Background
Gates, Donald Robert was born on December 1, 1949 in Des Moines. Son of Frank Arthur and Dorothy Eula (Elliott) Gates.
railroad transportation executive
Gates, Donald Robert was born on December 1, 1949 in Des Moines. Son of Frank Arthur and Dorothy Eula (Elliott) Gates.
Bachelor, Iowa State University, 1968-1975.
Conductor, Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company, Boone, Iowa., 1973-1979; assistant trainmaster, Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company, Janesville, Wisconsin, 1979-1980; trainmaster, Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company, Crystal Lake, Illinois, 1980; trainmaster, Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company, Northlake, Illinois, 1980-1984; assistant terminal manager, Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company, Chicago, 1984-1986; terminal manager, Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Company, Chicago, 1986-1990; director intermodal operations, C.&.N.W.Ry., Chicago, since 1991.
Married Judith Ann Watkins, February 17, 1970 (divorced March 1972). 1 child, Wendy Lynn.