M.T. (Todd) Bjornstad

President

Todd Bjornstad joined the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad in February 2016. He has more than 25 years of experience in the rail industry. He had been general manager of the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad since its acquisition by Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) from Canadian Pacific in June 2014. His other roles within G&W included vice president of transportation for G&W’s Midwest Region and vice president of customer service for RailAmerica in Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to that, he had been with the Union Pacific Railroad for 17 years. Mr. Bjornstad served in the United States Air Force as a missile systems specialist responsible for testing, repair and maintenance of nuclear missile systems. Community College of the Air Force (AA); Excelsior College (BA)

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Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad