List of railroad executives

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

A

* Abbot, Edwin H., WC 1890-. [cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C03E5D7153BE533A25750C1A9629C94619ED7CF| title=Railway Management; Wisconsin Central Changes| work=New York Times| date=April 13, 1890| format=PDF| accessmonthday=September 13| accessyear=2008| ]
* Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835-1915), UP 1884-1890. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/488/000082242/| title=Charles Francis Adams, Jr.| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Adams, Melvin O. (1847-1920), BRB&L.cite web| work=The Political Graveyard| date=March 10 2005| url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/railroad.html| title=Politicians in Railroading in Massachusetts| accessdate=2005-12-29 ]
* Aikman, Frank, Jr., LIRR 1967-1969.
* Allen, Horatio (1802-1889), Erie 1843-1844.
* Allen, John W. (1802-1887), CNR 1834, C&C 1845.The Political Graveyard (March 10 2005), " [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/railroad.html Politicians in Railroading in Connecticut] ". Retrieved December 29 2005.]
* Allyn, Henry G., Jr., P&LE 1969-1993.
* Alpert, George, NH.
* Altschul, Selig, D&H 1977.
* Ames, Oliver, Jr. (1807-1877), UP 1866-1871.Spencer Marks (2005), " [http://www.spencermarks.com/html/ames_family.html The Ames Family of North Easton, MA] ". Retrieved December 29 2005.] PBS; The American Experience, " [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/peopleevents/p_ames.html People & Events: Oakes Ames (1804-1873)] ". Retrieved December 29 2005.] Union Pacific Railroad, " [http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/sig-indv.shtml Union Pacific: Significant Individuals] ". Retrieved December 29 2005.]
* Anderson, Samuel J., P&O.Legg, John F. (January 17 1999), " [http://www.btinternet.com/~ucrs/ucrs/rl/rl471.html Maine Central Railroad Company] ". Retrieved December 29 2005.]
* Anschutz, Philip (born 1939), RG 1984-1988, SP 1988-1996. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/498/000094216/| title=Philip Anschutz| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Arndt, Otto, DR 1970-1989.
* Ashby, G. F., UP 1946-1949.
* Ashley, James Mitchell (1824-1896), AA.
* Atkinson, Arthur K., WAB.
* Atterbury, William W. (1866–1935), PRR 1925-1935.
* Augustowski, Tadeusz, PKP -2005.Railway Market (January 7 2006), " [http://www.railway-market.pl/news06/0601_013.htm Management Changes in PKP Companies] ". Retrieved January 10 2006.]

