Indiana Rail Road President and CEO Joe Gioe

The Indiana Rail Road (INRD) named Joe Gioe President and CEO in
mid-August 2024. A career railroader with 20 years of industry
experience, he has held leadership positions at two Class I
railroads, with most of his tenure at BNSF, where he was twice
named Employee of the Year for intermodal train execution and
delivery of major infrastructure projects in Transportation and
Service Design. He also served as Assistant Vice President Network
Optimization and Vice President Transportation at Norfolk Southern.
A third-generation railroader whose family roots go back to the
Central Railroad of New Jersey and Conrail, Gioe began his career
as a conductor, locomotive engineer and front-line supervisor in
2005 and rose through management roles of increasing
responsibility. Gioe joins Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C.
Vantuono in a wide-ranging discussion on customer service,
efficiency, safety, traffic growth and employee development at
INRD.