New York & Atlantic Railway ("NYA") is promoting Charles Samul to director of sales and marketing, effective September 1.

He is based at NYA’s headquarters in Glendale, Long Island, and reports to Eric Jakubowski, vice president and chief commercial officer of Anacostia
Rail Holdings, NYA’s owner.
Samul joined the NYA in 2014 as a marketing project manager advancing to manager of sales and marketing in 2015.
Samul began his railroad career in 1978 with Conrail, subsequently holding management posts in risk management, real estate, marketing and economic development with Conrail and Norfolk Southern. He left the rail industry and for five years worked for Winebow, an importer and wholesaler of premium wines and spirits. He followed that with four years at the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York while completing graduate studies at Columbia University.