B

* Baer, George Frederick (1842-1914), RDG 1901-.
* Bailey, E. H., UP 1965-1971.
* Baldwin, William H., Jr. (1863-1905), LIRR 1896-1905. [cite news| title=W.H. Baldwin At Last Succumbs To Malady| work=New York Times| date=1905-01-04| pages=p 9| ]
* Bancroft, William Amos (born 1855), BER 1899-.
* Bandeen, Robert (born 1930), CN 1974-1982.
* Banfield, Edward, GFS.
* Barriger, John W., III (1899-1976), Monon 1946-1953, P&LE 1956-1964, MKT 1965-1970, B&M 1973-1974.cite journal| journal=Railway Age| month=July 13,| year=1970| volume=169| issue=1| pages=p 12| title=Whitman takes over as Katy president ]
* 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.cite web| url=http://www.trainweb.org/wnyrhs/rohinducteesFrame1Source1.htm| title=Roll of Honor Inductees: John J. Bernet| publisher=Western New York Railroad Historical Society| author=Jandura, Greg| accessdate=2007-05-29| ] cite journal| journal=Time| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,729799,00.html| title=Out and In| date=1926-12-27| accessdate=2007-05-29 ] [cite web| url=http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html| title=Presidents of the Erie Railroad| author=Stratton, Fred| work=Fred's Erie Railroad History Page| accessdate=2007-05-29| ] [cite journal| journal=The Diamond| author=Brown, Randolph R.; McCourt, John P.; and Obed, Martin E.| title=Erie's Heavyweight Steel RPOs: 1927 Through Retirement| pages=p. 4–5| volume=21| issue=1| year=2007 ]
* Bertrand, Charles E., D&H 1977-1978.
* Besener, Willi, DR 1946-1949.
* Beven, John L., IC 1938-1945.Stover, John F., Purdue University, " [http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v008/p0055-p0060.pdf The Management of the Illinois Central Railroad in the 20th Century] " (PDF). Retrieved February 9 2006.]
* 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, KCRC 2006-present.
* Bledsoe, Samuel T. (1868-1939), ATSF 1933–1939.cite book| pages=pp 139-140| title=Homage to the Santa Fe; The many facets of big time railroading| author=Armitage, Merle| publisher=Omni Publications| location=Hawthorne, California| year=1973| edition=reprinted 1986| ] cite book| title=History of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway| author=Bryant, Keith L., Jr.| year=1982| publisher=University of Nebraska Press| isbn=0803260660| pages=pp 260-261| ]
* Boatner, Victor V. (1881-1950), CGW 1929-1931.
* Boeckmann, Alan L., BNSF.
* Bolton, John, D&H 1826-1831.
* Bond, Frank S., RDG 1883-.
* Boyd, Alan Stephenson (born 1922), IC 1969-1972, Amtrak -1982. [cite journal| journal=Time| title=Ax for Amtrak| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947026,00.html?promoid=googlep| date=1979-03-19| accessdate=2007-08-16 ] cite web| url=http://www.flahistory.net/January.htm| title=Today in Florida History for January| accessdate=2007-08-16| ]
* Brooke, George D., C&O 1933-, PM 1933-, NKP 1935-, VGN. [cite web| url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/steamtown/shs2o.htm| title=Nickel Plate Road (New York, Chicago and St. Louis) No. 759| author=Steamtown National Historic Site| date=2002-02-14| accessdate=2007-05-30| ]
* Brosnan, D. William, SOU 1962-1967.
* Bowen, James, Erie 1841–1842.
* Bowman, Hollis, MEC 1863-1864.
* Brown, Revelle W., RDG.
* 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 (born 1953), UP 1996.cite journal| title=Davidson, Davis replace Burns at UP helm| journal=Trains| publisher=Kalmbach Publishing| location=Waukesha, WI| month=February| year=1997| pages=p 18A| id=ISSN 0041-0934| ]
* 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.
* Busiel, Charles Albert (1842-1901), LSR, C&M.The Political Graveyard (March 10 2005), " [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/railroad.html Politicians in Railroading in New Hampshire] ". Retrieved December 29 2005.]
* Butzelaar, Frank, SRY 2008-present.cite news| url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=12006| title=Butzelaar succeeds van der Burch as Southern Railway of B.C. president| date=2008-01-09| publisher=ProgressiveRailroading.com| accessdate=2008-01-09| ]

