By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; April 18, 2020
New Jersey Transit Senior Vice President and General Manager Rail Operations Raymond P. Kenny, 69, has died of COVID-19.
Kenny had 50 years of railroad industry experience and an extensive background in managing large teams in transportation operations and capital improvements. He began his transportation career in 1970 as an MTA Long Island Rail Road ticket clerk while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration from John Jay College. After graduating, he was hired full time on the management side of the LIRR as a junior industrial engineer. In 1975, Kenny entered railroad dispatching for LIRR before rising through the ranks with positions in personnel training and capital construction, prior to leading the Transportation department. From 2006 to 2007, he served as Acting LIRR President. He retired from LIRR in 2014.