Richard W. Jany joins RailAmerica Inc. as regional vice president - Western Region.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 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 Friday that Richard W. Jany has joined the company as regional vice president - Western Region. In this new position, Jany will be based in RailAmerica's Western Regional offices in Brownfield, Texas Brownfield is a city in Terry County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,488 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Terry CountyGR6. Geography Brownfield is located at (33.179826, -102. , and will be responsible for RailAmerica's railroad operations in the West, including its shortline railroads in Texas and Minnesota. Jany joins RailAmerica from Texas Northwestern Railway where he was executive vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Prior to that he had been general manager of the Texas-based Seagraves Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad and Floydata and Plainview Railroad. Those railroads were acquired by RailAmerica in November 1995. Jany started his railroad career with the Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad, transportation company chartered (1862) by Congress to build part of the nation's first transcontinental railroad line. Under terms of the Pacific Railroads Act, the Union Pacific was authorized to build a line westward from Omaha, Nebr. , Omaha, Neb., and served as train management manager and operations control officer. He holds a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri, Rolla. In announcing the appointment, John H. Marino, president and chief operating officer of RailAmerica, said: "Rick Jany, with his prior experience in both Class I and regional railroad operations and management, will play an important role in our expanding rail operations. As we continue our program of selective acquisitions, we are pleased to have Rick as a member of our management team to assist us in that process." Boca BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. BOCA Bird Observers Club of Australia BOCA Business Object Component Architecture BOCA Borland Object Component Architecture (Borland) Raton-based RailAmerica Inc. is a diversified, publicly held transportation company with two business groupings -- (1) transportation and distribution, and (2) manufacturing and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . The company owns and develops short-line and regional frieght railroads and operates seven railroads with approximately 460 miles of rail lines in Michigan, Minnesota, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Texas. The company also owns a distribution services company, an intermodal services company, a transportation equipment finance company, and a regional motor carrier based in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Also, through its subsidiary, Kalyn/Siebert Inc., the company manufactures a broad line of heavy duty specialty truck trailers marketed throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. CONTACT: RailAmerica Inc., Boca Raton Gary O. Marino, 407/994-6015 |
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