PEOPLE - railroads personnel - Brief Article

Railway Age, March, 1999

AMTRAK--The Amtrak Reform Council elected Gil Carmichael chairman and Paul Weyrich vice chairman. Carmichael is vice chairman of the board, MotivePower Industries, Inc., and Weyrich is president of the Free Congress Foundation.

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS--Craig F. Rockey named vice president-policy; Hubert K. O'Bannon, vice president-legislative department.

BELT RY. CO. OF CHICAGO--Patrick J. O'Brien named vice president, controller, and treasurer; Timothy E. Coffey, general counsel, secretary, and director-human resources; and Pamela S. Hagen, assistant treasurer and assistant secretary.

CANADIAN NATIONAL--James M. Foote named senior vice president-marketing, Montreal. Torrance Wylie named senior vice president-public affairs, succeeding Wes Kelley, retired.

UNION PACIFIC--Mario Amaya named director-industrial products/chemical/energy, Monterrey, Mexico. Charles Castany named director-auto/intermodal; and Roberto Garza, director-agricultural products, both with headquarters in Mexico City. Ray Martinez appointed manager-customer equipment, Mexico; Al Altuna, business manager-intermodal, Mexico markets, both with headquarters in Omaha.

SUPPLIERS

Adtranz named Rolf Eckrodt president and CEO, succeeding Kaare Vagner.

American Railcar Industries named Tack Pipkin director-new railcar manufacturing.

American Steel Foundries named Thomas R. Berg project manager-development.

Andrew Corporation appointed David Tennant vice president-RF amplifier products, a new position.

R. J. Corman Railroad Construction LLC appointed Fred N. Mudge chairman and Tammie L. Taylor, president and COO.

Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall named Frank J. Wilson president-DMJM worldwide.

IIT Research Institute named David Bobrowsky to the staff of the Transport Technology Division, Chicago.

IMPulse NC, Inc., has relocated its offices to 100 IMPulse Way, Mount Olive, NC 28365. Tel. 919-658-2200. FAX 919-658-2268.

MAVIC INTERNATIONAL named Mavis Sergeant CEO and company secretary and Vic Sergeant director-engineering. The Erie, Pa.-based company will provide short-term engineering consulting services to the rail industry.

MotivePower Industries, Inc., named Gary E. Ryker president of its subsidiary Motor Coils Manufacturing Company. Ryker, former president and CEO of Union Switch and Signal, succeeds J. Lynn Young, retired. Young will be remain as a consultant.

National Railway Supply, Inc., has moved its offices to 315 Commercial Drive, Suite A-6, Savannah, GA 31406. Tel. 912-352-4100. FAX 912-352-9040.

Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, a unit of Raytheon Company, appointed Shirley Gaufin senior vice president-human resources.

Safetran Systems Corp. named Richard G. Edeburn vice president-Louisville Division, Louisville, Ky.

STV Group named Gerald C. Gerletz senior vice president-manager of the North Atlantic Region. Ed Petrou appointed senior vice president. Petrou will manage the Mid-Atlantic Region-Civil. Nasri Bahnam named vice president-Boston. Gerletz succeeds Paul Razgha, retired.

SYSTRA Consulting, Inc., the newly-merged company of IS Transit Systems, Inc., and Rail Transportation Systems, Inc., named Jeff D. Finitz, P.E., senior project engineer, with headquarters in Boston.

Varlen Corporation named Raymond A. Jean, president, to the additional position of chief executive officer. Richard L. Wellek has retired as CEO, but will continue as chairman of the board.

Vollmer Associates named Stuart Lerner, P.E., a partner.

WAGO Corporation appointed Ray Rautenstrauch regional manager for the territory that includes Upstate New York. Mike Smith becomes regional manager for the territory that includes South Texas. Jason M. Cook named marketing coordinator.

TRANSIT

Southern California Regional Rail Authority, operator of Metrolink, named David R. Solow executive director.

Florida's Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority appointed John Yarbrough director-engineering and construction. Albert Bonifacio will manage the Engineering and Construction Department. Michael Lulo appointed engineering and construction project manager.

ASSOCIATION

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association's traffic and tariff publishing services office will relocate to Washington, D.C., from Atlanta, Ga., effective April 1. ASLRRA'S Atlanta office will close March 31.

OBITUARY

William P. Coliton, 79, retired president of the Western Maryland Railway, died Jan. 28 in Baltimore.