Executive Vice President of Infrastructure
Sam Doerr serves as executive vice president of infrastructure for Progress Rail, where he leads the company’s global track and signaling business. In this role, Sam is responsible for driving strategic growth, operational excellence, and innovation across the infrastructure division.
Sam joined Progress Rail in 2023 as senior vice president of locomotive product and program management. During his tenure, he played a key role in shaping product strategy, strengthening customer value propositions, and improving program execution. His leadership enhanced the commercial pipeline and advanced project management within the locomotive business.
With more than 15 years of experience in business development and product management in the rail industry, Sam brings deep expertise and a forward-looking vision to his current role.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Distribution and Technology from Purdue University and an MBA from Duke University.
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Learn MoreProgress Rail offers a full line of trackwork, components and fasteners for heavy haul and transit railways, and is a leading manufacturer of specialty trackwork in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located strategically around the globe, we produce the highest quality trackwork and fasteners, with 100-plus years of experience in the design and manufacture of cast manganese crossings.
Learn MoreProgress Rail’s trackwork experience and remanufacturing capabilities enable us to provide quality trackwork to your specifications. Whether you need new rail, recycled rail, Other Track Material (OTM), complete turnout packages or a single trackwork component, our facilities can fulfill your requirements.
Learn MoreProgress Rail has long been a signaling provider, designing wayside and highway crossing systems for railroads since 1992. Our signal engineering and asset protection are just some of the many ways we can help your business.
Learn MoreProgress Rail offers a full line of trackwork, components and fasteners for heavy haul and transit railways, and is a leading manufacturer of specialty trackwork in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located strategically around the globe, we produce the highest quality trackwork and fasteners, with 100-plus years of experience in the design and manufacture of cast manganese crossings.
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