C

* Cable, Ransom Reed, RI 1883-1898.
* Cahill, Michael Harrison, MKT 1930-1933.cite journal| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,740607,00.html| journal=Time| title=Personnel| date=1930-10-20| accessdate=2007-04-02 ]
* Calhoun, Patrick (1856-1943), URRSF.
* Calvin, E. E., Union Pacific Railroad 1916-1918.
* Carter, Thomas S., KCS 1973-.
* Cass, George Washington (1810–1888), PRR, NP 1872-1875.
* Cassatt, Alexander (1839-1906), PRR 1899–1906.
* Cavanaugh, Dennis Miles, SOO 1983–1986, 1987–1989.
* Celinski, Krzysztof, PKP 2005-present.
* Charlick, Oliver, LIRR 1863-1875.
* Chipley, William Dudley (1840-1897), C&R, B&O 1873-1876, 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-.cite web| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histdec.htm| author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| title=This month in railroad history: December| accessdate=2006-12-21| ]
* 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. [cite journal| journal=Railway Age| title=Obituary| pages=p 43| month=August 9,| year=1976| publisher=Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation| volume=177| issue=14 ]
* 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.cite journal| year=2006| month=March| title=Arrivals & Departures| journal=Trains Magazine| volume=66| issue=3| pages=p 11| id=ISSN 0041-0934 ]
* 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.
* Crane, L. Stanley, SOU 1977-1980.
* Crocker, Charles (1822-1888), CP.
* 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. (born 1942), UP (president) 1991-1996 (CEO) 1997-2006. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/686/000117335/| title=Richard K. Davidson| work=NNDB| year=2008| publisher=Soylent Communications| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Davis, Champion McDonald, ACL.cite journal| journal=Folioweekly| url=http://www.folioweekly.com/archives/old%20stories/0718/page6.html| title=Cover Story: Florida Power and Might| accessdate=2005-12-30| format=Dead link|date=May 2008 ]
* Davis, James, UTAH 2002-2008.cite news| url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=15968| title=Henry succeeds Davis as Genesee & Wyoming SVP, Utah Railway president| publisher=Progressive Railroading| date=2008-04-01| accessdate=2008-04-01| ]
* 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. (born 1879), Erie 1929-1939, NP 1939-1950. [cite book| title=Who’s Who In Railroading in North America, 1940 edition| location=New York| publisher=Simmons-Boardman| year=1940| page=161 ]
* 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.
* Dermody, James J., LIRR 2003-2006.cite press release| url=http://www.mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=070604-HQ42| title=MTA Picks Helena Williams to Head Long Island Rail Road| date=2007-06-04| accessdate=2007-08-09| publisher=New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ]
* 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. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/419/000115074/| title=John Adams Dix| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Dixon, William J., RI 1970-1974.
* Dodge, Edwin V., SOO 1989-.
* Donnelly, Charles (1869-1939), NP 1920-1939. [Northern Pacific. Annual Report. St. Paul [Minn.] : Northern Pacific, 1939.] [cite book| title=Who’s Who in Railroading – United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba – 1930 Edition| location=New York| publisher=Simmons-Boardman| year=1930| pages=139-140 ]
* Dougherty, A. A., SMV 1911-.
* Downs, Lawrence A., IC 1926-1938.
* Downs, Thomas, Amtrak 1993-1998.cite news| first=Martin| last=Tolchin| title=Amtrak Pressing for Capital Funds| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEEDB153BF935A15751C1A965958260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink| work=New York Times| location=New York, New York| date=1993-12-26| accessdate=2008-06-12| ]
* Draney, Herbert J., NYSW -1968.cite journal| journal=Railway Age| volume=164| issue=12| month=March 25,| year=1968| pages=p 68| title=People in the news ]
* Draper, William Henry, Jr. (1894-1974), LIRR 1950-1951.
* Drew, Daniel (1797-1879), Erie 1857-1870.
* Drusch, William F., TCW 2001-2007.cite press release| publisher=Twin Cities & Western Railroad| date=2007-04-12| title=Twin Cities & Western Railroad Promotes Wegner to President| accessdate=2007-04-12| ]
* Ducharme, Rick (born 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. [cite news| publisher=New York Times| date=1866-06-04| url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F06E3DB133DE53BBC4C53DFB066838D679FDE&oref=slogin| format=PDF| title=Financial| accessdate=2008-03-14| ]
* Dürr, Heinz, 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.
* Eldridge, John S., Erie 1867–1868.
* Elliott, Howard (born 1860), NP 1903-1913, NH 1913-. [Railway Age Gazette (August 1, 1913) pp. 177-8.]
* Emerson, Robert A. "Bob", CPR 1964-1966.
* Engel, Edward J., ATSF 1939–1944.
* Erickson, E.O. "Jim", AA -present.
* Eriksen, Søren, DSB 2006-present.
* 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 P., EL, D&H 1968-1970.
* Fisk, George B., LIRR 1839-1847.
* Fisk, James ("Big Jim") (1834-1872), Erie.
* 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. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/610/000104298/| title=James Gadsden| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Gallois, Louis, SNCF 1996-2006.
* Gamble, Patrick K. (born 1945), ARR 2001-present. [cite web| url=http://alaskarailroad.com/arrc119.html| title=Alaska Railroad - History| publisher=Alaska Railroad| accessdate=2008-02-28| ] [cite web| url=http://alaskarailroad.com/pdf/PR_2335%20ARRC%20Press%20kit%20final.pdf| title=Press Kit| publisher=Alaska Railroad| format=PDF| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Gardner, William E., WSOR 1988-present.
* 1858-.
* 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., NS.
* 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, South Manchuria Railway 1906-1908.
* Gould, George Jay, I (1864-1923), DRGW, WP.
* Gould, Jay (1836-1892), Erie 1868-1872, UP 1870s-1883, New York City elevated railroads 1881-1888.
* Gowen, Franklin B. (1836-1889), RDG 1866-1883.
* Grant, James (1812-1891), RI 1851-1854.cite web| url=http://qconline.com/rilines2004/rilines.cgi?prcss=display&id=184850| title=The Rock founders faced tragedy and travail before triumphing| work=The Railroad Comes to Town| author=Beydler, John| accessdate=2008-03-14| ]
* Gray, Carl R. (1867-1939), UP 1920-1937.
* Green, Chris, Virgin 1999-2005, Network Rail 2005-present.
* Green, Fred J., CPR 2005-present. [Canadian Pacific Railway, " [http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/Investors/Leadership/Fred+Green.htm Fred Green, President and Chief Operating Officer] ". Retrieved February 22 2006]
* Greenough, Allen J., PRR 1960–1968.
* Grinstein, Gerald, BN 1985-1995. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/413/000126035/| title=Gerald Grinstein| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Grout, H. C., SOO 1944-1949.
* Gunn, David L. (born 1937), SEPTA 1979-1984, New York City MTA 1984-1990, WMATA 1991-1994, TTC 1995-1999, Amtrak 2002-2005.cite news| first=Matthew L.| last=Wald| title=A New York Transit Rescuer Is Hired to Revive Amtrak| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DA103EF934A15757C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink| work=New York Times| location=New York, New York| date=2002-04-27| accessdate=2008-06-12| ] cite press release| title=Amtrak Board Releases Gunn| publisher=Amtrak| date=2005-11-11| url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1093554026306&ssid=180| accessdate=2008-06-12| ]
* Gurley, Fred (1889-1976), ATSF 1944–1958. [cite journal| journal=Railway Age| title=Short and Significant: Santa Fe's Fred Gurley dies at 87| month=July 26,| year=1976| pages=p 8| volume=177| issue=13 ]

