Jeffrey Watson Chosen to Receive RT&S Engineer of the Year Award
Written by David C. Lester, Editor-in-Chief
Genesee & Wyoming
ATLANTA –– Jeffrey Watson, Vice President of Engineering at Genesee & Wyoming, has been chosen to receive the annual Railway Track & Structures Engineer of the Year Award for 2024.
Mr. Watson is a professional engineer with extensive Class I and Short Line holding company heavy haul freight railway technical and management experience.
Watson has served as Vice President of Engineering at Genesee & Wyoming since April 2020. He has the overall accountability of all engineering functions at G&W, including track maintenance, production , work equipment, signals & communications, bridges and structures, infrastructure design and construction.
Mr. Jeffrey Watson, RT&S Engineer of the Year
A former member of the United States Marine Corps infantry, Watson began his railroad career as a management trainee with CSX. After a little over a year, Watson was promoted to Roadmaster and served in that position for over five years. In June 2008, Watson joined G&W as General Manager of Maintenance of Way and was promoted to positions of increasing responsibility until his appointment as VP of Engineering.
Watson is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a BS in Agricultural Engineering and is a long-time member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association.
Please join us in congratulating Jeffrey Watson on this award. He will be recognized at the Opening Session of the annual AREMA Annual Conference and Expo in Louisville, Ky. on Monday, September 16.
