{"id":507591,"date":"2022-11-07T20:03:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-nyc-subways-boss-andy-byford-back-in-us-and-looking-for-work\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T20:03:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:03:13","slug":"ex-nyc-subways-boss-andy-byford-back-in-us-and-looking-for-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-nyc-subways-boss-andy-byford-back-in-us-and-looking-for-work\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-NYC subways boss Andy Byford back in US and looking for work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a364df1493d9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a364df1493d9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-nyc-subways-boss-andy-byford-back-in-us-and-looking-for-work\/#%E2%80%9CEx-NYC_subways_boss_Andy_Byford_back_in_US_and_looking_for_work%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ex-NYC subways boss Andy Byford back in US and looking for work&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEx-NYC_subways_boss_Andy_Byford_back_in_US_and_looking_for_work%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ex-NYC subways boss Andy Byford back in US and looking for work&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>New York City\u2019s\u00a0\u201cTrain Daddy\u201d\u00a0is ready to start chugging along in the US again.<\/p>\n<p>Former MTA NYC Transit President Andy Byford is back in the country and looking for work in the transit industry, The Post has learned \u2014 though the cheery Brit is tight-lipped about where he may be headed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe arrived at JFK a week ago yesterday, Sunday October 30,\u201d Byford told The Post on Monday. \u201cI immigrated on a Green Card that entitles me to live and work anywhere in the US within my area of expertise, namely transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ex-transit boss of Sydney, Toronto, New York and London left NYC on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, saying he had had enough of \u201cinterference\u201d from then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Byford \u2014 whom New Yorkers dubbed \u201cTrain Daddy\u201d \u2014 returned to his hometown of London to serve as its top transportation official. <\/p>\n<p>Over 27 months, the 33-year railroad vet oversaw the completion of a long-delayed and over-budget Elizabeth Line project, which he toured earlier this year with the late Queen Elizabeth II in one of her final public <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances.<\/p>\n<p>The MTA did not settle on a permanent replacement for Byford until this past May \u2014 Massachusetts\u2019 former top transportation official, Richard Davey.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/andy-byford-15.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A bald white man in a suit shakes hands with a black man in an orange MTA vest\" class=\"wp-image-24556494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/andy-byford-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/andy-byford-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/andy-byford-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Byford greeting a transit worker in 2020 on his \u201cfarewell ride\u201d from MTA headquarters.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Taidgh Barron\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/andy-byford-17.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Two men in suits board a subway car\" class=\"wp-image-24556490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/andy-byford-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/andy-byford-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/andy-byford-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Byford and his most recent boss, London Mayor Sadik Khan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Byford on Monday declined to share details about where in the US he may end up \u2014 or if New York and the MTA are even on the short list. <\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, he and his Canadian wife are taking a road <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> through Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether I choose to work for a public transit system here would depend on being given the leeway to do what needs to be done \u2014 mindful of why I left NYCT, namely in the face of constant undermining and interference,\u201d Byford said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am in discussions with a number of prospective employers within the transit sector, one in particular.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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