1967-, CSX
  CSX Transportation
  CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
  
  .
• Rich, Walter (1946–2007), NYSW
  New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
  The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
  
   1980-.
• Riddle, Hugh
  Hugh Riddle (1822-1892)
  Hugh Riddle was an American railroad executive.Early in his career he worked for the Erie Railroad, the Buffalo and State Line Railroad, and the Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad. He served as General Superintendent of the Erie Railroad from 1865 to 1869...
  
   (1822-1892), RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1877-1883.
• Rión, Francisco Javier, TFM
  Grupo Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana
  Kansas City Southern de México , formerly Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana , is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using rail in the North Eastern part of Mexico...
  
   2005–present.
• Ripley, Edward Payson
  Edward Payson Ripley
  Edward Payson Ripley , sometimes referred to as Edward P. Ripley or E. P. Ripley, was the fourteenth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.- Youth and education :...
  
  , ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1896–1920.
• Ritchie, Robert J.
  Robert J. Ritchie (railroad executive)
  Robert J. Ritchie is the former president and CEO of the Canada railway company, Canadian Pacific Railway.In 1990 he succeeded William W. Stinson as president of Canadian Pacific Railway. and in 1995 succeeded I...
  
  , CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1990-2005.
• Roberson, Bob, FWWR
  Fort Worth and Western Railroad
  The Fort Worth and Western Railroad is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Operating only within the state of Texas, its main freight service route is between Carrollton, Fort Worth and Brownwood.-History:...
  
  
• Roberts, George B., PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1880–1896.
• 
  Rogers, Henry H.
  Henry H. Rogers
  Henry Huttleston Rogers was a United States capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. He made his fortune in the oil refinery business, becoming a leader at Standard Oil....
  
   (1840–1909), VGN
  Virginian Railway
  The Virginian Railway was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The VGN was created to transport high quality "smokeless" bituminous coal from southern West Virginia to port at Hampton Roads....
  
  .
• Ronan, William J., NYMTA
  Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
  
  .
• Ropes, David N., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1876-1877.
• Rose, Matthew K.
  Matthew K. Rose
  Matthew K. Rose in Salina, Kansas is the Chairman and CEO of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. He attended the University of Missouri and is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Rose has a wife, Lisa, and two children....
  
   (born 1960), BNSF
  BNSF Railway
  The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
  
   1999–present.
• Ross, Walter L. (born 1852), NKP
  New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
  The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois...
  
   1929-.
• Rouvillois, Philippe, SNCF
  SNCF
  The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
  
   -1986.
• Rowland, Ross
  Ross Rowland
  Ross E. Rowland, Jr. is a significant figure in the United States railroad preservation, recreation and enthusiast communities who is closely identified with running public and demonstration excursions on existing railroads utilizing steam locomotives....
  
  , Pacific Wilderness Railway 2000-2001.
• Roy, Jon R., IAIS
  Iowa Interstate Railroad
  The Iowa Interstate Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in the central United States. The railroad is owned by Railroad Development Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-History:...
  
   -2002.
• Russell, Donald, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1952-1972.
• Rutter, James H., NYC 1883-1885.

S

• Sage, Russell
  Russell Sage
  Russell Sage was a financier, railroad executive and Whig politician from New York, United States. As a frequent partner of Jay Gould in various transactions, he amassed a fortune, which passed to his second wife, Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, when he died...
  
   (1816–1906), CM&StP.
• St. Clair-Abrams, Alexander
  Alexander St. Clair-Abrams
  Alexander St. Clair-Abrams was a writer who owned newspapers and railroads in the Southern United States and also published under the names A.S. Abrams and A. Sinclair Abrams.-Civil War:...
  
   (1845–1931), TO&A
  Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad
  Florida state law chapter 3499, approved March 5, 1883, incorporated the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad Company, owned by Alexander St. Clair-Abrams, W. R. Anno, Nat Poyntz and J. L. Bryan of Orange County, Florida; L. H. Davis of New Jersey; John P...
  
  .
• Saunders, Stuart T.
  Stuart T. Saunders
  Stuart Thomas Saunders was an American railroad executive.Saunders served as president of the Norfolk and Western Railway, one of the nation's most profitable, from 1958 to 1963...
  
