Following is a list of presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide.
Abbot, Edwin H. (1834–1927), WC -1890.
Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835–1915), UP 1884-1890.
Adams, Melvin O. (1847–1920), BRB&L.
Aikman, Frank, Jr., LIRR 1967-1969.
Allen, Horatio (1802–1889), Erie 1843-1844.
Allen, John W. (1802–1887), CNR 1834, C&C 1845.
Allyn, Henry G., Jr., P&LE 1969–1993.
Alpert, George, NH.
Altschul, Selig, D&H 1977.
Ames, Oliver, Jr. (1807–1877), UP 1866–1871.
Anderson, Samuel J., P&O.
Anschutz, Philip (born 1939), RG 1984–1988, SP 1988–1996.
Archbald, James (1793-1870), LSMS 1854–1856
Arndt, Otto, DR 1970–1989.
Ashby, G. F., UP 1946–1949.
Ashley, James Mitchell (1824–1896), AA.
Atkinson, Arthur K. (1892-1964), WAB 1947-1960.
Atterbury, William W. (1866–1935), PRR 1925–1935.
Augustowski, Tadeusz, PKP −2005.
Baer, George Frederick (1842–1914), RDG 1901–1914.
Bailey, E. H., UP 1965–1971.
Baldwin, William H., Jr. (1863–1905), LIRR 1896–1905.
Bancroft, William Amos (b. 1855), BER 1899–.
Bandeen, Robert (b. 1930), CN 1974–1982.
Banfield, Edward (1837-1872), GFS (1865-1872).
Barriger, John W., III (1899–1976), Monon 1946–1953, P&LE 1956–1964, MKT 1965–1970, B&M 1973–1974.
Bauer, Kenneth J., LIRR 2000–2003.
Beatty, Edward Wentworth (1877–1943), CPR 1918–1943.
Beckley, Thomas M., SOO 1978–1983.
Beeching, Richard (1913–1985), BR 1961–1965.
Bennett, James I., P&LE 1877–1881.
Berdell, Robert H., Erie 1864–1867
Bernet, John J. (1868–1935), NKP 1916–1926, Erie 1927–1929, C&O 1929–1932, NKP 1933–1935.
Bertrand, Charles E., D&H 1977–1978.
Besener, Willi, DR 1946–1949.
Beven, John L., IC 1938–1945.
Biaggini, Benjamin (1916–2005), SP 1964–1983.
Billings, Frederick H. (1823–1890), NP 1879–1881.
Blackstone, Timothy B. (1829–1900), CA 1864–1899.
Blake, Ronald James (b. 1934), KCRC 2006–present.
Bledsoe, Samuel T. (1868–1939), ATSF 1933–1939.
Boardman, Joseph H. (b. 1948), Amtrak 2008–2016.
Boatner, Victor V. (1881–1950), CGW 1929–1931.
Bolton, John, D&H 1826–1831.
Bond, Frank S., RDG 1883–.
Bond, Hiram, Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (TCI)
Bowen, James, Erie 1841–1842.
Bowman, Hollis, MEC 1863–1864.
Boyd, Alan Stephenson (b. 1922), IC 1969–1972, Amtrak 1978–1982.
Brooke, George D., C&O 1933–, PM 1933–, NKP 1935–, VGN.
Brosnan, D. William (d. 1985), SOU 1962–1967.
Brown, Revelle W., RDG.
Bruce, Harry J., IC 1983–1990
Bryant, Gridley (1789–1867), Granite Railway.
Bryant, Robert E., BBRR -present.
Budd, John M., GN.
Budd, Ralph (1879–1962), GN 1919–1932, CB&Q 1932–1949.
Buenrostro, Hugo Jiménez, KCSM 2006–present.
Buford, Algernon S. (1826–1911), R&D 1865–1892.
Buford, Curtis D., P&LE 1965–1969.
Burbidge, Fred, CPR 1972–1981.
Burdakin, John H., GTW.
Burkhardt, Ed, WC 1987–1999, Railworld 2000–present.
Burns, John J., Alleghany Corporation.
Burns, Ron (b. 1953), UP 1996.
Burt, Horace G. (1849–1913), UP 1898–1904.
Burtness, Harold W. (1897–1978), CGW 1946–1948.
Bury, Oliver Robert Hawke (1861–1946), GWR Brazil 1892–1894, GNR 1902–1912, LNER 1912–1945.
Bush, Benjamin Franklin (1860–1927), WM 1907–1911, MP 1911–1923, D&RG 1912–1915, WP 1913–1915.
Busiel, Charles Albert (1842–1901), LSR, C&M.
Butzelaar, Frank, SRY 2008–present.
Cable, Ransom Reed, RI 1883–1898.
Cahill, Michael Harrison, MKT 1930–1933.
Calhoun, Patrick (1856–1943), URRSF.
Calvin, E. E., UP 1916–1918.
