28 – Paul H. Stringham, central Illinois railroad photographer and historian (b. 1913). April deaths April 22 – Margaret Landry Moore, "Miss Southern Belle" spokesmodel for Kansas City Southern's Southern Belle passenger trains (b. 1923). April 28 – Frank Turpin, CEO of Alaska Railroad, 1985–1993 (b. 1923). May deaths May 28 – Benjamin F. Biaggini, chairman and CEO of the Southern Pacific Company (parent company of Southern Pacific Railroad) 1964–1983 (b. 1916). August deaths August 12 – E. Spencer Miller, president of Maine Central Railroad 1952–1978. November deaths November 22 – Orville R. Harrold, president of Providence and Worcester Railroad 1980–2005 (b. 1932). (Railway Age) November 24 – Robert J. Kmieciak, chairman of the United Transportation Union Board of Appeals (b. 1923). Industry awards Japan Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club 2005 Blue Ribbon Award: JR Freight M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMU 2005 Laurel Prizes: JR Kyushu 800 Series Shinkansen Nagasaki Electric Tramway 3000 series tramcar North America 2005 E. H. Harriman Awards Awards presented by Railway Age magazine 2005 Railroader of the Year: David R. Goode (Norfolk Southern) 2005 Regional Railroad of the Year: Red River Valley & Western Railroad 2005 Short Line Railroad of the Year: Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway United Kingdom Train Operator of the Year 2005: London Underground References