Hunter Harrison, Famed Railroad Turnaround CEO, Dies at 73

The CSX chief also ran Canadian Pacific, Canadian National
Developed ‘precision railroading’ to optimize efficiency

Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker reports on the death of CSX CEO Hunter Harrison and his legacy.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Frederic Tomesco

December 16, 2017 at 8:09 PM UTC

Updated on

December 16, 2017 at 11:46 PM UTC

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E. Hunter Harrison, who turned around three railroad carriers during a five-decade career before being tapped by CSX Corp. to improve the company’s lackluster performance, has died days after taking medical leave. He was 73.

Harrison died in Wellington, Florida, on Saturday from complications from a recent illness, the company said in a statement.