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. [Northern Pacific. Annual Report. St. Paul [Minn.] : Northern Pacific, 1934, p. 17.] [Railway Age, September 29, 1934, p. 390.]
* Hanrahan, James T., IC 1906-1911.
* Harriman, E. H. (1848-1909), UP 1904-1909, SP 1901-1909.
* Harris, Robert (born 1830), CB&Q 1876-1878, NP 1884-1888.
* Harrison, Fairfax, SOU 1913–1937.
* Harrison, E. Hunter (born 1944), IC 1993-1998, CN 2003-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 (born 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, SP 1900-1901.
* Heineman, Benjamin W. (born 1914), CNW 1956-1968.Chicago and North Western Historical Society, " [http://www.cnwhs.org/ch_cnw.htm Chicago & North Western - A Capsule History] ". Retrieved February 9 2006.] cite journal| journal=Railway Age| title=People| month=October 21,| year=1968| volume=165| issue=16| pages=p 42 ]
* 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-, NP.
* Hiltz, John P., Jr., D&H 1967.
* Hines, Walker D., ATSF.
* 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.
* Hopkins, Mark (1813-1878), CP.
* Hoppe, Charles W., LIRR 1990-1994.
* Howard, Nathaniel Lamson (1884-1949), CGW 1925-1929.
* Hughes, David, Amtrak 2005-2006. [cite web| url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=am2Copy&pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Copy%2FSimple_Copy_Page&cid=1093554027732| title=Testimony of David Hughes before the Subcommittee on Railroads of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee| month=November 5,| year=2005| publisher=Amtrak| accessmonthday=September 8| accessyear=2008| ]
* 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.
* 1871-.
* Huntington, Henry E. (1850-1927), PE.