Carter, George L. (b. 1887),CRR
Carter, Thomas S. (b. 1921), KCS 1973–1986.
Cass, George Washington (1810–1888), O&P 1856, PFW&C 1857–83, NP 1872–75.
Cassatt, Alexander (1839–1906), PRR 1899–1906.
Cavanaugh, Dennis Miles, SOO 1983–1986, 1987–1989.
Celinski, Krzysztof, PKP 2005–present.
Chapin, Chester W. (1798–1883), B&A 1868–1878.
Charlick, Oliver, LIRR 1863–1875.
Chipley, William Dudley (1840–1897), C&R, P&A.
Christy, Doug, IAIS.
Clark, Horace F. (1815–1873), UP 1872–1873.
Clark, John P., NYSW.
Clark, S.H.H., UP 1892–1898.
Clarke, F. B., SP&S 1907–.
Claytor, Robert B. (1922–1993), N&W 1981–1982, NS 1982–1993.
Claytor, W. Graham, Jr. (1912–1994), SOU 1967–1977, Amtrak 1982–1993.
Clement, Martin W. (1881–1966), PRR 1935–1948.
Coe, William R. (1869–1955), VGN.
Coleman, D'Alton Cory, CPR 1942–1947.
Coleman, William C. (1901–1976), Monon 1962–1967.
Coliton, William P., CSS&SB 1961–.
Colket, Coffin, LIRR 1862–1863.
Collins, David J., BPRR -present.
Colnon, Aaron, RI 1942–1947.
Conti, P. Scott, PW 2005–present.
Cooke, Jay (1821–1905), NP.
Coolidge, T. Jefferson (1831–1920), ATSF 1880–1881.
Corbin, Austin (1827–1896), LIRR 1881–1896.
Corning, Erastus (1794–1872), U&S 1830s–1853, NYC 1853–1865.
Côté, Paul, Via 2005–present.
Couch, C. P. "Pete" (1890–1955), KCS 1939–1941.
Couch, Harvey C. (1877–1941), KCS 1939.
Cowen, John K. (1844–1904), B&O 1896–1901.
Crane, L. Stanley, SOU 1977–1980.
Crocker, Charles (1822–1888), CP.
Crosbie, William, Amtrak (acting) 2008.
Crump, Norris Ray "Buck" (1904–1989), CPR 1955–1964 and 1966.
Crush, William, MKT.
Culver, Andrew, Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad.
Davidson, Richard K. (b. 1942), UP (president) 1991–1996 (CEO) 1997–2006.
Davis, Champion McDonald, ACL.
Davis, James, UTAH 2002–2008.
Davis, Jerry, CSX 1989–1995, SP 1995–1996, UP 1996–1998.
deButts, Harry A., SOU 1951–1962.
deForest, Henry, SP 1925–1932.
Delatour, H.L., LIRR 1949–1950.
Denney, Charles E. (b. 1879), Erie 1929–1939, NP 1939–1950.
Depew, Chauncey M. (1834–1928), NYC 1885–1898.
Deramus, William N., Jr. (1888–1965), KCS 1941–1961.
Deramus, William N., III (1915–1989), CGW 1949–1957, MKT 1957–1961, KCS 1961–1973.
Deramus, William N., IV (b. 1944), KCS 1986–1990
Dermody, James J., LIRR 2003–2006.
Dickinson, Jacob M. (1851–1928), RI 1915–1917.
Dickson, Thomas, D&H 1869–1884.
Dillon, Sidney (1812–1892), UP 1874–1884 and 1890–1892.
Dix, John Adams (1798–1879), C&RI, M&M, UP 1863–1868, Erie 1872.
Dixon, William J., RI 1970–1974.
Dodge, Edwin V., SOO 1989–.
Donnelly, Charles (1869–1939), NP 1920–1939.
Dougherty, A. A., SMV 1911–.
Downs, Lawrence A., IC 1926–1938.
Downs, Thomas, Amtrak 1993–1998.
Draney, Herbert J., NYSW −1968.
Draper, William Henry, Jr. (1894–1974), LIRR 1950–1951.
Drew, Daniel (1797–1879), Erie 1857–1870.
Drusch, William F., TCW 2001–2007.
Ducharme, Rick (b. 1948), GO 1993–1999, TTC 1999–2006.
Duff, John, UP 1873–1874.
Dumaine, Frederick C., Jr., NH 1951–1954, D&H 1967–1968.
Durant, Charles W., RI 1863–1866.
Dürr, Heinz (b. 1933), DB 1991–1993, DB AG 1993–1997.
Eaton, Cyrus S. (1883–1979), C&O 1950s.
Edson, Job A. (1854–1928), KCS 1905–1918 and 1920–1927.
Edwards, George W. (b. 1939), KCS 1991–1995
Eldridge, John S., Erie 1867–1868.
Elliott, Howard (1860-1928), NP 1903–1913, NH 1913–.
