(Anacostia & Pacific issued the following news release on September 6.)
CHICAGO — Anacostia & Pacific Company, Inc. has appointed Thomas A. Leopold, CSP, director Safety, and Operating Procedures & Evaluation, a newly created position. He has 24 years of safety experience, including 14 years in the railroad industry, and holds a master of industrial safety degree from the University of Minnesota.
Mr. Leopold previously served as general director Safety and Rules for the Kansas City Southern Railway from 1998 to 2003 at Kansas City, Mo. From 1991 to 1998, he was field director Safety for BNSF Railway at Galesburg, Ill. before moving to Fort Worth, Texas where he was line director Safety & Rules and corporate director Safety – Program Development and System Evaluation.
Mr. Leopold began his career in 1982 as a safety engineer with Martin Marietta Aerospace, New Orleans, La., subsequently joining Honeywell’s Underseas Systems Division in 1984 as safety engineer and manager Environmental, Health and Safety until 1991, when he joined BNSF.
APCI Chairman and CEO Peter Gilbertson said, “Safety is paramount and Tom will support our affiliates as they continue to provide safe, reliable, and efficient service to the many customers and communities in the six states served by our railroads.”
Since 2005, Mr. Leopold has served as a safety consultant for CoreMedia Training Solutions, Portland, Ore., and from 2004 to 2005 was a safety and leadership consultant with Hile Group, Normal, Ill.
Anacostia & Pacific Company (www.anacostia.com) is a rail development and consulting firm based in Chicago with five operating rail affiliates, including:
— The Chicago SouthShore & South Bend Railroad serves northern Indiana’s industrial complex operating 85 route miles of line between Chicago and South Bend, Ind.;
— Louisville & Indiana Railroad owns and operates 107 route miles of rail line between Indianapolis, Ind. and Louisville, Ky.;
— New York & Atlantic Railway provides rail freight service on 269 miles of line in New York City and Long Island, N.Y.;
— Northern Lines Railway operates on 25 route miles of track serving customers in the vicinity of St. Cloud, Minn.;
— Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. provides rail switching, dispatching and related services in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif