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List of railroad executives

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List of railroad executives

Following is a list of presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide.

Contents

A

  • 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.
  • B

  • 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.
  • C

  • 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.
  • D

  • 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.
  • E

  • 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.
  • F

  • 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.
  • G

  • 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.
  • H

  • 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.
  • I

  • 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.
  • J

  • 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.
  • K

  • 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.
  • L

  • 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.
  • M

  • 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.
  • N

  • 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.
  • O

  • 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.
  • P

  • 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.
  • Q

  • Qawi, Hanafi Abdel, Egyptian Railways −2006.
  • Quinlan, H.W., L&HR 1960–1968.
  • Quinn, William John, MILW 1957–1966 CB&Q 1966–1970.
  • R

  • 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.
  • S

  • 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.
  • T

  • 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.
  • U

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

  • 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–.
  • W

  • 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.
  • Y

  • 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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