Joseph H. Boardman

Joseph H. Boardman
President and CEO of Amtrak
In office
November 25, 2008 – September 1, 2016
Preceded byAlexander Kummant
Succeeded byCharles "Wick" Moorman
11th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
In office
April 28, 2005 – November 25, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAllan Rutter
Succeeded byJoseph C. Szabo[1][2]
Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation
In office
1997–2005
GovernorGeorge Pataki
Preceded byJohn Daly
Succeeded byThomas J. Madison, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1948-12-23)December 23, 1948
Taberg, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 2019(2019-03-07) (aged 70)
Pasco County, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoanne
Children3
EducationCornell University (BS)
Binghamton University (MS)
ProfessionTransportation professional

Joseph Houston Boardman (December 23, 1948 – March 7, 2019) was an American transportation executive.

Boardman served as commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) from 1997 until 2005, then led the United States Federal Railroad Administration until 2008, then served as president and CEO of Amtrak until 2016.[3]

Boardman is the longest-serving NYSDOT chief and the second-longest serving head of Amtrak, after W. Graham Claytor, Jr. in the 1980s. In 2014, Railway Age magazine named Boardman its 51st "Railroader of the Year".[4]

  1. ^ Progressive Railroading (April 30, 2009). "Senate confirms Szabo's nomination as FRA administrator". Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "Senate confirms UTU's Szabo to FRA". UTU News. United Transportation Union. April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference amtrak.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief (9 January 2014). "Railroader of the Year: All Aboard with Joe Boardman – Railway Age". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)