The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR), which operates commuter rail service under contract to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston, has named Hugh J. Kiley Jr. its new general manager. He succeeds Donald L. Saunders, who had served in an acting capacity since March.

“Hugh brings 40 years of railroad experience to MBCR and has coordinated service delivery at all levels of the industry, including commuter and intercity passenger service,” said James F. O’Leary, chairman of the MBCR Board of Directors. “Hugh will continue to build upon the company’s record of providing safe, reliable service and delivering superior customer service in Massachusetts.”

Prior to joining MBCR, Kiley was assistant vice president-operations with Norfolk Southern Corporation, the holding company of a 21,000-mile railroad system. He also served for nine years as co-chair of the group that developed the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program, a $3.2 billion public-private transportation partnership designed to provide comprehensive improvements to commuter rail, Amtrak, and freight rail operations in the congested Chicago region.

Kiley began his career at Boston’s South Station in 1970 as a brakeman.

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