He relies on his sister, Dagny Taggart, to actually run the railroad, but nonetheless opposes her in almost every endeavor because of his various anti-capitalist moral and political beliefs.
hiː ɹᵻlˈaɪz ˌɔn hɪz sˈɪstɚ, dˈæɡni tˈæɡɑːɹt, tʊ ˈæktʃuːəli ɹˈʌn ðə ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd, bˌʌt nˌʌnðəlˈɛs əpˈoʊzᵻz hɜːɹ ɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɛvɹi ɛndˈɛvɚ bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɪz vˈɛɹiəs ˈæntaɪkˈæpɪɾəlˌɪst mˈɔːɹəl ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl bᵻlˈiːfs.