 Gordon Thompson joined the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) in 1968 as Urban Transportation Planner. One of Mr. Thompson’s major accomplishments included his work on the design and implementation of plans for the Metro Rail line. Thompson’s vision included the rail system's eventual extension from Angola to Niagara Falls. Gordon Thompson spent 23 years with the NFTA. After the completion of the rail line, Mr. Thompson helped to develop a regional bus system serving all of Erie and Niagara counties, which connected to the Metro Rail. Until his untimely death in February of this year, Thompson was active as a transit consultant, advocate of a proposed high speed rail line across New York State; and a board member and former vice chairman of Citizens Regional Transit Corporation. Gordon Thompson is survived by his wife of 54 years, Yuriko, two daughters, Tamiko and Kathryn; five sons, Philip, Lawrence, Paul, David and Francis, and five grandchildren.
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