Amtrak.
Hear me out:
I'm currently in college studying Supply Chain Management. However, I don't plan on becoming some generic buyer for Ford that sits in an office most days. I want to actually be in the field, doing something where I can physically make a difference. My goal is to become an Amtrak trainmaster after stints as a conductor and locomotive engineer. Although the Road Foreman position sounded intereting, the Trainmaster is much more involved, and that's what I want.
My overall goal is to expand Amtrak service out of Chicago to the midwest region. I already have a plan in the works for Michigan, and preliminary drafts for Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. I'm not sure how much a trainmaster would deal with that, but I suppose that's a little further down the road.
Amtrak has a lot of potential, especially in the Midwest. I figure that if I play my cards right, I can play a role in capitalizing on that potential. Plus, there's a certain romance when it comes to working on/around passenger trains.