Eric H. Allen, Ph.D., P.E. is currently employed as director of engineering at New England Transmission Software Solutions (NETSS), Inc. with twenty years of experience in transmission planning and event analysis in the electric utility industry. Although his primary employment is in the transportation of electrons, he is also a lifetime enthusiast of most forms of transportation, including electric rail transit. He is a longtime member (twenty years) of several associations devoted to preserving and promoting the history of electric rail transit, including the Boston Street Railway Association (BSRA), the New York Transit Museum, and the Electric Railroaders' Association (ERA).