Emerson, Robert A. "Bob", CPR 1964–1966.
Engel, Edward J., ATSF 1939–1944.
Erickson, E.O. "Jim", AA -present.
Eriksen, Søren, DSB 2006–2011.
Evans, Ike, UP 1998–2004.
Fadeev, Gennady, Russian Railways
Farnam, Henry (1803–1883), RI 1854–1863.
Farrington, John Dow, RI 1948–1955.
Felton, Samuel Morse, Jr. (1853–1930), CA 1899–1908, CGW 1909–1929.
Fernandez, Vicente Corta, TFM April 2005 – July 2005.
Finley, William, SOU 1906–1913.
Finney, F. N., SOO 1890–1892.
Fish, Stuyvesant (1851–1923), IC 1887–1906.
Fishwick, John "Jack" P., EL, D&H 1968–1970, N&W 1970–1981
Fisk, George B., LIRR 1839–1847.
Fisk, James ("Big Jim") (1834–1872), Erie.
Fitzgerald, J. M. (b. 1877), WM 1913–1914.
Flagler, Henry Morrison (1830–1913), FEC 1885–1913.
Fleming, Joseph B., RI 1933–1947.
Forbes, John Murray (1813–1898), MC 1846–1855, CB&Q
Fordyce, Samuel W. (1840–1919), SLA&T 1886–1889, SSW 1890–1898, KCS 1900.
Franklin, Walter S., PRR 1948–1954, LIRR 1954–1955.
Fraser, Donald V., MKT 1945–1956.
Frederick, William A., CFNR 1993–.
Furth, Alan, SP 1979–1982.
Gabreski, Francis S. (1919–2002), LIRR 1978–1981.
Gadsden, James (1788–1858), South Carolina Rail Road 1840–1850.
Gallois, Louis (b. 1944), SNCF 1996–2006.
Gamble, Patrick K. (b. 1945), ARR 2001–present.
Gardner, William A., CNW 1910-1916
Gardner, William E., WSOR 1988–present.
Garrett, John W. (1820–1884), B&O 1858–1884.
Garrett, Robert, II (1847–1896), B&O 1884–1887.
Gastler, Harold L., MKT 1975–1988.
George, W. H. Krome (1918–2004), NS 1979–1990.
Gibbons, William M., RI 1975–1984.
Gibson, Gary, IHB -present.
Giles, John, RailAmerica, FEC 2008–present.
Gilliland, Jack E., AT&N, SLSF 1965–.
Gilmore, Robert C., SOO 1986–1987.
Gohlke, Reiner, DB 1982–1990.
Goode, David R. (b. 1941), NS 1991-2005.
Goodenow, William, MEC 1862–1863.
Goodfellow, Thomas M., LIRR 1955–1967.
Gordon, Donald (1901–1969), CN 1950–1966.
Gorman, James E. (died 1942), RI 1917–1942.
Gorman, Paul, PC.
Goto, Shinpei (1857–1929), South Manchuria Railway 1906–1908.
Gould, George Jay, I (1864–1923), DRGW, WP, MP 1892–1915.
Gould, Jay (1836–1892), Erie 1868–1872, UP 1870s–1883, New York City elevated railroads 1881–1888, MP 1879–1892.
Gowen, Franklin B. (1836–1889), RDG 1866–1883.
Granet, Guy, Sir (1867–1943), Midland Railway (UK) 1906–1922, LMS 1923–1927
Grant, James (1812–1891), RI 1851–1854.
Gray, Carl R. (1867–1939), GN 1912–1914, WM 1914–1919, UP 1920–1937.
Green, Chris, Virgin 1999–2005, Network Rail 2005–present.
Green, Fred J., CPR 2005–present.
Greenough, Allen J., PRR 1960–1968.
Grinstein, Gerald, BN 1985–1995.
Grout, H. C., SOO 1944–1949.
Grube, Rüdiger (b. 1951), DB 2010–present
Gunn, David L. (b. 1937), SEPTA 1979–1984, New York City MTA 1984–1990, WMATA 1991–1994, TTC 1995–1999, Amtrak 2002–2005.
Gurley, Fred (1889–1976), ATSF 1944–1958.
Hagerman, John J. (1838–1909), CM 1885–1890.
Hall, Harold H., SOU 1980–1982.
Hall, John M., NH −1903.
Haile, Columbus, MKT 1927–1930.
Hanna, David Blyth (1858–1938), CNoR 1918–1919, CN 1919–1922.
Hannaford, Jule Murat (1850–1934), NP 1913–1920.
Hanrahan, James T., IC 1906–1911.
Harriman, E. H. (1848–1909), UP 1904–1909, SP 1901–1909.
Harris, Robert (1830–1894), CB&Q 1876–1878, NP 1884–1888.
Harrison, Fairfax, SOU 1913–1937.
