Bill Greenwood as a
Mendota High School
Graduate
After high school, Bill went on to make his name known
as he worked up the ladder to eventually become Chief Operating Officer of
the Burlington Northern Railroad. He, along with five others in his team,
came up for the idea that is known by lay people today as "Piggyback" -
transporting semi-trailers on rail cars. However, Bill had the name
changed to "Intermodal" for the operation at BN. He stated, "the rest of
the Railroad industry followed BN, not only in the name change, but in how
we operated the business. BNSF is by far the number one intermodal carrier
in North America."
Bill, who now lives in Texas, remains active in innovative
ideas. He frequently returns to Mendota as President of the Mendota Museum &
Historical Society.
Bill is now retired and resides in WestLake, TX. However, he frequently returns to Mendota, IL. He is president of, and very active in, the Mendota Museum & Historical Society.