Biography

Mr. Earl Currie is railroad management consultant with 36 years of experience. Prior to his current position he was employed 1961 to 1985 by a succession mergered of railways, the Burlington Route (Chicago, Burlington and Quincy), the Great Northern, and the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (now Burlington Northern Sante Fe), serving as Senior Vice President - Maintenance and Transportation. Mr. Currie served as Vice President, Planning of Wisconsin Central (WCTC) after 1996. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Currie served as Vice President - Engineering and Vice President and Chief Transportation Officer at CSX Transportation. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Currie served as Executive Vice President - Operations for Soo Line.

With this background in railroad management he has taken the time to author two books about his experiences. The first is Running a Railroad Right offers his view on today's best practices in leadership, and in managing safety and service delivery. It also contains some ideas on operating methods, plans and leadership capability that will be needed in the future. Jerry R. Davis, President of Union Pacific, has written a "foreword" to this book.

His second book It Gets in your Blood is a combination of experiences, values and job knowledge that he acquired during his career. These experiences are summarized into several sections of "Lessons Learned" while advancing "through the chairs" of mergers, deregulation, and management changes. This book relates a personal view of a dynamic business environment. Prior thereto, Mr. Currie was employed by the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (now Burlington Northern Sante Fe) and its predecessor companies from 1961 to 1985, most recently as Senior Vice President - Maintenance and Transportation. Mr. Currie has 36 years of railroad management experience