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John H. Riley
Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation
In office
1991
GovernorArne Carlson
Preceded byLeonard Levine
Succeeded byJames Denn
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
In office
1983–1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byRobert W. Blanchette
Succeeded byGilbert Carmichael
Personal details
BornJanuary 19, 1947
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1994 (aged 47)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationBoston College (BA)
Cornell University (JD)

John H. Riley (January 19, 1947 – March 6, 1994) was an American attorney and railroad transportation administrator.

Early life and education[edit]

Riley was born in New York City and raised in Danbury, Connecticut. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College and a Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School.[1]

Career[edit]

After graduating from law school, Riley worked as an attorney in Minneapolis and Denver.[2] He began his career in Washington, D.C. in 1978 as an aide to U.S. Senator David Durenberger (R-Minnesota) and was his chief counsel and later, his chief of staff. In 1982, Riley was nominated to serve as administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). He served from 1983 to 1989 under Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole. Riley is credited for recruiting W. Graham Claytor Jr. to come out of retirement and lead Amtrak for eleven years. Riley was a longtime Amtrak supporter and advocated for its funding during his years in Washington.[3]

In 1990, Riley was named as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. He resigned in 1991 when he was diagnosed with an aggressive tumor in his brain. During a period of remission, Riley served on the executive committee of the Transportation Research Board.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Despite two major surgeries at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and two periods of remission, he died of brain cancer in March 1994, and was buried in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nomination of John H. Riley To Be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  • ^ "John Riley, 47, Dies; Led U.S. Rail Agency". The New York Times. 1994-03-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  • ^ Tourism, United States Congress House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and (1985). Administration's Proposal to Eliminate Amtrak Funding: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, March 14 and April 23, 1985. U.S. Government Printing Office.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Byrd, L. G.; Program, National Cooperative Highway Research (1991). Short-term Responsive Maintenance Systems. Transportation Research Board. ISBN 978-0-309-04921-4.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_H._Riley&oldid=1192273378"

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