Joseph H. Boardman
| Joseph H. Boardman | |
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| President and CEO of Amtrak | |
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In office November 25, 2008 – September 1, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Kummant |
| Succeeded by | Charles "Wick" Moorman |
| 11th Federal Railroad Administrator | |
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In office April 28, 2005 – November 25, 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Allan Rutter |
| Succeeded by | Joseph C. Szabo |
| New York State Commissioner of Transportation | |
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In office 1997–2005 |
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| Preceded by | John Daly |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Madison, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 23, 1948 Taberg, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University (B.S.) Binghamton University (M.S.) |
| Profession | Transportation professional |
Joseph H. Boardman (born December 23, 1948), also known as Joe Boardman, is the former President and CEO of Amtrak. Boardman was the longest-serving Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) from July 1997 until resigning to head the FRA. Before taking over Amtrak, Boardman had been the Administrator of the United States Federal Railroad Administration. Boardman has become the second-longest serving head of Amtrak, after W. Graham Claytor, Jr. in the 1980s. Railway Age magazine named Boardman as its 51st "Railroader of the Year" in its January 9, 2014, issue.
Boardman is a lifelong resident of New York State. He is the second of eight children born and raised on a dairy farm in Oneida County, which two of his siblings currently operate. In 1966, he volunteered for military service in the United States Air Force, serving in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Upon receiving an honorable discharge from the Air Force, he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture Economics from Cornell University, and a Master of Science Degree in Management Science from Binghamton University.
He has been in the transportation industry for more than forty years with experience in city, county and state government. In addition, he owned his own transportation management company. He is a former chairman of the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and Chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Rail Transportation (SCORT).
Boardman was the longest-serving Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) from July 1997 until resigning to head the FRA.
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