Allan Rutter

Allan Rutter is a principal investigator for support activities for the Texas Department of Transportation’s Rail Division including data analysis tools for highway-rail grade crossings and for rail safety inspections. He also hosts TTI’s “Thinking Transportation” podcast. Allan served as Federal Railroad Administrator under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2004. While with Cambridge Systematics, Mr. Rutter led or participated in State Rail Plans in eight states, including California and Texas. Mr. Rutter was chief executive of the North Texas Tollway Authority, worked for four different Texas Governors and was Deputy Executive Director of the former Texas High-Speed Rail Authority. He is a member of the TRB Standing Committee on Freight Rail Transportation and Supply Chain Reliability (AR 013) and was a panel member for a National Academies consensus study on the Impact of Trains Longer Than 7,500 feet.