Harrison, E. Hunter (b. 1944), IC 1993–1998, CN 2003–2009. CP 2012–present.
Harrold, Orville R. (1932–2005), PW 1980–2005.
Hartt, Jay Samuel (died 1962), CSS&SB 1938–1960.
Havemeyer, Henry, LIRR 1875–1876.
Haverty, Mike (b. 1944), ATSF 1989–1995, KCS 1995–present.
Haviland, Isaac E., LIRR 1850–1851 and 1852–1853.
Hayakawa, Senkichi, South Manchuria Railway 1921–1922.
Hayashi, Hakutaro, South Manchuria Railway 1932–1935.
Hayes, Charles Melville, SP 1900–1901.
Heineman, Benjamin W. (b. 1914), CNW 1956–1968.
Henrici, Jacob, P&LE 1881–1885.
Henry, Paula, UTAH 2008–present.
Hicks, Valentine, LIRR 1837–1838.
Hill, James J. (1838–1916), SP&P 1873-1879, GN 1879–1907, NP.
Hiltz, John P., Jr., D&H 1967.
Hines, Walker D. (1870–1934), ATSF 1916–17, USRA 1918–1919.
Holden, Hale, SP 1928–1939.
Holliday, Cyrus K. (1826–1900), ATSF 1860–1863.
Hone, Philip (1780–1851), D&H 1825–1826.
Hooper, James, Erie two months in 1845.
Hood, John Mifflin, WM 1874–1902.
Hopkins, Mark (1813–1878), CP 1861–.
Hoppe, Charles W., LIRR 1990–1994.
Howard, Nathaniel Lamson (1884–1949), CGW 1925–1929.
Huges, Timo (b. 1965), NS (Dutch Railways) 2013–present
Hughes, David, Amtrak 2005–2006.
Hughitt, Marvin, CNW 1887–1910.
Hungerford, Samuel J., CN 1932–1941.
Hunnewell, H. H. (1810–1902), KCFS&G, KCL&S.
Huntingdon, G. R., SOO 1922–1923.
Huntington, Collis P. (1821–1900), CP 1862–, C&O 1871–1888.
Huntington, Henry E. (1850–1927), PE.
Hustis, James H. (1864–1942), NH 1913–1914, B&M 1914–1926.
Idrac, Anne-Marie (b. 1951), RATP 2002–2006, SNCF 2006–2008.
Ingalls, Melville E. (1842–1914), CCC&StL 1889–1905.
Ingram, John W., RI 1974–1975.
Insull, Samuel (1859–1938), CNS&M, CA&E, CSS&SB 1925–1933.
Ives, Brayton (b. 1841), NP 1893–1896.
Jacobson, L. S. "Jake", CBRY -present.
Jaffray, C. T., SOO 1924–1937.
Jeffers, William, UP 1937–.
Jenks, Downing B., RI 1956–1961, MP.
Jervis, John B. (1795–1885), RI 1851–1854.
Jewett, Hugh J. (1817–1898), Erie 1874–1884.
Johnson, Lucius E. (1846–1921), N&W 1904–1921.
Johnson, R. Ellis, RI 1961–1964.
Johnson, William B., IC 1967–1969.
Johnston, Charles E. (1881–1951), KCS 1928–1938.
Johnston, Paul W., Erie 1949–1956.
Johnston, Wayne A. (1897–1967), IC 1945–1966.
Joy, James F. (b. 1810), MC.
Joyce, Patrick H. (1879–1946), CGW 1931–1946.
Kakiuchi, Takeshi, JR West −2005.
Kalikow, Peter S. (b. 1943), NYMTA 2001–2007.
Kamarás, Miklós, MÁV −2008.
Kasyanov, Alexander, East Siberian Railway −2004.
Kawamura, Takeji, South Manchuria Railway 1922–1924.
Keddi, Herbert, DR 1989–1990.
Keep, Albert (1826–1907), CNW, LSMS.
Kenefick, John, UP 1971–1986.
Kenny, Raymond P., LIRR 2006–2007.
Keyes, Henry (1810–1870), ATSF 1869–1870.
Kidde, Walter (1877–1943), NYSW 1937–1943.
Kidder, John Flint (died 1901), NCNG −1901.
Kidder, Sarah, NCNG 1901–1913.
Kilbourn, Byron (1801–1870), Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad 1849–1852.
Kiley, John P., MILW −1957.
Kimball, Benjamin, CS 1880.
Kimball, Frederick J. (1844–1903), N&W 1881–1903.
Kimmel, William (1812–1886), B&O.
King, James Gore (1791–1853), Erie 1835–1839.
King, John, Erie 1884–1894.
Kittson, Norman (1814–1888), SPM&M 1879–.
Klemm, Hans, DR 1990–1991.
Knott, Stuart R. (1859–1943), KCS 1900–1905.
Kohiyama, Naoto, South Manchuria Railway 1943–1945.