I

* Idrac, Anne-Marie (born 1951), RATP, SNCF 2006-present.
* Ingalls, Melville E. (1842-1914), CCC&StL 1889-1905.
* Ingram, John W., RI 1974-1975.cite journal| journal=Railway Age| volume=177| issue=13| month=July 26,| year=1976| pages=p 16| title=Lines on Labor ]
* Insull, Samuel (1859-1938), CNS&M, CA&E, CSS&SB 1925-1933.cite web| url=http://www.post-trib.com/news/1026442,SSHISTORY629.article| title=South Shore Railroad history| date=2008-06-29| work=Chicago Post-Tribune| accessdate=2008-06-30| ]
* Ives, Brayton C. (born 1841), NP 1893-1896. [cite book| author=Busbey, T. Addison, editor| title=The Biographical Directory of Railway Officials of America, Edition of 1896| location=Chicago, Illinois| publisher=Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader| year=1896| page=244 ]

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.
* 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. [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Archives, " [http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/uaccard/UAControlCard.asp?RG=1&SG=20&RS=3 Wayne A. Johnston Papers, 1945-1967] ". Retrieved February 9 2006.]
* Joy, James F. (b. 1810), MC.
* Joyce, Patrick H. (1879-1946), CGW 1931-1946.

K

* Kakiuchi, Takeshi, JR West -2005.
* Kalikow, Peter S. (born 1943), NYMTA 2001-present.
* Kamarás, Miklós, MÁV -2008. [cite news| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/hungary.train.crash.ap/| title=Hungary: 4 dead, 26 hurt in train crash| work=CNN| date=October 6, 2008| accessmonthday=October 10| accessyear=2008| ] [cite news| url=http://www.railwaymarket.eu/5512/Hungary+Monorierd%F5+rail+crash+%5BUPDATE%5D.htm| title=Hungary: Monorierdő rail crash| work=Railway Market| date=October 7, 2008| accessmonthday=October 10| accessyear=2008| ] [cite news| url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/07/content_10156932.htm| title=Hungarian transport minister, railway chief resign| date=October 6, 2008| author=Xinhua| accessmonthday=October 10| accessyear=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. [cite book| title=The New York Susuquehanna & Western Railroad| author=Robert E. Mohowski| year=2003| publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press| id=ISBN 0-8018-7222-7 ]
* 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.cite book| author=Serpico, Philip C.| title=Santa Fé Route to the Pacific| year=1988| publisher=Omni Publications| Location=Palmdale, California| id=ISBN 0-88418-000-X| pages=pp 18-24| ]
* 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.
* Krutschnitt, Julius, SP 1913-1925.
* Kummant, Alexander (born 1942), Amtrak 2006-present. [cite press release| url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1093554063081&ssid=180| publisher=Amtrak| date=2006-08-29| accessdate=2006-08-30| title=Veteran Rail and Industrial Executive Alexander Kummant Appointed Amtrak President and CEO| ] [cite journal| journal=Railway Age| pages=p. 26| title=Amtrak names a new president| month=September| year=2006| publisher=Simmons-Boardman Publishing| id=ISSN 0033-8826 ] cite web| url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=am2Copy&pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Copy%2FSimple_Copy_Page&cid=1093554068190| title=Alexander K. Kummant| publisher=Amtrak| year=2008| accessdate=2008-08-29| ]
* Kunisawa, Simbei, South Manchuria Railway 1917-1919.

L

* Lafevers, Brad, GMA 2004-present.cite web| url=http://www.georgiarailroad.org/gamidland.html| author=Georgia Railroad Association| title=Georgia Midland Railroad Company, Inc.| accessdate=2006-08-14| ]
* Laney, David (born 1949), Amtrak 2002-present.
* Langdon, Jervis, Jr., RI 1965-1970.
* Lawless, Ronald E., CN 1987-1992.
* LeClair, Maurice (born 1927), CN 1982-1986.
* Leeds, William Bateman, RI 1901-1904.
* LeFrançois, Marc, VIA -2004.
* Levine, John P., Pinsly -present.
* Lewis, Drew (born 1931), UP 1986-1997. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/857/000060677/| title=Drew Lewis| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Lewis, Roger Amtrak 1971-. [cite press release| publisher=Amtrak| date=1971-05-19| title=ATK-4| url=http://www.amtrakhistoricalsociety.com/bah.htm| accessdate=2007-08-17| ]
* Linchevski, Ofer, Israel Railways 2005-present.
* Loder, Benjamin, Erie 1845–1853.
* Logan, William A., NYSW 1968-.
* Lord, Eleazer, Erie 1833–1835, 1839–1841 and 1844–1845.
* Lord, Henry C. (born 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, DB 1997-1999.