   (1909–1987), N&W
  Norfolk and Western Railway
  The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence....
  
   1958-1963, PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1963–1968, PC 1968-1970.
• Scannell, Daniel T.
  Daniel T. Scannell
  Daniel Thomas "Dan" Scannell, Jr. was a policeman, attorney, and business executive who held numerous positions in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York State over a 45-year tenure.-Early life:...
  
  , LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1981.
• Schaff, Charles E., MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1923-1926.
• Schieffer, Kevin V., DME
  Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
  The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is a Class II railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States...
  
   1996-2008.
• Schlager, Walter L., Jr., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1969-1976.
• Schmiege, Robert, CNW
  Chicago and North Western Railway
  The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s...
  
  .
• Schoonmaker, James M., P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
  .
• Scott, I. Barry, CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   -1995.
• Scott, Thomas A.
  Thomas Alexander Scott
  Thomas Alexander Scott was an American businessman. He was the 4th president of what was the largest corporation in the world, the Pennsylvania Railroad, during the middle of the 19th century...
  
   (1823–1881), UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1871-1874, PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1874–1880.
• Scranton, George W.
  George W. Scranton
  George Whitfield Scranton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from March 4, 1859, until his death in 1861.-Early life:...
  
   (1811–1861).
• Sease, Ralph E., NYSW
  New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
  The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
  
   1955-1963.
• Seger, C. B., UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1918-1919.
• Segień, Mikołaj, SKM -present.
• Sengeløv, Keld (d. 2006), DSB
  Danske Statsbaner
  DSB, an abbreviation of Danske Statsbaner , is the largest Danish train operating company, and the largest in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, goods transport and railway maintenance are outside its scope...
  
   -2006.
• Sengoku, Mitsugu, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1928-1931.
• Sharp, Thomas R., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1877-1881.
• Shaughnessy, Thomas George (1853–1923), CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1899–1918.
• Sheffield, Bill (born 1928), ARR
  Alaska Railroad
  The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks , and beyond to Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state...
  
   1997-2001.
• Sheffield, Joseph Earl
  Joseph Earl Sheffield
  Joseph Earl Sheffield was an American railroad magnate and philanthropist.Sheffield was born in Southport, Connecticut, the son of Paul King Sheffield, a shipowner, and his wife Mabel . He attended public schools, and moved south to enter the cotton trade...
  
   (1793–1882), Northampton Railroad.
• Sherwood, Henry (1813–1896), W&L.
• Shoemaker, Kent, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1978-1982.
• Shoener, Arthur, KCS
  Kansas City Southern Railway
  The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
  
   2005–present.

• Shoup, Paul
  Paul Shoup
  Paul Shoup was an American businessman, president and later vice-chairman of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1920s and 1930s, a founding board member of the Stanford University School of Business, and founder of the community of Los Altos, California.-Family:He was the third of five children...
  
  , SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1929-1932.
• Shumate, Stuart, RFP
  Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
  The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad was a railroad connecting Richmond, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. It is now a portion of the CSX Transportation system....
  
   1961-1981.
• Sinclair, Ian David
  Ian David Sinclair
  Ian David Sinclair, OC, QC was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and Senator.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1937 from the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Law degree from the Manitoba Law School in 1941. He was called to Bar of Manitoba in...
  
   (1913–2006), CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1969-1981.
• Sloan, Matthew S., MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1933-1945.
• Smith, Alfred H.
  Alfred Holland Smith
  Alfred Holland Smith was the President of New York Central Railroad from January 1914 to May 1918 and from June 1919 until his death. The entirety of Smith's forty-five year career was dedicated to the railroads...
  
   (died 1924), NYC
  New York Central Railroad
  The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
  
  .
• Smith, Charles E. RDG -1866.
• Smith, John Gregory
  J. Gregory Smith
  John Gregory Smith , railroad tycoon, politician, war-time governor of VermontSmith was born in St. Albans, Vermont, son of John and Maria Smith. The elder Smith was a pioneer railroad builder in Vermont, and a leading lawyer and public man of his generation...
  