Kramer, Erwin, DR 1950–1970.
Krebs, Robert, SP 1982–1984, BNSF.
Kreikemeyer, Willi, DR 1949–1950.
Kruttschnitt, Julius, SP 1913–1925.
Kummant, Alexander (b. 1942), Amtrak 2006–2008.
Kunisawa, Simbei, South Manchuria Railway 1917–1919.
Lafevers, Brad, GMA 2004–present.
Langdon, Jervis, Jr., RI 1965–1970.
Lawless, Ronald E., CN 1987–1992.
LeClair, Maurice (b. 1927), CN 1982–1986.
Leeds, William Bateman, RI 1901–1904.
LeFrançois, Marc, Via −2004.
Levine, John P., Pinsly -present.
Lewis, Drew (b. 1931), UP 1986–1997.
Lewis, Roger Amtrak 1971–1974.
Linchevski, Ofer, Israel Railways 2005–present.
Loder, Benjamin, Erie 1845–1853.
Logan, William A., NYSW 1968–.
Lok, Jesper, DSB 2011–present
Lord, Eleazer, Erie 1833–1835, 1839–1841 and 1844–1845.
Lord, Henry C. (b. 1824), ATSF 1868–1869.
Loree, Leonor F. (1858–1940), B&O 1901–1903, D&H 1907–1938, KCS 1918–1920.
Lovett, Robert S. (1860–1932), SP 1909–1913, UP 1910–1911.
Lowden, Frank Orren (1861–1943), RI 1933–1943.
Lowry, Thomas (1843–1909), SOO 1889–1890, 1892–1909.
Ludewig, Johannes (b. 1945), DB 1997–1999.
Macfarlane, Robert Stetson (b. 1899), NP 1951–1966.
Mackenzie, William (1849–1923), TSR 1891–, CNoR 1895–, Brascan 1899–.
MacMillan, Norman J. (1909–1978), CN 1967–1974.
MacNamara, G. Allen, SOO 1950–1960.
Magdei, Vasilie V. (d. 2006), Ulaanbaatar Railway 2004–2006.
Mahone, William (1826–1895), N&P 1853-1858.
Maidmen, Irving, NYSW.
Mallory, Francis (1807–1860), N&P.
Mann, Donald (1853–1934), CNoR.
Manvel, Allen (b. 1837), ATSF 1889–1893.
Markham, Charles H., IC 1911–1918.
Marsh, Ernest S., ATSF 1958–1967.
Marsh, Nathaniel, Erie 1861–1864.
Marsh, Samuel, Erie 1859–1861 and four months in 1864.
Matsuoka, Yōsuke (1880–1946), South Manchuria Railway 1935–1939.
Maxwell, Gregory W., D&H 1970–1972.
Maxwell, William, Erie 1842–1843.
Mayer, Charles F. (1832–1904), B&O 1888–1896.
Maynard, Moses, Jr., LIRR 1851–1852.
McAdoo, William G. (1863–1941), H&M 1902–1913; USRA 1917–18.
McCabe, Frank Wells, D&H 1968.
McCahey, James B., Jr. (1920–1998), CSS&SB.
McCrea, James, PRR 1907–1912.
McCreey, William, P&LE 1875–1877.
McDonald, Angus Daniel (1878–1941), SP 1932–1941.
McDonald, Morris (1865–1938), B&M 1913–1914, MEC 1914–1932.
McGinnis, Patrick, B&M 1950–1960, NH 1954–.
McIntyre, J.C., DME 1986–1996.
McIver, Bruce C., LIRR 1985–1989.
McKinnon, Arnold B., NS.
McLean, David G. A., CN -present.
McLeod, Archibald A., RDG.
McNear, Denman, SP 1976–1979.
McPherson, John D., IC, FEC 1999–2008.
Meerstadt, Bert (b. 1961), NS (Dutch Railways) 2009–2013
Mehdorn, Hartmut (b. 1942), DB 1999–2009.
Mellen, Charles Sanger (1852–1927), NP 1897–1903, NH 1903–, MEC 1910–1914.
Menk, Louis W., NP 1966–1970, BN.
Mercier, Armand, SP 1941–1951.
Merrick, Samuel V., PRR 1847–1849.
Mięclewski, Maciej, PKP −2004.
Miller, Dennis H., IAIS 2004–present
Miller, E. Spencer (d. 2005), MEC 1952–1978.
Millholland, James A., GC&C.
Minot, Charles, Erie Railroad 1850-45 & 1859–1864
Mitchell, Alexander (1817–1887), MILW 1864–1887.
Moffat, David (1839–1911), DRGW 1887–1891, DNW&P 1902-1911
Mohan, D.M. "Mike", SP 1984–1996.
Mohar, Mario, TFM −2005.
Mohler, A.L., UP 1911–1916.
Molson, John (1763–1836), C&StL.
Moore, W. Gifford, L&HR 1968–.
