George Warrington

Infobox Person
name = George Warrington


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birth_date = September 19, 1952
birth_place = Bayonne, New Jersey
death_date = December 24, 2007
death_place = Mendham, New Jersey
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known_for = President of Amtrak
occupation = Transportation official
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George David Warrington (September 19, 1952 – December 24 2007) was an American transportation official, who served New Jersey Transit for 28 years, latterly in the post of executive director.

Career

Warrington grew up in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. [Levin, Jay. [http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/12952602.html?c=y&page=1 "Their lives made ours a little richer"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", January 1, 2008. Accessed May 27, 2008.]

He served with New Jersey Transit, joining the agency on its creation in 1979, rising to the post of Vice President and General Manager of New Jersey Transit rail operations. From 1990 to 1992, he served as Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. He served as Executive Director and President of the Delaware River Port Authority and Port Authority Transit Corporation from 1992 to 1994. He then served as President of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Business Unit from 1994 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, he served as President of Amtrak.cite news | first = David | last = Field | title = Amtrak chooses one of its own as president, CEO | work = USA Today | publisher = Gannett Company, Inc. | location = McLean, Virginia | date = 1998-12-22 ] From 2002 to March 2007, he served as executive director of New Jersey Transit. He left and with two partners, co-founded a strategic consulting firm, Warrington Fox Shuffler in New York City. He was an advocate of THE tunnel and park-and-ride, as well as the expansion of New Jersey Transit's passenger capacity.cite news|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/transportation/12895596.html | title=NJ Transit's |date=2007-12-25| publisher=NewJersey.com| accessdate=2008-04-15 ] cite news| url=http://obits.nj.com/StarLedger/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=100244483| title=Former NJ Transit Director George Warrington dies at 55| date=2007-12-24| author=NewJersey.com| publisher=NJ.com| accessdate=2008-04-15| ]

Death

Warrington died on December 24 2007, after an eight month battle with pancreatic cancer. N.J. Transit and the city of Hoboken dedicated a plaza at the Hoboken Terminal to Warrington in spring 2008.

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