The Belt Railway Company of Chicago

Christopher Steinway

General Counsel, Secretary & Director Human Resources

Christopher Steinway leads the BRC’s Legal, Corporate, Risk Management and Human Resources functions. He aids the company in achieving its strategic goals by providing relevant, accurate and practical advice to his colleagues. 

Steinway joined the BRC immediately after completing law school in 2009 as Manager Labor Relations & Human Resources, gaining fundamental knowledge of railroad labor relations and human resources in the process. A 2012 promotion gave Steinway greater autonomy over those functions. He was promoted again in 2016 when he became General Attorney. His focus broadened to include various subjects, including legal, corporate and regulatory matters, as well as government affairs. 

While he counts marrying his wife and raising his two daughters as his greatest achievement, he was proud to be promoted to General Counsel in January 2020.

Steinway majored in both history and Spanish while earning a bachelor’s at Purdue University before earning his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago in 2008.

Away from work, Steinway races sailboats, having crewed six Chicago Yacht Club Races to Mackinac, as well as one Bayview Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, and many other smaller regattas and distance races since he began practicing the sport in 2006.

Brian Dilger

Chief Financial Officer

Brian Dilger oversees finance at the BRC. Focused on continuous improvement for all accounting processes, he’s a valued partner to the railroad’s business departments.

A Certified Public Accountant with over 24 years of experience, Dilger has demonstrated his expertise in accounting, analysis and financial reporting and planning with firms such as CNA Insurance, GATX Corporation, GE Capital and CIT Group. He’s cultivated professional relationships across the globe thanks to his varied work experience. 

Dilger was an Academic All-American football player while earning an accounting degree at University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois. He’s married and has three children.

Robert (Bob) Whitlock

Director of Information Technology

Robert Whitlock manages Information Technology (IT) for BRC, which includes overseeing positive train control (PTC), cybersecurity, Belt Apps and the company’s network.

With professional roots in mainframe computer programming, Whitlock worked for Wabtec from 2010 to 2016, ascending to the role of director of system engineering and earning the nickname “the PTC whisperer.” During his tenure with Wabtec, he helped to install the first PTC system in the world in Brazil for MRS Logística. He worked more than five years with Canadian National as manager of train control systems and senior manager-critical systems operations before joining BRC.

Whitlock has loved trains since childhood; his father was a yardmaster for the Rock Island Railroad for 33 years.

Away from work, Whitlock enjoys time with his wife and three children, as well as fly fishing.