M

* Macfarlane, Robert Stetson (born 1899), NP 1951-1966. [cite book| author=Osthoff, Frederick C., editor| title=Who’s Who in Railroading in North America| location=New York| publisher=Simmons-Boardman| year=1968| page=314 ]
* 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. [cite news| url=http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=134&Itemid=36| publisher=UB Post| title=Railway chief, deputy, die of gas poisoning| date=2006-10-16| accessdate=2006-10-16| ]
* 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 1964.
* Matsuoka, Yōsuke (1880-1946), South Manchuria Railway 1935-1939.
* Maxwell, Gregory W., D&H 1970-1972.
* Maxwell, William, Erie 1842–1843.
* Maynard, Moses, Jr., LIRR 1851-1852.
* McCabe, Frank Wells, D&H 1968.
* McCahey, James B., Jr. (1920-1998), CSS&SB.The Political Graveyard (March 10 2005), " [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/railroad.html Politicians in Railroading in Illinois] ". Retrieved December 30 2005.]
* McCrea, James, PRR 1907–1912.
* McCreey, William, P&LE 1875-1877.
* McDonald, Angus Daniel (1878–1941), SP 1932–1941.
* McGinnis, Patrick, B&M 1950-1960, NH 1954-.University of Massachusetts Lowell, " [http://library.uml.edu/clh/bmarch.html Boston and Maine Historical Society Archives] ". Retrieved December 29 2005.]
* McIntyre, J. C., DME 1986-1996.cite journal| journal=Trains| month=February| year=1997| title=Scanner| pages=p 23| location=Waukesha, WI| publisher=Kalmbach Publishing| id=ISSN 0041-0934| ]
* 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.cite journal| journal=Trains Magazine| pages=p 15| title=McPherson out at FEC| month=February| year=2008| volume=68| issue=2| issn=0041-0934 ]
* Mehdorn, Hartmut (born 1942), DB 1999-present.
* Mellen, Charles Sanger (1852-1927), NP 1897-1903, NH 1903-, MEC 1910-1914. [cite news| publisher=New York Times| title=Obituary: Charles Sanger Mellen| date=November 18, 1927| page=23 ]
* 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.
* Mitchell, Alexander (1817-1887), MILW 1864-1887.
* 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-.cite journal| journal=Railway Age| title=People in the news| month=October 28,| year=1968| volume=165| issue=17| pages=p 71 ]
* Moorman, Charles Wickliffe, IV (born c. 1953), NS 2004-present. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/533/000129146/| title=Charles W. Moorman| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Moran, Charles, Erie 1857–1859.
* 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. (born 1840), ATSF 1868.
* Neal, William, CPR 1947-1948.
* Newall, James E., CPR.
* Newell, John, P&LE 1887-1896.
* Newton, Daniel Howe (born 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. [cite book| title=The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America for 1887| location=Chicago, Illinois| publisher=Railway Age| year=1887| page=236 ]
* 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 (born 1953), SKM 2006-present.
* Otsuka, Mutsutake, JR East -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), MER&L, NP.
* Peabody, Charles A., IC 1918-1919.
* Pease, Edward (1767-1858), S&D 1825-1829.
* Pelletier, Jean (born 1935), VIA 2001-2004.
* Pennington, Edmund, SOO 1909-1922.
* Perham, Josiah, NP 1864-1866.
* Perlman, Alfred E., NYC.
* Peters, Ralph, LIRR 1905-1923.
* Phelps, John Jay (1810-1869), DLW.
* Phelps, Timothy Guy (1824-1899), SP 1865–1868.
* Pitcairn, Robert, 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.cite journal| journal=The Soo| publisher=The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society| month=Summer| year=2007| volume=29| issue=3| title=The Wisconsin Central in Eau Claire| id=ISSN 0733-5296| pages=pp 9–43| author=Easton, Larry E. ]
* Power, Thomas F., Jr., WC -2001.
* Prendergast, Thomas F., LIRR 1994-2000.
* Provo, Larry S., CNW 1968-.
* Purdy, Warren G., RI 1898-1901.cite web| url=http://www.helsinki.fi/iehc2006/papers1/Hannah.pdf| title=Ownership and Control in the Twentieth Century: Ambiguous Trends in Marriage and Divorce| author=Hannah, Leslie; Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo| year=2006| pages=p 13| format=PDF| accessdate=2008-03-14| ]

