Matthew Dick, PE, is a railway industry leader with 25 years of experience spanning freight and passenger rail. As Head of Rail Strategy and Development, Dick is responsible for developing and executing strategic growth plans for the Railroad Practice, identifying new clients and market opportunities, and expanding technical consulting services at Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi).
Throughout his career, he has built a diverse technical foundation in operations, rolling stock, track, vehicle dynamics, component failure analysis, and rail technology. He has performed derailment, collision, and fatality incident investigations for every Class I railroad, many shortline railroads, and passenger transients.
Over the past 15 years, he led major technology deployments such as the delivery of North America’s first Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System (ATGMS) and deploying the V/TI Clusters Artificial Intelligence algorithm, which both have significantly reduced track-caused derailments.
Dick is an active rail community contributor, having completed two industry committee chair roles and delivered more than 90 conference presentations, webinars, and industry publications. He holds 11 patents for automated railway inspection technologies.
Areas of Expertise
Publications
- Hands-On Experience Building at the TTC, Railway Track and Structures Magazine, September 2025
- Derailment Investigation, Prevention, and Detection in Rail Transportation, Railway Age Magazine, August 2025
- Importance of Rolling Stock Health to Track Health, Railway Track and Structures Magazine, July 2025
- Full Charge Ahead: Advancements in Battery Electric Trainsets for Rail Transit, Mass Transit Magazine, June 2025
- Battery Safety in Rail Transportation, Railway Age Magazine, February 2025
- Dual-Mode Motive Power: Advancing Sustainability and Efficiency at the Transportation Technology Center, Mass Transit Magazine, January 2025
- The Future of Railway Passenger Research, Mass Transit Magazine, December 2024
- Custom Track Geometry Exceptions, Railway Track and Structures Magazine, November 2024
- Electrified Rail Vehicle Testing at the Transportation Technology Center, Railway Age Magazine, October 2024
- Advancing Heavy Haul Railroad Research and Safety: The Role of the Next Generation Transportation Technology Center, International Railway Journal, October 2024
- Expanded Blast & Fire Testing at the Transportation Technology Center, Railway Age Magazine, August 2024
- Pioneering Sustainability with Stadler’s FLIRT H2 Setting Guinness World Record at the Transportation Technology Center, Railway Age Magazine, June 2024
See CV for additional publications.