FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 03, 2001
Contact: Corry Schiermeyer
Tel.: (202) 493-6024
FRA 06-01
Allan Rutter Confirmed as Federal
Railroad Administrator
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
today welcomed Allan Rutter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) as
the Senate confirmed him as Federal Railroad Administrator.
"I'm excited about Allan joining our team here
at DOT. His comprehensive knowledge
of transportation and his extensive background in rail policy will be invaluable
in achieving the Department's strategic goals and in meeting the challenge of
improving the nation's railroad system, " said Secretary Mineta.
Mr. Rutter has been involved in
transportation policy for the past 17 years and served President Bush in Texas
as Director of Transportation Policy. Before
joining then-Governor Bush in 1995, Rutter was Deputy Executive Director of the
Texas High-Speed Rail Authority. From
1984 to 1990, Rutter served Texas Governors Bill Clements and Mark White, and
worked for the Texas House Transportation Committee.
Most recently, Mr. Rutter developed transportation policy for Texas
governor Rick Perry.
“I am grateful for President Bush and
Secretary Mineta’s confidence in me and honored to be associated with the
dedicated professionals at the FRA,” said Rutter.
As FRA administrator, Mr. Rutter will lead the regulatory and enforcement agency responsible for promoting safe and successful railroad transportation within the United States, and work to advance the policies of the Bush Administration regarding freight and passenger rail.
Mr. Rutter
earned a master of public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and his bachelor’s degree from
the University of Texas at Austin. He
and his wife, Melanie, and their two daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth will reside
in Manassas, Va.
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