Q

* Qawi, Hanafi Abdel, Egyptian Railways -2006. [cite news| work=BBC News| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5273894.stm| title=Egypt rail boss fired after crash| date=2006-08-22| accessdate=2006-08-22| ]
* Quinlan, H. W., L&HR 1960-1968.
* Quinn, William John, MILW 1957-1966 CB&Q 1966-1970.

R

* Ramsdell, Homer, Erie 1853–1857.
* Rea, Samuel, PRR 1913–1925, LIRR 1923-1928.
* Redfearn, Donald D. (born 1953), RailAmerica.
* Reed, James H., P&LE 1892-1896.
* Reed, John Shedd (1917-2008), ATSF 1967–1986.cite news| url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8600351| title=John Shedd Reed, rail executive| publisher=San Jose Mercury News| author=Associated Press| date=2008-03-17| accessdate=2008-03-17| ]
* Reid, Robert Gillespie (1842-1908), NFRy 1889-1908.
* Reidy, Edward T. (born 1903), CGW 1957-1968.
* Reinhart, Joseph, ATSF 1893–1894.
* Reistrup, Paul, Amtrak. [cite web| publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society| url=http://rlhs.org/#Southeast%20Chapter| title=Southeast Chapter| accessdate=2007-08-17| ]
* Rice, Richard D., MEC 1870-1873.
* Rice, W. Thomas (1913-2006), RFP 1955-1957, ACL 1957-1967, SCL 1967-, CSX. [Railway Age (February 7 2006), " [http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news.shtml CSX co-founder Tom Rice dies at 93] ". Retrieved February 8 2006.] [cite web| url=http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=media.news_detail&i=48115| title=William Thomas Rice Obituary Prepared by his Family| publisher=CSX Transportation| date=2006-02-06| accessdate=2008-04-15| ]
* Rich, Walter (1946-2007), NYSW 1980-. [cite news| url=http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2007/08/10/tgrichobit2.html| title=Railroad chairman Rich dies| publisher=The Daily Star| author=Grace, Tom| date=2007-08-10| accessdate=2007-08-10| ]
* Riddle, Hugh, RI 1877-1883.cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F00E4D81F3BE532A25755C2A9649C94659FD7CF| format=PDF| publisher=New York Times| date=1884-02-26| title=In the railroad workd: Mr. Riddle says he was not forced out| accessdate=2008-03-14| ]
* Rión, Francisco Javier, TFM 2005-present.
* Ripley, Edward Payson, ATSF 1896–1920.
* Ritchie, Robert J., CPR 1990-2005. [Canadian Pacific Railway, " [http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/Investors/Leadership/Robert+J+Ritchie.htm Robert J. Ritchie, Chief Executive Officer] ". Retrieved February 22 2006.]
* Roberson, Bob, FWWR
* Roberts, George B., PRR 1880–1896.
* Rogers, Henry H. (1840-1909), VGN.
* Ronan, William J., NYMTA.
* Ropes, David N., LIRR 1876-1877.
* Rose, Matthew K. (born 1960), BNSF 1999-present. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/594/000126216/| title=Matthew K. Rose| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Ross, Walter L. (born 1852), NKP 1929-.
* Rouvillois, Philippe, SNCF -1986.
* Rowland, Ross, Pacific Wilderness Railway 2000-2001.
* Roy, Jon R., IAIS -2002.
* Russell, Donald, 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.cite news| url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/industrials/dme-railroad-announces-management-change-415814808/| work=FOX Business| title=DM&E Railroad announces management change| date=October 7, 2008| accessmonthday=October 8| accessyear=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. [cite news| publisher=Railway Market| date=January 6 2005| url=http://www.railway-market.pl/news06/0601_009.htm| title=Poland: Connex Will Not Buy Rapid Urban Railway in Tricity| accessdate=2006-01-10| ]
