Jake Jacobson
Lawrence S. "Jake" Jacobson (1940-2021)[1] served 29 years with the Union Pacific Railroad was later now President and Chief Operating Officer of the Copper Basin Railway of Hayden, Arizona.
Mr. Jacobson was named Railway Age's Railroader of the Year in 1994,[2] and a Great Railroader of the Century in December 1999.[3]
The American Shortline safety award is named after him: The Jake Award.[4] Since 2000, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has sponsored these awards.
References[]
- ^ Foran, Patrick. Progressive Railroading https://www.progressiverailroading.com/short_lines_regionals/article/From-the-Editor-In-memoriam-Jake-Jacobson--64510. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Welty, Gus (January 1994). "Jake Jacobson: a profile in courage". Railway Age. Retrieved April 17, 2006.
- ^ "A century of great railroaders", Railway Age, December 1999, archived from the original on February 17, 2001, retrieved January 4, 2011
- ^ "ASLRRA presents "Jake Awards" - American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association". Railway Age. October 2000. Retrieved April 17, 2006.
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