Bill Wimmer

Bill Wimmer
Born
William E. Wimmer
OccupationRailroad executive
Known for2007 Railroader of the Year
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Bill Wimmer is an American railroad executive who worked in operations for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Wimmer started with the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1957, eventually becoming division engineer. He moved to Union Pacific in 1974.[1]

As Vice President-Engineering, he was awarded the 2007 Railroader of the Year award. He was the second chief engineer to receive the award, after 1978's Robert M. Brown, also of Union Pacific, who had been his mentor.[3] In June 2008, he was promoted to Vice President-Operations;[4] he retired shortly thereafter, in July. He has served on the board of the R.J. Corman Railroad Group since December 2009.[5]

Since retiring, he and his wife run a railroad museum in Beaver Lake, south of Plattsmouth, Nebraska.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Bill Wimmer: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  2. ^ Vantuono, William C. (2007-01-01). "Bill Wimmer: building Union Pacific". Railway Age. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2016-12-28 – via HighBeam Research.
  3. ^ "UP: Union Pacific Vice President-Engineering Bill Wimmer Named Railway Age Railroader Of The Year" (Press release). Omaha, Nebraska: Union Pacific. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  4. ^ "UP: Union Pacific Announces Management Changes in Engineering Department" (Press release). Omaha, Nebraska: Union Pacific. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  5. ^ "Corporate Officers". R. J. Corman Railroad Group. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  6. ^ Peterson, Patti Jo (2015-06-10). "Museum draws 160 railroad buffs to Beaver Lake". Fremont Tribune. Retrieved 2016-12-28.