* 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 (born 1928), ARR 1997-2001. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/818/000121455/| title=Bill Sheffield| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* 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. [cite web| url=http://www.eng.vt.edu/publications/acaengex_comp_2006.pdf| format=PDF| title=The Academy of Engineering Excellence| publisher=Virginia Tech College of Engineering| accessdate=2008-04-15| ]
* Sinclair, Ian David (1913-2006), CPR 1969-1981. [cite journal| journal=Trains| title=Obituaries| pages=p 17| month=August| year=2006| id=ISSN 0041-0934| volume=66| issue=8 ]
* Sloan, Matthew S., MKT 1933-1945.
* Smith, Alfred H. (died 1924), NYC.
* Smith, Charles E. RDG -1866.
* Smith, John Gregory (1818-1891), NP 1866-1872.
* Smucker, David E., LIRR 1949-1950.
* Snow, John W. (born 1939), B&O 1985-1986, CSXT 1986-1988.
* Spencer, Samuel (1847-1906), SOU 1894-1906.
* Sprague, Lucian (1882-1960), M&StL 1935-.
* Sproule, William, SP 1911-1918 and 1920-1928.
* Stamp, Josiah (1880-1941) LMS 1926-.
* Stanford, Leland (1824-1893), CP 1861-1868, SP 1868-1893.
* 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. [" [http://www.my-cousins.com/getperson.php?personID=I150358&tree=Master Alpheus Beede Stickney] ". Retrieved February 8 2006.]
* Stilwell, Arthur Edward (1859-1928), KCP&G -1899, KCM&O.
* Stinson, William (born 1935), CPR 1981-1990. [cite web| url=http://www.owen-media.com/directoryofdirectors/execdetail.cfm?group=27&page=7&person=12598| title=William W. Stinson| work=Financial Post Directory of Directors| publisher=Owen Media Partners| year=2008| accessdate=2008-07-23| ] [cite web| url=http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=637635| title=William Stinson: Executive Profile & Biography| work=Business Week| year=2008| accessdate=2008-07-23| ] [cite web| url=http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080206175406AAD7Fgp| title=Who built the canadian pacific railway (CPR)?| work=Yahoo! Canada Answers| year=2008| accessdate=2008-07-23| ]
* 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.
* Swinburn, Charles (born 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 (born 1939), CN 1992-2003. [cite web| url=http://www.nndb.com/people/021/000123649/| title=Paul Tellier| work=NNDB| publisher=Soylent Communications| year=2008| accessdate=2008-02-28| ]
* Thayer, William F. (born 1846), NNH.
* Thomas, Eben B., Erie 1894-1901.
* 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. [cite web| url=http://faculty.simpson.edu/RITS/www/mjdomo.archives/archived-rits/msg06015.html| title=RITS: Today in History: 06/02| author=Wargin, Tom| date=1999-06-02| accessdate=2008-03-14| ] [cite book| title=Minneapolis and the Age of Railways| author=Hofsommer, Don L.| publisher=University of Minnesota Press| year=2005| isbn=0-8166-4501-9| pages=p 101]
* Travis, Walter E., BAR.
* Tsutsumi, Yoshiaki (born 1934), Seibu Railway -2004.
* Turpin, Frank (1923-2005), ARR 1985–1993.cite news| author=Loy, Wesley| publisher=Anchorage Daily News| date=2005-04-30| url=http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6437142p-6316333c.html| title=Frank Turpin, railroad, oil leader, dies| accessdate=2005-05-04| ]
* Tuttle, Lucius, B&M 1893-." [http://home.mindspring.com/~railroadstories/rrmmv1n1/workthe.htm Work the Secret of Success] ". Retrieved December 29 2005.]
* 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 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 -present.
* 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.cite news| url=http://www.nj.com/newsflash/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-29/1198550063112080.xml&storylist=jersey| title=Former NJ Transit Director George Warrington dies at 55| date=2007-12-24| author=NewJersey.com| publisher=NJ.com| accessdate=2007-12-27| ]
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