RailPros
Paul MacDonald serves as the Director of Industrial Development at RailPros since May 2020, where responsibilities include directing nationwide rail-centric services for various clients and managing site selection, rail design, and industrial park development. Prior to this role, Paul held positions at JMA Civil, Inc. as Director of Network Planning, and at Union Pacific Railroad for over two decades in various capacities, including General Director of Network Economic & Industrial Development, where oversight of nearly 300 active rail infrastructure projects spanned a 14-state region. Paul began their career at Southern Pacific Railroad Company as a Public Projects Engineer. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from California State University, Chico, and a Master of Science in Transportation Logistics from Golden Gate University.
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RailPros
RailPros was founded in 2000 and is exclusively focused on providing rail and transit engineering and construction services. The firm is headquartered in Irving, Texas. We employ more than 800 rail and transit engineers, construction, inspection, design, and field support staff. Through our extensive resources, we are able to respond to the full spectrum of the industry’s management, construction, planning, and design needs. RailPros’ senior staff includes top industry talent who bring diverse and comprehensive expertise to the RailPros team. Our senior management team includes licensed professional engineers; several railroad professionals with more than 20 years of industry experience each; and former employees of BNSF, UP, Amtrak, Caltrans, and SCRRA. Having worked closely with Class I carriers and commuter rail agencies to implement, upgrade, and expand their rail services, RailPros senior staff members offer clients time-tested railroad and project experience in managing, designing, and constructing projects under live railroad traffic, with minimal disruption to existing rail service. Through extensive experience providing project management, construction management, project development, project design, operational support and railroad coordination for our clients, RailPros has a unique understanding of the rail and transit needs of the industry.