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The book chronicles Harrison's life from his troubled youth in Memphis to his time leading Illinois Central, CN, CP, and CSX.

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Journalist-turned-author Howard Green conducted more than 14,000 interviews while at Canada’s Business News Network, including the chief executives of every major Canadian company and more than a few American firms.

But no interviews were like the ones he did with E. Hunter Harrison when he was at the helm of Canadian National and Canadian Pacific.

“He’s just a fascinating story,” Green says of the man who transformed four major railroads. “I’ve never met anyone like him.”

It’s a small wonder, then, that Green saw Harrison as an ideal subject for a biography. Green’s book, “Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison,” debuts in September.

The well-researched 289-page book, which was two years in the making, relies on interviews with 75 people, including Harrison’s family, colleagues, and competitors.

Green spent about 170 hours talking with Harrison, including attending the last “Hunter Camp” training session at CSX Transportation in December, days before Harrison died at age 73.

Green paints a picture of a colorful and comple

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The larger-than-life figure of Hunter Harrison is impossible to avoid for anyone who follows the railroad industry. Nearly five years after his death, Harrison’s influence is as great as ever given the nearly universal adoption of precision scheduled railroading, an operating model and mindset that has generated tremendous value for railroad owners over the past two decades.

It is no exaggeration to compare Hunter Harrison to Steve Jobs in terms of the impact these men had in their respective industries. Both men were iconoclastic rebels who rejected conventional wisdom and were not afraid of ruffling feathers. They could both be insufferably rude and insensitive, yet they somehow attracted intensely loyal followers who believed in their mission. Both men lived for their work, resisted fully disclosing the extent of their illnesses, and died while still in leadership roles. Perhaps most significantly, both men have continued to exert a major influence on their industries many years after their deaths.

The dust jacket of Harrison’s biography, Railroader, fits

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CSX names E. Hunter Harrison as Chief Executive Officer

Hunter Harrison, new CEO of CSX Corporation. — Photo: Seeking Alpha

In a move widely anticipated in the railroad industry, former CEO of CP Rail and CN Rail in Canada, Hunter Harrison has been named CEO of CSX Corporation.

The Company has named E. Hunter Harrison, a proven railroad executive with a well-regarded track record of producing market-leading operating results, as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Harrison replaces Michael Ward, who announced his decision to retire as Chairman and CEO on February 21, 2017 and will become a consultant to CSX, effective immediately.

The Company also announced that it has reached an agreement with Mantle Ridge LP, an investment firm formed by Paul Hilal, to reconstitute the Company’s Board of Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, CSX has appointed five new directors to its Board of Directors, mutually agreed upon by CSX and Mantle Ridge and effective immediately – Mr. Harrison, Mr. Hilal, Dennis Reilley, Linda Riefler and John Zillmer. In addition, three