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January 4, 2011
Former Railway Industry Woman of the Year Joins
Balfour Beatty Rail to Develop West Coast and Texas(JACKSONVILLE,
Fla.) –Jalene Forbis, a high-profile railroad executive and advocate,
has joined Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. as director of business
development for the company’s Rail Services Division in the West Coast
and Texas regions.
A fifth-generation railroader, Forbis has
been very active in the railway industry and her work has generated a
great deal of attention over the years. In 2006, Forbis received
Railway Industry Woman of the Year honors from Progressive Railroading and the League of Railway Industry Women.
Based
in Sacramento and Houston, Forbis will be responsible for the strategic
growth and development of the company’s construction and
maintenance-of-way services for the Class 1, regional, short line,
industrial and port markets. Both she and David Sprinkle, director of
business development for the East Coast, will report to Mark Snailham,
vice president of Rail Services for Balfour Beatty Rail.
“Jalene
is very well known and well-connected among railroaders,” said
Snailham. “She’s worn many hats and knows what it takes to advance a
business and our industry. We look forward to having her apply her
extensive knowledge and expertise on behalf of both Balfour Beatty Rail
and our clients.”
Forbis
began her railroad career at McCloud Railway Co. in 1992, processing
loss and damage claims and doing interline accounting. She worked her
way up, assuming more responsibilities with the company until she became vice president over marketing and personnel.
In
her prolific industry work, Forbis serves as Pacific Region vice
president of the American Short Line Railroad Association (ASLRRA) and
as executive director of the California Short Line Railroad Association.
She has been involved with railroad-related issues at both the state
and national levels and sits on a number of ASLRRA committees, also
having chaired the group’s annual convention.
Balfour Beatty
Rail, Inc. provides construction and maintenance services for the
public and private railroad markets. The company’s services include
industry-leading design, engineering, construction and maintenance
for Class 1 and regional/short line freight, industrial railroads,
ports, and rail transit authorities. Headquartered in Atlanta, Balfour
Beatty Rail, Inc. is part of Balfour Beatty plc, a global engineering,
construction, services and investment business organization
specializing in large infrastructure and building programs.
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