Joseph H. Boardman | |
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| President and CEO of Amtrak | |
| In office November 25, 2008 – September 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Kummant |
| Succeeded by | Charles "Wick" Moorman |
| 11th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration | |
| In office April 28, 2005 – November 25, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Allan Rutter |
| Succeeded by | Joseph C. Szabo[1][2] |
| Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation | |
| In office 1997–2005 | |
| Governor | George Pataki |
| Preceded by | John Daly |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Madison, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1948 Taberg, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2019 (aged 70) Pasco County, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Joanne |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Binghamton University (MS) |
| Profession | Transportation 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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