| 词条 | Richard F. Timmons |
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| birth_name = Richard F. Timmons | image = File:U.S. Army LT. Gen. Richard F. Timmons Commander, 7th Infantry Division (Uncovered).jpg | caption = Timmons in 1984, as a Lieutenant General in the US Army | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|59|2002|07|29}} | birth_place = Washington, DC | occupation = Army general, railroad executive | known_for = 2006 Railroader of the Year | education = {{plainlist|
| footnotes = [1][2][3] }} Richard F. Timmons is a former American military officer and retired railroad executive. Military careerAs a military officer, he commanded companies in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in Vietnam.[3] Later, he commanded the Eighth Army in Korea, was Executive Officer to the Secretary of the Army and served as liaison officer to the U.S. Senate. He performed the final official flight of the OV-1 Mohawk.[4] He retired from the military after thirty-two years of service.[2] Railroad careerTimmons joined Norfolk Southern in 1998, becoming Resident Vice President for Public Affairs for Pennsylvania and New York. He left for the position of President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association on September 3, 2002.[1] He was awarded Railway Ages "Railroader of the Year" in 2006. After a one-year extension of his tenure at the board's request,[5] he retired at the end of 2014, replaced by Linda Darr.[6] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.rtands.com/breaking_news_archive.shtml |deadurl=yes |archivedate=2006-03-14 |date=2002-07-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060314082215/http://www.rtands.com/breaking_news_archive.shtml |publisher=Railway Track & Structures |title=Late Breaking Rail Industry News |accessdate=2017-01-07}} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.railtrends.com/rail_education/presenterDetails/Richard-Timmons--916 |publisher=Rail Trends 2016 |title=Richard Timmons - Presenter at Rail Trends |date=2017-01-07 }} 3. ^1 {{cite news | title=TIMMONS TO TAKE OVER 82ND'S ASSISTANT COMMAND FOR SUPPORT | last=Cuningham |first=Henry |journal=Fayetteville Observer | date=1989-10-26 | url=http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/timmons-to-take-over-nd-s-assistant-command-for-support/article_c6e2d980-0d7f-5698-a94c-22f7aad4851a.html | accessdate=2017-01-07}} 4. ^{{cite web | last=Dorr | first=Robert F. | title=The OV-1 Mohawk Remembered Firsthand: Piloting the Mohawk in Vietnam | website=Defense Media Network | date=2015-01-10 | url=http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-ov-1-mohawk-remembered-firsthand-piloting-the-mohawk-in-vietnam/ | accessdate=2017-01-07}} 5. ^{{cite journal | last=Vantuono | first=William C. | title=ASLRRA's Timmons: One more year | journal=Railway Age | date=2013-07-17 | url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/freight/short-lines/aslrras-timmons-one-more-year.html | accessdate=2017-01-07}} 6. ^{{cite journal | last=Vantuono | first=William C. | title=Darr to succeed Timmons at ASLRRA | journal=Railway Age | date=2014-08-08 | url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/freight/short-lines/darr-to-succeed-timmons-at-aslrra.html | accessdate=2017-01-07}} External links
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