George Warrington

George David Warrington (September 19, 1952 – December 24, 2007) was an America transportation official, who served New Jersey Transit for 28 years, latterly in the post of executive director. He grew up in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.Levin, Jay. , The Record , January 1, 2008. Accessed May 27, 2008.

Career

Warrington served with New Jersey Transit, joining the agency on its creation in 1979, rising to the post of Vice President and General Manager of New Jersey Transit rail operations. From 1990 to 1992, he served as Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. He served as Executive Director and President of the Delaware River Port Authority and Port Authority Transit Corporation from 1992 to 1994. He then served as President of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Business Unit from 1994 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, he served as President of Amtrak. From 2002 to March 2007, he served as executive director of New Jersey Transit. He left and with two partners, co-founded a strategic consulting and lobbying firm, Warrington Fox Shuffler in New York City (which since has dropped his name, becoming Fox and Shuffler; and has removed all reference to him on its website). He was a staunch supporter, and early advocate of THE tunnel and promoted park-and-ride, as well as the expansion of New Jersey Transit's passenger capacity.<ref...
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