   (1818–1891), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1866-1872.
• Smucker, David E., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1949-1950.
• Snow, John W.
  John W. Snow
  | image=John W. Snow.jpg|imagesize = 250px| order=73rd| title=United States Secretary of the Treasury| term_start=February 3, 2003| term_end=June 28, 2006| predecessor=Paul O'Neill| successor=Henry Paulson| birth_date=| birth_place=Toledo, Ohio...
  
   (born 1939), B&O
  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
  
   1985-1986, CSXT
  CSX Transportation
  CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
  
   1986-1988.

• Spencer, Samuel
  Samuel Spencer (Southern Railway)
  Samuel Spencer was an American civil engineer, businessman, and railroad executive. With an education interrupted by service in the Confederate cavalry late in the American Civil War, he completed his education at the University of Georgia and the University of Virginia.Spencer spent his career...
  
   (1847–1906), SOU
  Southern Railway (US)
  The Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
  
   1894-1906.
• Speyer, Edgar
  Edgar Speyer
  Sir Edgar Speyer, 1st Baronet was an American-born financier and philanthropist. He became a British subject in 1892 and was chairman of Speyer Brothers, the British branch of his family's international finance house, and a partner in the German and American branches...
  
   (1862-1932), UERL
  Underground Electric Railways Company of London
  The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited , known operationally as The Underground for much of its existence, was established in 1902. It was the holding company for the three deep-level "tube"A "tube" railway is an underground railway constructed in a circular tunnel by the use...
  
   1906-1915.
• Sprague, Lucian
  Lucian Sprague
  Lucian C. Sprague was an American railroad executive. Sprague was born in Serena, Illinois on September 29, 1882, and during his early years held a variety of railroad jobs, including stints at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Great Northern, and Baltimore and Ohio...
  
   (1882–1960), M&StL
  Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
  The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway was an American Class I railroad that built and operated lines radiating south and west from Minneapolis, Minnesota which existed for 90 years from 1870 to 1960....
  
   1935-.
• Sproule, William
  William Sproule
  William Sproule was president of the Wells Fargo Express Company and later the Southern Pacific Railroad.-References:...
  
  , SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1911-1918 and 1920-1928.
• Stamp, Josiah
  Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp
  Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, Bt, GCB, GBE, FBA, was a British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician, writer, and banker. He was a director of the Bank of England and chairman of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.Josiah was born in London, the third of seven...
  
   (1880–1941) LMS
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
  The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
  
   1926-.
• Stanley, Albert, Lord Ashfield
  Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield
  Albert Henry Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, PC, TD , born Albert Henry Knattriess, was a British-American who was managing director, then chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London from 1910 to 1933 and chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from 1933 to 1947.Although...
  
   (1874-1948), UERL
  Underground Electric Railways Company of London
  The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited , known operationally as The Underground for much of its existence, was established in 1902. It was the holding company for the three deep-level "tube"A "tube" railway is an underground railway constructed in a circular tunnel by the use...
  
   1920-1933, LPTB
  London Passenger Transport Board
  The London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for public transport in London, UK, and its environs from 1933 to 1948...
  
   1933-1947.
• Stanford, Leland
  Leland Stanford
  Amasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron, politician and founder of Stanford University.-Early years:...
  
   (1824–1893), CP
  Central Pacific Railroad
  The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network built between California and Utah, USA that formed part of the "First Transcontinental Railroad" in North America. It is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Many 19th century national proposals to build a transcontinental...
  
   1861-1868, SP
  Southern Pacific Railroad
  The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
  
   1868-1893.
• Stauffer, Grant
  Grant Stauffer
  Grant Stauffer was an American coal and railroad executive. He served as the president of the Sinclair Coal Company at one time, and headed the Kansas City, Missouri Chamber of Commerce. He also served as the president of the Chicago Great Western Railway for five months between 1948 and his...
  
   (died 1949), CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1948-1949.
• Stephen, George
  George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
  George Stephen, 1st Baron of Mount Stephen , known as Sir Stephen, between 1778 and 1891.-Canadian Pacific Railway syndicate:...
  
   (1829–1921), CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1881-1888.
• Sterzing, Carl B., D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1972-1977.
• Stickney, Alpheus Beede
  Alpheus Beede Stickney
  Alpheus Beede "A.B." Stickney was the first president of Chicago Great Western Railway, serving in that position from 1884 to 1909.- Youth and education :...
  