Moorman, Charles W. (b. 1953), NS 2004–2015, Amtrak 2016–present.
Moran, Charles, Erie 1857–1859.
Moretti, Mauro (b. 1953), FS 2006–present
Morrill, Anson P., MEC 1864–1866 and 1873–1875.
Morris, William E., LIRR 1853–1862.
Moyes, Chris (1949–2006), Go-Ahead Group 2005–2006.
Moyers, Edward, SP −1995.
Mudge, Henry U., RI 1909–1915.
Murray, Leonard, SOO 1961–1978.
Nakamura, Korekimi, South Manchuria Railway 1908–1913.
Nakamura, Yujiro, South Manchuria Railway 1914–1917.
Nash, John Francis (1908–2004), P&LE 1953–1956, LV.
Nast, William F. (b. 1840), ATSF 1868.
William Neal, CPR 1947–1948.
Newall, James E., CPR.
Newell, John, P&LE 1887–1896.
Newton, Daniel Howe (b. 1827), HT&W 1887–1905.
Nickerson, Thomas (1810–1892), ATSF 1874–1880, CS 1880–1885.
Nomura, Ryutaro, South Manchuria Railway 1913–1914 and 1919–1921.
Norris, Earnest E., SOU 1937–1951.
Norton, Henry K., NYSW 1943–1955.
Nuelle, Joseph H., D&H 1938–1954.
Oakes, Thomas Fletcher (1843–1919), NP 1888–1893.
Oeftering, Heinz Maria, DB 1957–1972.
Ogden, William Butler (1805–1877), G&CU 1848–1862, UP 1862–1863.
Ohmura, Takuichi, South Manchuria Railway 1939–1943.
Olyphant, George Talbot, D&H 1858–1869.
Olyphant, Robert M., D&H 1884–1903.
Osborn, Prime F., III, SCL, CSX
Osipów, Andrzej (b. 1953), SKM 2006–2009.
Otsuka, Mutsutake (b. 1932), JR East 2000–present.
Packer, Asa (1805–1879), LV.
Page, William N. (1854–1932), VGN.
Palmer, William Jackson (1836–1909), KP, D&RG 1870–1901.
Parkinson, David L., CFNR 1993–.
Patterson, William C., PRR 1849–1852.
Pattison, Robert K., LIRR 1976–1978.
Payne, Henry Clay (1843–1904), TMER&L, NP.
Peabody, Charles A., IC 1918–1919.
Pease, Edward (1767–1858), S&D 1825–1829.
Pelletier, Jean (1935–2009), Via 2001–2004.
Pennington, Edmund, SOO 1909–1922.
Pepy, Guillaume (b. 1958), SNCF 2008–present
Perham, Josiah, NP 1864–1866.
Perlman, Alfred E. (1902–1983), NYC 1954–1968, PC 1968–1970, WP 1970–1973.
Peters, Ralph (b. 1853), LIRR 1905–1923.
Phelps, John Jay (1810–1869), DLW −1853.
Phelps, Timothy Guy (1824–1899), SP 1865–1868.
Pick, Frank (1878–1941), LPTB 1933–1940.
Pitcairn, Robert (1836–1909), PRR Pittsburgh Division.
Plant, Henry B. (1819–1899), Plant System
Pomeroy, Samuel C. (1816–1891), ATSF 1863–1868
Poppenhusen, Adolph, LIRR 1877.
Poppenhusen, Conrad, LIRR 1876.
Post, Waldron B., LIRR 1838–1839.
Potter, William F., LIRR 1905.
Pound, Thaddeus C. (1833–1914), CF&W, StPEGT.
Power, Thomas F., Jr., WC −2001.
Prendergast, Thomas F., LIRR 1994–2000, NYMTA 2013–present.
Provo, Larry S., CNW 1968–1976.
Purdy, Warren G., RI 1898–1901.
Qawi, Hanafi Abdel, Egyptian Railways −2006.
Quinlan, H.W., L&HR 1960–1968.
Quinn, William John, MILW 1957–1966 CB&Q 1966–1970.
Ramsdell, Homer, Erie 1853–1857.
Ramsey, Joseph, Jr., WAB 1901–1905, WM 1903–1908.
Rea, Samuel, PRR 1913–1925, LIRR 1923–1928.
Redfearn, Donald D. (b. 1953), RailAmerica.
Reed, James H., P&LE 1892–1896.
Reed, John Shedd (1917–2008), ATSF 1967–1986.
Reid, Robert Gillespie (1842–1908), NFRy 1889–1908.
Reidy, Edward T. (b. 1903), CGW 1957–1968.
Reinhart, Joseph, ATSF 1893–1894.
Reistrup, Paul, Amtrak 1974–1978.
Rice, Richard D., MEC 1870–1873.
Rice, W. Thomas (1913–2006), RFP 1955–1957, ACL 1957–1967, SCL 1967–, CSX.
