Las Vegas Railway Express Appoints Jim Wilson as Chief Operations Officer - Rail Operations
July 16, 2012 at 10:03 pm
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Las Vegas Railway Express announced the appointment of Jim Wilson, Chief Operations Officer - Rail Operations. Mr. Wilson comes to the X Train team bringing over 30 years of expertise in rail operations. His leadership in transportation, logistics, operations management, planning and overall business and performance improvement make him the best choice for overseeing Rail Operations for the company. Mr. Wilson has led all aspects of rail operations including train dispatching, service planning, locomotive and rolling stock allocation, terminal and network productivity, crew and fuel budgeting, mechanical service coordination, engineering operations planning, emergency preparedness, and integration of marketing requirements and pricing with operational capability for a $5 billion North American freight network. Mr. Wilson led to the consolidation of four regional train dispatching centers into one system operations center, integrating operations and coordination with customer service.
United Rail Inc, formerly Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc., focuses on providing conventional passenger rail from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The Company focuses on providing X-Train service, which traverse the route in approximately five and half hours. The proposed route of the X-Train is approximately 340 miles, starting at Los Angeles (LA) Union Station, California till the destination at Las Vegas, Nevada. The Company focuses on offering its train service as a tour package similar to how cruise lines work, with a package of train ticket, hotel, transfers and complimentary first cocktail onboard. The Company let customers book their tour package with hotels in Las Vegas, including MGM Resorts, The Wynn Resort, Caesars Resort, The Plaza Hotel and Mandalay Resorts, through the X Train Website, www.vegasxtrain.com, or through www.xtrainvacations.com7.