   (1840–1916), CGW
  Chicago Great Western Railway
  The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
  
   1883-1909.
• Stilwell, Arthur Edward (1859–1928), KCP&G
  Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
  The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad was a predecessor to the Kansas City Southern Railway that was started by Arthur Stilwell in 1897....
  
   -1899, KCM&O
  Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
  The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, started in 1900 by American railroad entrepreneur Arthur Edward Stilwell, was the predecessor to the Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad in Mexico. It was intended to reach the Pacific Ocean at Topolobampo, Sinaloa...
  
  .
• Stinson, William (born 1935), CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1981-1990.
• Stockdale, Fletcher
  Fletcher Stockdale
  Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale was a U.S. politician in Texas.Stockdale was born in either 1823 or 1825 in Russellville, Kentucky as one of eight children of Thomas W. and Laurinda Stockdale. He studied law and was admitted to the Bar in Kentucky...
  
   (c. 1823-1890), Indianola Railroad.
• Stoddard, A. E., UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1949-1965.
• Storey, William Benson
  William Benson Storey
  William Benson Storey, Jr. was the fifteenth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway....
  
   (1857–1940), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1920–1933.
• Strong, Henry
  Henry Strong (ATSF)
  Henry Strong was the seventh president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.Strong was born in Helensburg, Scotland, the son of Glasgow's Consul General. When he was four years old, he and his family emigrated to the United States...
  
  , ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1873–1874.
• Strong, William Barstow (1837–1914), MC
  Michigan Central Railroad
  The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada...
  
   -1876, ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1881–1889.
• Swinburn, Charles (born 1942), RailAmerica
  RailAmerica
  RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada....
  
  .
• Swartz, W. John, ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1986–1989.
• Symes, James H., PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1954-1963.

T

• Taylor, Knowles, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1835-1837.
• Taylor, Walter H.
  Walter H. Taylor
  Walter Herron Taylor was an American banker, lawyer, soldier, politician, author, and railroad executive from Norfolk, Virginia. During the American Civil War, he was an officer in the Confederate States Army, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel as an aide to General Robert E. Lee...
  
   (1838–1916), N&W
  Norfolk and Western Railway
  The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence....
  
  .

• Tellier, Paul
  Paul Tellier
  Paul Mathias Tellier, PC, CC is a Canadian businessman and former public servant. Born in Joliette, Quebec, Tellier was educated at Laval University and the University of Oxford.- Biography :Tellier entered Canada's civil service in the 1970s...
  
   (born 1939), CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1992-2003.
• Thayer, William F. (born 1846), NNH.
• Thomas, Eben B., Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1894-1901.
• Thomson, Frank
  Frank Thomson
  Frank Thomson was a railroad executive from the United States, and the sixth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad .-Life:Frank Thomson was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1841. At age 17, Thomson became an apprentice in the PRR machine shops in Altoona, and studied mechanical engineering...
  
  , PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1897–1899.
• Thomson, John Edgar
  John Edgar Thomson
  John Edgar Thomson was an American civil engineer and industrialist. Thomson was an entrepreneur best known for his leadership of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1852 until his death 1874, making it the largest business enterprise in the world and a world-class model for technological and...
  
   (1808–1874), PRR
  Pennsylvania Railroad
  The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
   1852–1874.
• Thornton, Henry W.
  Henry Thornton (railway manager)
  Also in 1894, Thornton began his career in the railroad business, entering as a draftsman of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was based in the Pittsburgh office. He was promoted to supervisory engineer in 1899 and District Superintendent in 1901. As he climbed rapidly through the PRR hierarchy, he...
  
   (1871–1933), CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1922-1932.
• Tishanin, Alexander, East Siberian Railway
  East Siberian Railway
  The East Siberian Railway is a railway in Russia , which runs across Irkutsk Oblast, Chita Oblast, Buryatia, and Yakutia. The railway administration is located in Irkutsk...
  
   2004–present.
• Tobias, Steven C., AWW
  Algers, Winslow and Western Railway
  The Algers, Winslow and Western Railway was a Class III short-line railroad that served the surface mining operations in Pike County, Indiana. It operated approximately 19 miles of track which reached from the coal mines west of Cato south to those at Enos Corner, and ran close to the Norfolk...
  
