Jake Jacobson

L. S. "Jake" Jacobson served 29 years with the Union Pacific Railroad and is now President and Chief Operating Officer of the Copper Basin Railway of Hayden, Arizona.

Mr. Jacobson was named Railway Age's Railroader of the Year in 1994,[1] and a Great Railroader of the Century in December 1999.[2]

The American Shortline safety award is named after him: The Jake Award.[3] Since 2000, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has sponsored these awards.

References

  1. ↑ Welty, Gus (January 1994). "Jake Jacobson: a profile in courage". Railway Age. Retrieved 2006-04-17.
  2. ↑ "A century of great railroaders", Railway Age, December 1999, archived from the original on 2001-02-17, retrieved 2011-01-04
  3. ↑ "ASLRRA presents "Jake Awards" - American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association". Railway Age. October 2000. Retrieved 2006-04-17.
Preceded by
Raymond C. Burton, Jr. (TTX)		 Railroader of the Year
1994 		Succeeded by
Edward L. Moyers (SP)