board of directors

Chair: Mike Noland, NICTD

Vice Chair: Michelle Bouchard, Caltrain

Secretary: Leslie Richards, SEPTA

Treasurer: Joe Yesbeck, T.Y. Lin International

Affiliate Member Rep: Gabriel Lopez-Bernal, Icomera

At-Large: Cathy Rinaldi, Metro-North Railroad

At-Large: Darren Kettle, Metrolink

At-Large: David Dech, SFRTA/Tri-Rail

At-Large: Scott Sherin, Alstom North America

At-Large: Kathryn Holmes, Holmes & Associates

At-Large: Otis Tolbert, AON

Chair Emeritus: Jim Derwinski, Metra

CEO: KellyAnne Gallagher

ADVISORY BOARD

John Cline, Cline Strategic Consulting

Kevin Corbett, Executive Director, NJT

Jim Derwinski, CEO/Executive Director, Metra

Joe Giulietti, TY Lin

Tom Prendergast, AECOM

Matthew O. Tucker, HDR

Patrick Warren, NY MTA

members

Caltrain/Samtrans

CapMetro

Capitol Corridor

Connecticut DOT

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Denton County Transportation Authority

Denver RTD

Long Island Rail Road

Maryland MTA/MARC

MBTA

Metra

Metrolink

Metro-North Railroad

New Jersey Transit

New Mexico DOT

North County Transit District

Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District

Rio Metro RTD/New Mexico Rail Runner Express

SEPTA

Sound Transit

SFRTA/Tri-Rail

Trinity Metro

Utah Transit Authority

WES/TriMet

Virginia Railway Express

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AECOM

Alstom

Amsted Rail

Aon

Brookville Equipment Corp.

Cline Strategic Consulting

Clever Devices

DB E.C.O. North America

Denver Transit Partners

Hatch

HDR

Herzog

Holmes & Associates

Icomera

KCI

Keolis Commuter Services

Kuba

MaxAccel

Network Rail Consulting

Quandel Consultants

Railhead

RazorSecure

Rolling Stock Solutions

RVB&A

Stacy & Witbeck

Stadler

Tracsis (RailComm)

Trapeze

TRC Services

TY Lin

Wabtec

Wi-Tronix

WSP

What is the Commuter Rail Coalition?

The Commuter Rail Coalition is an association representing the interests, needs and benefits of the nation’s commuter railroads, which deliver half a billion passenger trips each year. 

The Coalition was formed by industry leaders to engage and educate stakeholders and to advocate for the resources necessary to sustain these vital public assets.   

Why is a coalition necessary?

To safely and efficiently move the metropolitan regions that they serve, US commuter railroads must have a seat at the table before Congress and federal agencies.

The Commuter Rail Coalition advocates for commuter railroads in the US, calling attention to the many benefits they deliver to their communities that they serve, and identifying the resources needed to sustain these vital public assets well into the future. 

With the formation of the Commuter Rail Coalition, US commuter railroads have a single-minded advocate in Washington, DC, to voice their concerns, needs, and interests – and to advocate on their behalf.

As it works with Congress and the federal sector the Commuter Rail Coalition is the voice of commuter railroads.