   -present.
• Towner, Terry, ABS
  Alabama Southern Railroad
  The Alabama Southern Railroad is a class III railroad that operates in the southern United States.ABS is one of several short line railroads owned by the Watco Companies....
  
   -present.
• Tracy, John F., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1866-1877.
• Travis, Walter E., BAR
  Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
  The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces...
  
  .
• Tsutsumi, Yoshiaki
  Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
  Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s, Tsutsumi was the wealthiest person in the world for a brief period due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which he controlled...
  
   (born 1934), Seibu Railway
  Seibu Railway
  is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi," referring to the historic name for this area...
  
   -2004.
• Turpin, Frank (1923–2005), ARR
  Alaska Railroad
  The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks , and beyond to Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state...
  
   1985–1993.
• Tuttle, Lucius, B&M
  Boston and Maine Railroad
  The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century...
  
   1893-.
• Twichell, Ginery
  Ginery Twichell
  Ginery Twichell was president of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in the 1860s, the Republican Representative for Massachusetts for three consecutive terms and the sixth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.He was born on in Athol, Massachusetts. Some references list his actual...
  
   (1811–1883), B&W 1857-, ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1870–1873, BB&G, HT&W.

U

• Uchida, Yasuka, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1931-1932.
• Underwood, Frederick D.
  Frederick D. Underwood
  Frederick Douglas Underwood was president of the Erie Railroad from 1901 to 1926 and a director of Wells Fargo & Company.-Early life:...
  
  , Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1901-1927.

V

• Vaerst, Wolfgang, DB
  Deutsche Bundesbahn
  The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
  
   1972-1982.
• Vanderbilt, Cornelius
  Cornelius Vanderbilt
  Cornelius Vanderbilt , also known by the sobriquet Commodore, was an American entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and railroads. He was also the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history...
  
   (1794–1877), NY&H
  New York and Harlem Railroad
  The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the first railroads in the United States, and possibly also the world's first street railway. Designed by John Stephenson, it was opened in stages between 1832 and 1852 between Lower Manhattan to and beyond Harlem...
  
   1862-, NYC 1867-
• Vanderbilt, Cornelius, II
  Cornelius Vanderbilt II
  Cornelius Vanderbilt II was an American socialite, heir, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family....
  
   (1843–1899), NYC 1885-.
• Vanderbilt, Frederick William
  Frederick William Vanderbilt
  Frederick William Vanderbilt was a member of the Vanderbilt family. He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and of the Chicago and North Western Railroad.-Biography:A son of William Henry Vanderbilt, Frederick...
  
   (1856–1938), NYC.
• Vanderbilt, Harold Stirling
  Harold Stirling Vanderbilt
  Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, a champion bridge player and a member of the Vanderbilt family.-Background:...
  
   (1884–1970), NYC.
• Vanderbilt, William Henry
  William Henry Vanderbilt
  William Henry Vanderbilt I was an American businessman and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.-Childhood:William Vanderbilt was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1821...
  
   (1821–1885), NYC.
• Vanderbilt, William Kissam
  William Kissam Vanderbilt
  William Kissam Vanderbilt was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. He managed railroads and was a horse breeder.-Biography:...
  
   (1849–1920), NYC.
• Vanderbilt, William Kissam, II
  William Kissam Vanderbilt II
  William Kissam Vanderbilt II was a motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.-Biography:...
  
   (1878–1944), NYC.
• van der Burch, John, SRY
  Southern Railway of British Columbia
  The Southern Railway of British Columbia, branded as SRY Rail Link is a Canadian short line railway operating in the southwestern mainland of British Columbia. The main facility is the port at Annacis Island with major import of cars, export of forestry products, and other shipments...
  
   2000-2008.
• 
  Van Horne, William Cornelius
  William Cornelius Van Horne
  Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, KCMG was a pioneering Canadian railway executive.-Life and career:Born in 1843 in rural Illinois, he moved with his family to Joliet, Illinois when he was eight years old...
  
