US Class 1 railway CSX announced the replacement of three of its senior executives, and the cancellation of its October 30 investor day, on October 25 prompting a 3.82% drop in its share price to $US 50.92 in after-hours trading.

MR Rafael Santana, president and CEO of GE Latin America, will take over from Ms Jamie Miller as president and CEO of GE Transportation on November 1 following Miller’s appointment as chief financial officer of GE.

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) has appointed Mr Orazio Iacono as CEO and chief operating officer of its train operating subsidiary Trenitalia, succeeding Mrs Barbara Morgante, who becomes head of foreign subsidiaries with FS.

HANS-Martin Schabert has joined Transmashholding to implement an export strategy for the Russian train builder.

THE president and CEO of Paris Transport Authority (RATP), Ms Elisabeth Borne, was named transport minister on May 17 in the new French government of president Emmanuel Macron and prime minister Mr Edouard Philippe.

THE supervisory board of German Rail (DB) has confirmed the appointment of Dr Richard Lutz as its next CEO for a five-year term which will run until March 2022.

CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has promoted Mr Keith Creel as its new president and CEO succeeding Mr Hunter Harrison, who has retired from CP and is currently investigating another opportunity which could lead to another shake-up in the North American rail industry.

AMTRAK, the US long-distance passenger train operator, has appointed Mr Wick Moorman to succeed Mr Joe Boardman as president and CEO with effect from September 1.

IT is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Fiona Browning who died on June 21 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

TURKISH State Railways (TCDD) has appointed Mr Isa Apaydin chairman of the board and director-general, succeeding the former director general Mr Ömer Yildiz.