List of presidents and trustees of the Long Island Rail Road explained

See main article: Long Island Rail Road.

• Knowles Taylor

1835-1837

• Valentine Hicks

1837-1838

• Waldron B. Post

1838-1839

• George B. Fisk

1839-1847

• James H. Weeks

1847-1850

• Isaac E. Haviland

1850-1851

• Moses Maynard, Jr.

1851-1852

• Isaac E. Haviland

1852-1853

• William E. Morris

1853-1862

• Coffin Colket

1862-1863

• Oliver Charlick

1863-1875

• Henry Havemeyer: 1875-1876
• Conrad Poppenhusen

1876

• David N. Ropes

1876-1877

• Adolph Poppenhusen

1877

• Thomas R. Sharp

1877-1881

• Austin Corbin

1881-1896

• William H. Baldwin

1896-1905

• William F. Potter

1905

• Ralph Peters

1905-1923

• Samuel Rea

1923-1928The LIRR was operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1928 to 1949. The people from Smucker and Delatour through Wyer were trustees rather than presidents, as the LIRR was in Chapter 77 bankruptcy.

• David E. Smucker and H.L. Delatour: 1949-1950
• William H. Draper

1950-1951

• William Wyer

1951-1954

• Walter S. Franklin

1954-1955

• Thomas M. Goodfellow

1955-1967

• Frank Aikman, Jr.

1967-1969

• Walter L. Schlager, Jr.

1969-1976

• Robert K. Pattison

1976-1978

• Francis S. Gabreski

1978-1981

• Daniel T. Scannell

1981

• Robin H.H. Wilson

1981-1985

• Bruce C. McIver

1985-1989

• Charles W. Hoppe

1990-1994

• Thomas F. Prendergast

1994-2000

• Kenneth J. Bauer

2000-2003

• James J. Dermody

2003-2006

• Raymond P. Kenny (acting): 2006-2007
• Helena Williams

2007-2014^[1]

• Patrick Nowakowski

2014-2018^[2]

• Phillip Eng

2018-2022^[3]

• Catherine Rinaldi (interim): 2022-2023^[4]
• Robert Free 2023-Present^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Neuman . William . June 5, 2007 . President Appointed For L.I.R.R. . The New York Times.
2. News: Flegenheimer . Matt . April 30, 2014 . L.I.R.R. President Is Being Replaced . The New York Times.
3. Web site: Phillip Eng Named as Long Island Rail Road President . MTA . April 12, 2018.
4. MTA Announces Catherine Rinaldi to Serve as Interim President of MTA Long Island Rail Road . MTA . February 10, 2022.
5. Web site: MTA Announces Rob Free Takes Over as Acting President of MTA Long Island Rail Road in October of 2023, but in April 2024 was announced the permanent role of president . 2023-10-20 . MTA . en.