Michon, Alfred E.

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Michon, Alfred E.

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      • Michon, Ted

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      Dates of existence

      1937-2012

      History

      Alfred E. (Ted) Michon was president of the Colorado & Southern, the Fort Worth & Denver, the Bangor & Aroostook, and the Canadian American Railroad. He had more 25 years experience in senior marketing and strategic planning positions with both Burlington Northern and Union Pacific railroads. Michon played an active role throughout his career in leading railroad merger and acquisition activity both as a corporate executive and as a consultant. Most recently, he managed BNSF Energy Department during the buildup of the Powder River Basin coal boom, developing and implementing policies for the lucrative market. He developed similar policies in the Grain and Grain Products sector for both BN and UP. Michon also advised reformation efforts of several the state-owned and state-subsidized railway enterprises, including within Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Uzbekestan, the former Soviet Union and Russia, and Bulgaria.

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      Authority record identifier

      D0058

      Institution identifier

      WaBuPNRA

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      Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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      Revised

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      Partial

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      Language(s)

      • English

      Script(s)

      • Latin

      Sources

      Donor files at Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive. Railway Age obituary dated October 18, 2012.

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