About
Stu Nicholson
Stu Nicholson
Stu joined the Rail Passengers Association Board of Directors in 2024. He also serves as Communications Director for the Lakeshore Rail Alliance and is the former Executive Director of All Aboard Ohio.
A self-described “recovering journalist”, Stu previously spent a 22-year career in television news as an award-winning reporter.
Stu also has 15 years of experience in public relations and media relations as:
- Public Information Director (PIO) and Communications Director for the Central Ohio Transit Authority
- Public Info Officer for the Ohio Rail Development Commission
- Represented Ohio Governors Taft and Strickland on the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
Favorite Original Quote: “Mobility is the essence of our freedom. To the extent we are made less mobile, we are less free. This best captures why I advocate for more and better passenger rail.”
"The COVID Pandemic has been and continues to be the biggest challenge faced by Americans as it has taken a deadly toll on the world and on the world’s economies. During COVID Locomotive Engineers at Amtrak and other Passenger and Freight Railroads have embodied the definition of essential workers. This dedication by our members is not new. We applaud the Rail Passenger’s Association for recognizing the vital contributions of our members and their hard work moving Americans and freight during the COVID pandemic."
Dennis Pierce, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.