Rich, Walter (1946–2007), NYSW 1980–.
Riddle, Hugh (1822–1892), RI 1877–1883.
Rión, Francisco Javier, TFM 2005–present.
Ripley, Edward Payson, ATSF 1896–1920.
Ritchie, Robert J., CPR 1990–2005.
Roberson, Bob, FWWR
Roberts, George B., PRR 1880–1896.
Rogers, Henry H. (1840–1909), VGN.
Ronan, William J. (1912–2014), NYMTA 1965–1974.
Ropes, David N., LIRR 1876–1877.
Rose, Matthew K. (b. 1960), BNSF 1999–present.
Ross, Walter L. (b. 1852), NKP 1929–.
Rouvillois, Philippe, SNCF −1986.
Rowland, Landon H., KCS 1990–1991.
Rowland, Ross, Pacific Wilderness Railway 2000–2001.
Roy, Jon R., IAIS −2002.
Russell, Donald (1900–1985), SP 1952–1972.
Rutter, James H., NYC 1883–1885.
Sage, Russell (1816–1906), CM&StP.
St. Clair-Abrams, Alexander (1845–1931), TO&A.
Saunders, Stuart T. (1909–1987), N&W 1958–1963, PRR 1963–1968, PC 1968–1970.
Scannell, Daniel T., LIRR 1981.
Schaff, Charles E., MKT 1923–1926.
Schieffer, Kevin V., DME 1996–2008.
Schlager, Walter L., Jr., LIRR 1969–1976.
Schmiege, Robert, CNW.
Schoonmaker, James M., P&LE.
Scott, I. Barry, CPR −1995.
Scott, Thomas A. (1823–1881), UP 1871–1874, PRR 1874–1880.
Scranton, George W. (1811–1861).
Sease, Ralph E., NYSW 1955–1963.
Seger, C.B., UP 1918–1919.
Segień, Mikołaj, SKM -present.
Sengeløv, Keld (d. 2006), DSB −2006.
Sengoku, Mitsugu, South Manchuria Railway 1928–1931.
Sharp, Thomas R., LIRR 1877–1881.
Shaughnessy, Thomas George (1853–1923), CPR 1899–1918.
Sheffield, Bill (b. 1928), ARR 1997–2001.
Sheffield, Joseph Earl (1793–1882), Northampton Railroad.
Sherwood, Henry (1813–1896), W&L.
Shoemaker, Kent, D&H 1978–1982.
Shoener, Arthur, KCS 2005–present.
Shoup, Paul, SP 1929–1932.
Shumate, Stuart, RFP 1961–1981.
Simpson, Howard E. (1897–1985), B&O 1953–1961.
Sinclair, Ian David (1913–2006), CPR 1969–1981.
Sloan, Matthew S., MKT 1933–1945.
Sloan, Samuel (1817–1907), DLW 1867–1899.
Smith, Alfred H. (1863-1924), NYC 1914-1924.
Smith, Charles E. RDG −1866.
Smith, John Gregory (1818–1891), NP 1866–1872.
Smucker, David E., LIRR 1949–1950.
Snow, John W. (b. 1939), B&O 1985–1986, CSXT 1986–1988.
Spencer, Samuel (1847–1906), B&O 1887–1888, SOU 1894–1906.
Speyer, Edgar (1862–1932), UERL 1906–1915.
Squires, James, NS 1992-.
Sprague, Lucian (1882–1960), M&StL 1935–.
Sproule, William, SP 1911–1918 and 1920–1928.
Stamp, Josiah (1880–1941) LMS 1926–.
Stanley, Albert, Lord Ashfield (1874–1948), UERL 1920–1933, LPTB 1933–1947.
Stanford, Leland (1824–1893), CP 1861–1868, SP 1868–1893.
Starling, David (b. 1950), KCS 2010–present.
Stauffer, Grant (died 1949), CGW 1948–1949.
Stephen, George (1829–1921), CPR 1881–1888.
Sterzing, Carl B., D&H 1972–1977.
Stickney, Alpheus Beede (1840–1916), CGW 1883–1909.
Stilwell, Arthur Edward (1859–1928), KCP&G −1899, KCM&O.
Stinson, William (b. 1935), CPR 1981–1990.
Stockdale, Fletcher (c. 1823–1890), Indianola Railroad.
Stoddard, A.E., UP 1949–1965.
Storey, William Benson (1857–1940), ATSF 1920–1933.
Strong, Henry, ATSF 1873–1874.
Strong, William Barstow (1837–1914), MC −1876, ATSF 1881–1889.
Swann, Thomas (1809–1883), B&O 1848–1853.
Swift, Charles M. (1854–1929), Meralco, Panay Railways, various Michigan companies
Swinburn, Charles (b. 1942), RailAmerica.
Swartz, W. John, ATSF 1986–1989.
Symes, James H., PRR 1954–1963.
