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Legacy Rail Finds a Niche in the Transit Industry
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usiness experts often say finding and fulfilling the need of a core customer is key to growing a successful business. Chicago-based Legacy Rail Operations, LLC (Legacy Rail) has followed this advice and is building a rail operation consulting firm that is filling a void in the transit rail construction industry by providing the missing link between large transit agencies and design/ build contractors performing rail development projects across the country.
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Legacy Rail executive team members meet in a Chicago rail station (from left) Richard Newton, EVP Capital Projects; Daryl Brown, VP Operations; Marlene Taylor, VP Capital Projects; Greg White, Co-founder & CEO; Jeff White Co- founder & CEO; Evan White, Chief of Staff; Ronald Heard, EVP Operations
Legacy Rail began operations in 2015, under the leadership of Co-CEOs Jeffrey White and Gregory White, two siblings from Southside Chicago who combined their complementary skills to launch a firm offering unique skill sets and value to the transit industry. Younger brother Jeffrey (Jeff) is a rail operations expert who retired from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) after a distinguished 22-year career. Jeff’s final role at CTA was as the senior manager of CTA’s Operations Control Center, the facility that manages and controls the full complement of trains and buses operated by the
agency. Co-CEO Gregory (Greg) is an experienced entrepreneur with a former career as owner of an awardwinning energy company. Greg began his entrepreneurial journey after a successful career as an electrical engineer with 17 years of experience working in the public utility industry. The co-owners of Legacy Rail first recognized the opportunity to launch a unique consulting firm in the transit industry after Jeff was called out of retirement to help Dulles Transit Partners, a Bechtel Corporation-led team, manage the start-up control
