Richard F. Timmons

Richard F. Timmons is a former American military officer and retired railroad executive.

Richard F. Timmons
Timmons in 1984, as a Lieutenant General in the US Army
Born
Richard F. Timmons

1942/1943 (age 77–78)
Washington, DC
Education
OccupationArmy general, railroad executive
Known for2006 Railroader of the Year
Notes

Military career

As a military officer, he commanded companies in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in Vietnam.[3] Later, he commanded the Eighth Army in Korea, was Executive Officer to the Secretary of the Army and served as liaison officer to the U.S. Senate. He performed the final official flight of the OV-1 Mohawk.[4] He retired from the military after thirty-two years of service.[2]

Railroad career

Timmons joined Norfolk Southern in 1998, becoming Resident Vice President for Public Affairs for Pennsylvania and New York. He left for the position of President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association on September 3, 2002.[1]

He was awarded Railway Age's "Railroader of the Year" in 2006. After a one-year extension of his tenure at the board's request,[5] he retired at the end of 2014, replaced by Linda Darr.[6]

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See also

References
  1. "Late Breaking Rail Industry News". Railway Track & Structures. 2002-07-29. Archived from the original on 2006-03-14. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  2. "Richard Timmons - Presenter at Rail Trends". Rail Trends 2016. 2017-01-07.
  3. Cuningham, Henry (1989-10-26). "TIMMONS TO TAKE OVER 82ND'S ASSISTANT COMMAND FOR SUPPORT". Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  4. Dorr, Robert F. (2015-01-10). "The OV-1 Mohawk Remembered Firsthand: Piloting the Mohawk in Vietnam". Defense Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  5. Vantuono, William C. (2013-07-17). "ASLRRA's Timmons: One more year". Railway Age. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  6. Vantuono, William C. (2014-08-08). "Darr to succeed Timmons at ASLRRA". Railway Age. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
David R. Goode (NS)		 Railroader of the Year
2006		 Succeeded by
Bill Wimmer (UP)


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