THOMAS CORNILLIE

Thomas Cornillie is an independent scholar who focuses on issues concerning railways and public transportation in the United States and around the world. Thomas's research on planning, policy, engineering, and management issues has been published in transportation and law journals. He has a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was also the 2017 recipient of the Watford Fellowship from the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Educational Foundation... Prior roles include serving Amtrak as its Principal Officer, Infrastructure Planning - West and leading the establishment of commuter rail and regional express buses for the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority. He was also a member of the New Starts planning staff for Chicago's Metra commuter rail service and, most recently, for capital projects for the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority... He..