   (1843–1915), CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1889–1899.
• Van Sweringen, Mantis James
  Van Sweringen brothers
  Oris Paxton Van Sweringen and Mantis James Van Sweringen were brothers who became railroad barons in order to develop Shaker Heights, Ohio. They are better known as O.P. Van Sweringen and M.J. Van Sweringen, or by their collective nickname, the Vans...
  
   (1881–1935), NKP, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
  , PM, HV, C&O.
• Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton
  Van Sweringen brothers
  Oris Paxton Van Sweringen and Mantis James Van Sweringen were brothers who became railroad barons in order to develop Shaker Heights, Ohio. They are better known as O.P. Van Sweringen and M.J. Van Sweringen, or by their collective nickname, the Vans...
  
   (1879–1936), NKP, Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
  , PM, HV, C&O.
• Vaughan, Robert Charles, CN
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
   1941-1949.
• Veenman, Aad, NS
  Nederlandse Spoorwegen
  Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...
  
   -present.
• Villard, Henry
  Henry Villard
  Henry Villard was an American journalist and financier who was an early president of the Northern Pacific Railway....
  
   (1835–1900), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1881-1884.
• Von Miller, Harry W., Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1956-1960, EL 1960-.

W

• Wach, Andrzej
  Andrzej Wach
  Andrzej Wach is President of Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. . He replaced previous president, Macieja Męclewskiego, in September 2004...
  
  , PKP
  Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
  is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
  
   2004–present.
• Walker, Aldace F.
  Aldace F. Walker
  Aldace Freeman Walker was one of the original members of the Interstate Commerce Commission when the organization was founded in 1887...
  
   (1842–1901), ATSF
  Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
  
   1894–1895.
• Walker, George, CPR
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   1948-1955.
• Walsh, Mike, UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   1987-1991.
• Walters, Henry
  Henry Walters
  Henry Walters was president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad until he retired in 1902. He was founder of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.-Biography:...
  
   (1848–1931), ACL
  Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...
  
  .
• Ward, Michael J., CSX
  CSX Corporation
  CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries and eventually merged the various railroads owned by those predecessors into a single line that became known as CSX Transportation. Based in Richmond, Virginia, USA after the merger, in 2003...
  
   2003-.
• Warrington, George
  George Warrington
  George David Warrington was an American transportation official, who served New Jersey Transit for 28 years, latterly in the post of executive director...
  
   (1952–2007), Amtrak
  Amtrak
  The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
  
   1998-2002.
• Washburn, William D.
  William D. Washburn
  William Drew Washburn was an American politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. Three of his seven brothers became politicians: Elihu B. Washburne, Cadwallader C. Washburn, and Israel Washburn, Jr...
  
   (1831–1912), SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1883-1889.
• Watkins, Hays T., Jr., CSX
  CSX Corporation
  CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries and eventually merged the various railroads owned by those predecessors into a single line that became known as CSX Transportation. Based in Richmond, Virginia, USA after the merger, in 2003...
  
  .
• Watson, Peter H., Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1872-1874.
• Webster, G. W., SOO
  Soo Line Railroad
  The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste...
  
   1937-1944.
• Weeks, James H., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1847-1850.
• Wegner, Mark J., TCW
  Twin Cities and Western Railroad
  The Twin Cities and Western Railroad is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Minnesota which started operations on July 27, 1991. Trackage includes the former Soo Line Railroad "Ortonville Line", originally built as the first part of the Pacific extension of the Milwaukee Road...
  
   2007–present.
• West, Absolom M.
  Absolom M. West
  Absolom Madden West was a Southern United States politician, soldier, railroad president and labor organizer.-Biography:...
  
   (1818–1894), MSC
  Mississippi Central Railroad
  Mississippi Central Railroad may refer to:*Mississippi Central Railroad , a line from Oxford, Mississippi to Grand Junction, Tennessee owned by Pioneer Railcorp...
  
   1864-.
• White, William, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1954-1967.
• Whitehead, Charles N., MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1926.
• Whitman, Reginald N., MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1970-1975.
• Wilbur, George B., CS
  California Southern Railroad
  The California Southern Railroad was a subsidiary railroad of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Southern California. It was organized July 10, 1880, and chartered on October 23, 1880, to build a rail connection between what has become the city of Barstow and San Diego,...
  
   1885-1887.
• Wilcox, David, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1903-1907.
• Willard, Daniel
  Daniel Willard
  Daniel Willard was a railroad executive best known as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1910 to 1941. He served on or headed several government railroad commissions in World War I and appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1932 due to his part in negotiating wage cuts in the...
  
   (1861–1942), B&O
  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
  
   1910-1941.
• Williams, Charles T., MKT
  Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
  
   1961-1965.
• Williams, Helena, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   2007–present.
• Williams, John H., NWP
  Northwestern Pacific Railroad
  The Northwestern Pacific Railroad is a regional railroad serving California's North Coast. The railroad currently runs on 62 miles of the 462 mile main line, stretching from Schellville, California to Eureka, California...
  
   2006–present.
• Wilson, Robin H.H., LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1981-1985.
• Winchell, Benjamin L., RI
  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
  The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
  
   1904-1909.
• Winter, Edwin
  Edwin Winter
  Edwin Winter was president of Northern Pacific Railway in 1896 then president of Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, Brooklyn Heights Railroad and allied companies.He was born November 18, 1845, in Vermont.- Career :...
  
   (born 1845), NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1896-1897, BRT
  Brooklyn Rapid Transit
  The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company was a public transit holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate lines in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It was a prominent corporation and industry leader using the single-letter symbol B on the New York Stock Exchange...
  
   1902-.
• Wolfe, James R. (1930–1988), Chicago and North Western.
• Woodruff, Robert E. (1884–1957), Erie
  Erie Railroad
  The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
  
   1939-1949.
• Wright, Charles Barstow, NP
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
   1875-1879.
• Wurtz, John, D&H
  Delaware and Hudson Railway
  The Delaware and Hudson Railway is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives or rolling stock.It was formerly an important...
  
   1831-1858.
• Wyer, William, LIRR
  Long Island Rail Road
  The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
  
   1951-1954.

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• Yakunin, Vladimir
  Vladimir Yakunin
  Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin is a Russian official, president of state-run Russian Railways company. Yakunin is a close ally of the former Russian president Vladimir Putin and is considered to be one of the members of his inner circle.-Biography:...
  
   (born 1948), Russian Railways
  Russian Railways
  The Russian Railways , is the government owned national rail carrier of the Russian Federation, headquartered in Moscow. The Russian Railways operate over of common carrier routes as well as a few hundred kilometers of industrial routes, making it the second largest network in the world exceeded...
  
   2005–present.
• Yamamoto, Jyotaro, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1927-1929.
• Yamazaki, Masao, JR West
  West Japan Railway Company
  , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
  
   2005–present.
• Yamazaki, Motoki, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1945.
• Yasuhiro, Banichiro, South Manchuria Railway
  South Manchuria Railway
  The , and operated within China in the Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway Zone. The railway itself ran from Lüshun Port at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Harbin, where it connected to the Chinese Eastern Railway.-History:...
  
   1924-1927.
• Yerkes, Charles
  Charles Yerkes
  Charles Tyson Yerkes was an American financier, born in Philadelphia. He played a major part in developing mass-transit systems in Chicago and London.-Philadelphia:...
  
   (1837-1905), UERL
  Underground Electric Railways Company of London
  The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited , known operationally as The Underground for much of its existence, was established in 1902. It was the holding company for the three deep-level "tube"A "tube" railway is an underground railway constructed in a circular tunnel by the use...
  
   1902-1905.
• Yohe, Curtis M., P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
   1929-1953.
• Yohe, James B., P&LE
  Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
  
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• Young, James R.
  James R. Young (UP)
  James R. Young is the current President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for Union Pacific Railroad. Young has a wife, Shirley, and three children.- Youth and education :...
  
  , UP
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
   (president) 2004–present (CEO) 2006–present.
• Young, Robert R.
  Robert R. Young
  Robert Ralph Young was a United States financier and industrialist. He is best-known for leading the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and New York Central Railroad during and after World War II. He was a brother-in-law of the famous western painter Georgia O'Keeffe.Because of his initials, R.R...
  
   (1897–1958), C&O 1942-, NYC 1954-1958.
• Yulee, David Levy
  David Levy Yulee
  David Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War...
  
   (1810–1886), Yulee Railroad.