# Robert Krebs

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American railroad executive

**Robert D. Krebs** is an American railroad executive who has headed three major [United States](/source/United_States) [railroads](/source/Railroad) in succession, leading the [Southern Pacific](/source/Southern_Pacific_Railroad) (SP) when it was [acquired](/source/Santa_Fe%E2%80%93Southern_Pacific_merger) by [Santa Fe Industries](/source/Santa_Fe_Industries), rising to lead the resulting [Santa Fe Pacific Corporation](/source/Santa_Fe_Pacific_Corporation), and finally being chosen to head the new [Burlington Northern Santa Fe](/source/BNSF_Railway) (BNSF) when Santa Fe Pacific (the holding company for the [Santa Fe](/source/Atchison%2C_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway) railroad) merged with [Burlington Northern](/source/Burlington_Northern_Railroad).

He started out working for SP subsidiary Cotton Belt in the early 1960s becoming the youngest Superintendent of Cotton Belt's Pine Bluff Division in 1971 at age 29. Krebs eventually become president of the SP and later CEO of ATSF and BNSF. He retired as [CEO](/source/CEO) of BNSF in 2000 and left the board when he retired as chairman on April 17, 2002.[1]

On May 13, 2005, Krebs joined the Board of Directors for [Railpower Technologies](/source/Railpower_Technologies),[2] a position from which he resigned on September 9, 2005, citing personal reasons.[3]

On December 10, 2024, Krebs became the interim President of [Lake Forest College](/source/Lake_Forest_College) after having served on the college's Board of Trustees since 1990.[4] Prior to becoming interim President Krebs was twice Chairman of the Board of Trustees.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["BNSF Board Elects CEO Matt Rose Chairman Succeeding Rob Krebs, Who is Retiring"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061110184853/http://www.bnsf.com/media/news/articles/2002/03/2002-03-21-a.html) (Press release). BNSF. March 21, 2002. Archived from [the original](http://www.bnsf.com/media/news/articles/2002/03/2002-03-21-a.html) on November 10, 2006. Retrieved December 6, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["RailPower adds former BNSF CEO and US FRA administrator to its board"](https://web.archive.org/web/20051022134226/http://www.railpower.com/dl/news/news_2005_05_13.pdf) (PDF) (Press release). RailPower Technologies. May 13, 2005. Archived from [the original](http://www.railpower.com/dl/news/news_2005_05_13.pdf) (PDF) on October 22, 2005. Retrieved May 24, 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["RailPower director resigns"](http://www.railpower.com/dl/news/news_2005_09_09.pdf) (PDF) (Press release). RailPower Technologies. September 9, 2005. Retrieved September 13, 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Press, Daniel I. Dorfman | Pioneer (2024-12-11). ["Lake Forest College president has left after 2 1/2-years, officials announce"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/11/lake-forest-college-president-leaves/). *Chicago Tribune*. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Office of the President"](https://www.lakeforest.edu/about-us/office-of-the-president). *www.lakeforest.edu*. Retrieved 2024-12-12.

- Fred Frailey (1991). *Blue Streak Merchandise*. Kalmbach.

Preceded by Edward L. Moyers (SP) Railroader of the Year 1996 shared with Gerald Grinstein (BN) Succeeded by Paul M. Tellier (CN) New title Chief Executive Officer of BNSF Railway Succeeded by Matthew K. Rose

v t e Presidents of the Southern Pacific Railroad Timothy Guy Phelps (1865) Charles Crocker (1868) Leland Stanford (1885) Collis Potter Huntington (1890) Charles Melville Hays (1900) E. H. Harriman (1901) Robert S. Lovett (1909) William Sproule (1911) Julius Kruttschnitt (1918) William Sproule (1920) Paul Shoup (1929) Angus Daniel McDonald (1932) Armand Mercier (1941) Donald J. Russell (1952) Benjamin Biaggini (1964) Denman McNear (1976) Alan Furth (1979) Robert Krebs (1982) D. M. Mohan (1984) Edward L. Moyers (1993)

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