PRESIDENT Dean Menefee 2012

    Dean Menefee joined IAROO in 1997. He was elected as a regional consultant in 1998.

    In 2007, Dean was elected as the 4th Vice President and is currently serving as the organization's 2012 president.

    Dean began his railroad career in 1975 in the operating department on the former Chessie System's historic Baltimore Division which dates back to the 1827 chartering of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. In 1977 Dean was promoted to a locomotive engineer joining his twin brother and father in the craft. In 1992, Dean enter the CSX management ranks by initially serving as a training instructor at the Locomotive Engineer Training School, then located in Cumberland, MD. In 1995, Dean was appointed to a Road Foreman of Engines position and became System Road Foreman of Engines in 2003. Since 2008, Dean was appointed to Director of Train Accident Prevention.

    During Dean's tenure, he has taken part in introducing remote control operations to CSX. He has served as the contact person for FRA certification locomotive operator issues, and has worked closely with other departments on engineer related issues. Dean remains an active FRA licensed engineer.

    Dean and his wife, Peggy, reside in Jacksonville, FL. They have 3 sons, two of which are promoted engineers. Dean and Peggy enjoy spending time with their families and taking advantage of those recreational activities the Florida weather affords.