Brooks A. Bentz is a resident of Stonington, Connecticut . Beginning in 1969 he worked for various railroad companies, including Penn Central, Norfolk & Western Railway, Delaware & Hudson, and Boston & Maine Corporation in such capacities as brakeman, assistant trainmaster, agent/operator, marketing director, and General Manager of Intermodal Operations. In the late 1980s he was President and CEO of Ameritrans Corporation, AVP - Intermodal of Burlington Northern Railroad, and CEO of Trans-Star Trucking Company . Since 1991 he has worked as a transportation consultant.
Mr. Bentz is also a collector of historical railroad documents and memorabilia, including those of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (a.k.a. New Haven Railroad).
From the guide to the Brooks A. Bentz Railroad Collection., undated, 1889, 1913-1975, (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)
