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.