Ex-Metrolink CFO joins “X” Train group

Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. (“X” Train), which has been planning for development of passenger train service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas since early 2009, announced that Gregory P. West is coming aboard as chief financial officer. Formerly CFO of California’s Metrolink, he replaces John Zilliken, who has moved to the post of EVP/COO.

Michael A. Barron,“X” Train’s chairman and CEO, said West’s “extensive experience in the financial world of the railroad industry will serve the company well in the coming months and years as we make our product The ‘X’ Train a reality.”