Reading & Northern announces the appointment of Christina Muller-Levan as executive vice president-strategic planning. She will report to company founder and owner, CEO Andy Muller Jr.

Muller-Levan has been involved in various businesses during her career, most recently as president of the Muller family’s aviation business, Reading Jet Center.

At the same time as she was managing RJC, Muller-Levan was an active member of the R & N management team. For the last few years, she has overseen the Human Resource, Facilities and Information Technology efforts of the company. Under her leadership the railroad was able to navigate the effects of the pandemic while maintaining and growing its workforce.

She has been instrumental in increasing compensation for hourly and salaried employees as well as improving working conditions by offering more holidays and better benefits. On the IT side, she has led the effort to establish an affiliated company that provides software products to other railroads. Muller-Levan spearheaded the acquisition and implementation of Innovative Operations Technology, which provides customized software development specializing in dispatch control systems and passenger excursion ticketing systems.

In her new position, Muller-Levan will take the lead on developing a five-year plan to ensure R & N is positioned for the future. With 2022 being the company’s most successful year in its history, 15% growth in freight carloads and passing the 250,000 rider mark for its passenger excursion business, Muller-Levan’s goal is to build on the company’s strong foundation. In her new position, Muller-Levan, will add R & N’s active real estate program to her portfolio.

“I am honored to be offered this critical position at Reading & Northern at this amazing time of growth and expansion,” she said. “Forty years ago my father began the family’s involvement in railroading by operating a few Commonwealth-owned rail lines. Reading & Northern now owns over 400 miles of track and we have two award-winning and thriving franchises, our freight business and our passenger excursion business. Over the months to come I will be reaching out to our customers, our connections, our community leaders and our employees to explore how we can continue to grow our businesses.”

Muller-Levan is a native of the Kutztown area.