Short Line Safety Institute’s new Exec Director

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has appointed Thomas Murta as its executive director.

Thomas most recently served as assistant vice president of safety and operations compliance for CSX Transportation, one of North America’s largest freight railroads with operations in 23 states and two Canadian provinces. He held a variety of positions at CSX spanning his 24 years with the company including positions responsible for safety and compliance, hazardous materials systems, environmental compliance, and infrastructure.

The Short Line Safety Institute is a non-profit corporation that conducts safety culture assessments and is the educational, training and research source for short line and regional railroads concerning safety culture.

President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) and SLSI Board of Directors member, Linda Bauer Darr said: “Tom comes to the SLSI with significant industry knowledge in the areas of compliance assessment, risk reduction, crisis management and emergency planning. In addition to his rail expertise, Tom has experience working in and with government agencies as well as serving on not-for-profit boards, which will provide important context for his work in taking the Safety Institute to the next level.”

For more information visit www.shortlinesafety.org

7th Aug 2017