Robert J. Ritchie (railroad executive)
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Robert J. Ritchie is the former president and CEO of the Canada railway company, Canadian Pacific Railway
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In 1990 he succeeded William W. Stinson as president of Canadian Pacific Railway. and in 1995 succeeded I. Barry Scott as its CEO also.
In 2004 he was awarded the Railroader of the Year
by Railway Age
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He stood down as president an CEO of the company in May 2006, to be replaced by Fred Green (2006 - Present).
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...
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In 1990 he succeeded William W. Stinson as president of Canadian Pacific Railway. and in 1995 succeeded I. Barry Scott as its CEO also.
In 2004 he was awarded the Railroader of the Year
Railroader of the Year
Railroader of the Year is an annual award presented to a North American railroad industry worker by trade journal Railway Age. The award was first presented in 1964 by trade journal Modern Railroads and has continued through the magazine acquisition in 1992 to the present.Past recipients of this...
by Railway Age
Railway Age
Railway Age is an American trade journal for the rail transport industry. It was founded in 1856 in Chicago and is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. The magazine's original title was the Western Railroad Gazette, and was renamed the Railroad Gazette in 1870...
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He stood down as president an CEO of the company in May 2006, to be replaced by Fred Green (2006 - Present).