About
Stu Nicholson
Stu Nicholson
Stu joined the Rail Passengers Association Board of Directors in 2024. He also serves as Communications Director for the Lakeshore Rail Alliance and is the former Executive Director of All Aboard Ohio.
A self-described “recovering journalist”, Stu previously spent a 22-year career in television news as an award-winning reporter.
Stu also has 15 years of experience in public relations and media relations as:
- Public Information Director (PIO) and Communications Director for the Central Ohio Transit Authority
- Public Info Officer for the Ohio Rail Development Commission
- Represented Ohio Governors Taft and Strickland on the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
Favorite Original Quote: “Mobility is the essence of our freedom. To the extent we are made less mobile, we are less free. This best captures why I advocate for more and better passenger rail.”
"Thank you to Jim Mathews and the Rail Passengers Association for presenting me with this prestigious award. I am always looking at ways to work with the railroads and rail advocates to improve the passenger experience."
Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3)
February 14, 2020, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award