"David Dech, the top Tri-Rail executive who led a variety of initiatives to upgrade South Florida's aging publicly funded commuter railroad, has resigned to head a Midwest rail line. Dech, who is executive director of Tri-Rail's governing body, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, stunned his staff with a phone call from Tallahassee announcing his resignation Monday, spokesman Victor Garcia said Wednesday. His new position: president and general manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. His hiring becomes effective March 16, according to The Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana, which first reported the leadership change."
"Dech joined Tri-Rail in 2022 from a transit agency in Austin, Texas. He is an Ohio native with 29 years of railroad experience, including time as an engineer with the giant CSX freight line. He'll be the Indiana line's third president. Dech has forecast that Tri-Rail, which has served Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties since 1989, will run out of funds by June 2027 without additional contributions from the three counties the railroad serves and/or the FDOT."
David Dech resigned as executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority to lead the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, with hiring effective March 16. Staff members learned of the resignation via a phone call from Tallahassee that surprised employees who had expected an update on closing a state funding gap after the Florida Department of Transportation cut its annual subsidy. There was no public indication Dech had been interviewing for another job. Dech had recently been advocating to Florida lawmakers for additional funds. Dech joined Tri-Rail in 2022, has 29 years of railroad experience, and warned Tri-Rail could run out of funds by June 2027 without new contributions.
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