Presenter Details

Tom Simpson
Executive Director
Railway Supply Institute (RSI)

Thomas Simpson has been with RSI since 1988. Prior to joining RSI, Simpson worked at the Federal Railroad Administration's Office of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. He has also served as the president of operation Lifesaver's board of directors. Simpson’s areas of responsibility include: RSI Committees on Quality Assurance, Standard Coupler Manufacturers, State Taxation, Tank Cars, Equipment Leasing, Maintenance-of-Way, and Train Control Technologies. Simpson oversees all RSI legislative activities, with particular emphasis on freight railroads, freight cars, hazardous materials, truck sizes and weights, tax and railroad safety legislation. He also serves as executive director of the American Railway Car Institute.

Session "Rail in a Restructured Economy"