Taylor, Knowles, LIRR 1835–1837.
Taylor, Walter H. (1838–1916), N&W.
Tellier, Paul (b. 1939), CN 1992–2003.
Thayer, William F. (b. 1846), NNH.
Thomas, Eben B., Erie 1894–1901.
Thomas, Philip E. (1776–1861), B&O 1827–1836
Thomson, Frank, PRR 1897–1899.
Thomson, John Edgar (1808–1874), PRR 1852–1874.
Thornton, Henry W. (1871–1933), CN 1922–1932.
Tishanin, Alexander, East Siberian Railway 2004–present.
Tobias, Steven C., AWW -present.
Towner, Terry, ABS -present.
Tracy, John F., RI 1866–1877.
Travis, Walter E., BAR.
Truesdale, William (1851–1935), MSTL 1887, DLW 1899–1925.
Tsutsumi, Yoshiaki (b. 1934), Seibu Railway −2004.
Turpin, Frank (1923–2005), ARR 1985–1993.
Tuttle, Lucius, B&M 1893–.
Twichell, Ginery (1811–1883), B&W 1857–, ATSF 1870–1873, BB&G, HT&W.
Uchida, Yasuka, South Manchuria Railway 1931–1932.
Underwood, Frederick D., Erie 1901–1927.
Vaerst, Wolfgang, DB 1972–1982.
Vanderbilt, Cornelius (1794–1877), NY&H 1862–, NYC 1867–
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, II (1843–1899), NYC 1885–.
Vanderbilt, Frederick William (1856–1938), NYC.
Vanderbilt, Harold Stirling (1884–1970), NYC.
Vanderbilt, William Henry (1821–1885), NYC.
Vanderbilt, William Kissam (1849–1920), NYC.
Vanderbilt, William Kissam, II (1878–1944), NYC.
van Boxtel, Roger (b. 1954), NS 2015—.
van der Burch, John, SRY 2000–2008.
Van Horne, William Cornelius (1843–1915), CPR 1889–1899.
Van Sweringen, Mantis James (1881–1935), NKP, Erie, PM, HV, C&O.
Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton (1879–1936), NKP, Erie, PM, HV, C&O.
Vaughan, Robert Charles, CN 1941–1949.
Veenman, Aad, NS (Dutch Railways) 2002–2009.
Villard, Henry (1835–1900), NP 1881–1884.
Von Miller, Harry W., Erie 1956–1960, EL 1960–.
Wach, Andrzej, PKP 2004–present.
Walker, Aldace F. (1842–1901), ATSF 1894–1895.
Walker, George, CPR 1948–1955.
Walsh, Mike, UP 1987–1991.
Walters, Henry (1848–1931), ACL.
Ward, Michael J., CSX 2003–.
Warrington, George (1952–2007), Amtrak 1998–2002.
Washburn, William D. (1831–1912), SOO 1883–1889.
Watkins, Hays T., Jr., CSX.
Watson, Peter H., Erie 1872–1874.
Webster, G. W., SOO 1937–1944.
Weeks, James H., LIRR 1847–1850.
Wegner, Mark J., TCW 2007–present.
West, Absolom M. (1818–1894), MSC 1864–.
White, William, D&H 1954–1967.
Whitehead, Charles N., MKT 1926.
Whitman, Reginald N., MKT 1970–1975.
Wilbur, George B., CS 1885–1887.
Wilcox, David, D&H 1903–1907.
Willard, Daniel (1861–1942), B&O 1910–1941.
Williams, Charles T., MKT 1961–1965.
Williams, Helena E., LIRR 2007–present.
Williams, John H., NWP 2006–present.
Wilson, Robin H.H., LIRR 1981–1985.
Winchell, Benjamin L., RI 1904–1909.
Winter, Edwin (b. 1845), NP 1896–1897, BRT 1902–.
Wolfe, James R. (1930–1988), Chicago and North Western.
Woodruff, Robert E. (1884–1957), Erie 1939–1949.
Wright, Charles Barstow, NP 1875–1879.
Wurtz, John, D&H 1831–1858.
Wyer, William, LIRR 1951–1954.
Yakunin, Vladimir (b. 1948), Russian Railways 2005–2015.
Yamamoto, Jyotaro, South Manchuria Railway 1927–1929.
Yamazaki, Masao, JR West 2005–present.
Yamazaki, Motoki, South Manchuria Railway 1945.
Yasuhiro, Banichiro, South Manchuria Railway 1924–1927.
Yerkes, Charles (1837–1905), UERL 1902–1905.
Yohe, Curtis M., P&LE 1929–1953.
Yohe, James B., P&LE.
Young, James R. (1952–2014), UP (president) 2004–2014 (CEO) 2006–2014.
Young, Robert R. (1897–1958), C&O 1942–, NYC 1954–1958.
Yulee, David Levy (1810–1886), Yulee Railroad.
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