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Some careers follow a predictable script. A business degree, a polished corporate internship, a fast track to the executive floor. Claude Edward Elkins Jr. took a different route entirely. Before boardrooms and executive strategy meetings, he worked where freight rail becomes real—on the tracks, in demanding operational roles that required grit, discipline, and an understanding of how America’s transportation system actually moves. That detail alone explains why people increasingly search for his name. In a corporate era often criticized for disconnected leadership, Elkins represents something increasingly rare: an executive who started at the bottom and climbed every rung. Today, Claude Edward Elkins Jr., widely known as Ed Elkins, serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Commer...