Charles Swinburn elected to board of RailAmerica.ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 1995--RailAmerica Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :RAIL) announced today the election of Charles Swinburn to its board of directors. Swinburn, 52, is a practicing attorney with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Prior to joining the law firm in 1990, Swinburn served as vice president of Rollins Environmental Services (FS) Inc., a nationwide company specializing in the management and cleanup of hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. . Swinburn had previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation, one of the highest ranking civil service positions in government. During his 12 year tenure with the D.O.T., Swinburn, for three years, directed a $1.6 billion Federal Railroad Administration The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was created in 1966 as a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation to promote rail transportation and safety. The FRA is one of 10 agencies within the Department of Transportation concerned with intermodal transportation. program of financial assistance to the railroad industry, as well as a $540 million program of rail assistance grants to the states. Swinburn also was responsible for administering AMTRAK's $700 million a year budget. A former captain and pilot in the United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps (USMC) Separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy (see U.S. Navy), charged with providing marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air in connection with , Swinburn received a B.A. from Princeton University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . He is a former member of the National Railroad Passenger Corp. (AMTRAK) board of directors; Haug Die Casting Inc. and the Management Committee of the Alaska Railroad. Gary O. Marino, chairman and chief executive officer of RailAmerica said, "We are pleased to have someone with Charles Swinburn's credentials and experience on our Board. We know his background with the D.O.T., particularly his experience with railroads, will add significantly to our company." RailAmerica Inc. is a diversified, publicly-held transportation holding company which owns and develops short-line and regional freight railroads. It currently operates four railroads with approximately 300 miles of rail lines in Michigan, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Through its subsidiary, Kalyn/Siebert Inc., the company also manufactures a broad line of heavy duty specialty truck trailers. CONTACT: RailAmerica Inc. Gary O. Marino, 407/994-6015 or KCSA KCSA Krannert Center Student Association KCSA Kentucky Crushed Stone Association (Frankfort, KY) KCSA Kyiv City State Administration KCSA Kalamazoo Christian School Association KCSA Kentucky-Canadian Studies Association Joseph A. Mansi/Herbert L. Corbin 212/682-6300, ext.205/200 |
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