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(2005)
Mr. Jacobson served 29 years with the Union Pacific Railroad and is today President and Chief Operating Officer of the Copper Basin Railway, Inc., of Hayden, Arizona. He was named Railroader of the Year by Railway Age in 1994, and Railroader of the Century in 2000, and has upheld a high standard for railroad safety. Indeed, the American Shortline Railroad Association's safety award is named after him: The Jake Award. Mr. Jacobson has long supported efforts to improve railroads in Arizona.