August Member Spotlight – Anna M. Barry Our Member Spotlight for this month is Anna M. Barry. As a well-known member of the rail and transit community, Anna’s decades of service and contributions to the industry throughout New England and…

June Member Spotlight – Jonathan Shute Jonathan Shute has over 54 years of experience working in Freight and Passenger Operations. He has been involved with operations for Amtrak, Class I’s, Regional railroads and Shortlines. During his career he worked in…

May Member Spotlight – Allene Rieger, Senior Civil Engineer – JMA Civil Allene Rieger has over 20 years of experience in railroad design and is very active in the educational side of the rail industry.  Allene is the current Chair…

April Member Spotlight – Charles Hunter, Assistant Vice President – Government Affairs for Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. Charles Hunter has dedicated his career life to the railroad industry. With more than 40 years of experience he has made…

March Member Spotlight – Mike Rooks, Director of Network Operations and Planning   Mike Rooks, the newest member of the New England Railroad Club Executive Committee, wanted to pursue a railroad industry career from a young age. His father started a Signal and…

BRENDAN ENGLISH, Founder and CEO of RailPod While training as a U.S. Air Force pilot Brendan faced a serious challenge.  Although he excelled in the coursework and related academics, he endured serious airsickness at the end of these aerobatic flight…

This is the first in a series of Member Spotlights we are presenting to help our members stay more connected with each other during this time when we cannot meet in person. At first glance, Richard Eliot Towle’s life seems…