For those who aren’t familiar with the name, Mr. Henry Posner III is the chairman of Railroad Development Corporation, Iowa Interstate’s parent company. The Pittsburg Post-Gazette ran a short article on him today – you can read it online here. For those that have never read anything about him, or more significantly a few of the transcripts of speeches he’s given, Mr. Posner is a fascinating individual – an insightful businessman, a career railroader, and a lifelong fan. If you have time, go check through the Position Papers section of RRDC’s website – quite a few of his discussions of various railroad topics are posted there. You’ll find enough there to keep you reading for hours. (Thanks to Justin Hardecopf for pointing this out on the IAIS list.)
– NDH