Ronald Batory

Ronald Batory
Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors
Assumed office
December 21, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Donald Trump
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
In office
February 28, 2018  January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded bySarah Feinberg
Succeeded byAmit Bose
Personal details
Born (1950-01-25) January 25, 1950
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
EducationAdrian College (BA)
Eastern Michigan University (MA)

Ronald L. Batory (born January 25, 1950) is an American railroad industry executive who served as the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration from 2018 to 2021. Batory has over 45 years of leadership experience in the railroad industry, including serving as president and chief operating officer of Consolidated Rail Corporation and as president of the Belt Railway of Chicago. According to a 2012 Fred Frailey article, "all Ronald Batory has ever wanted to do is work for a railroad."