Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company, now under new ownership, today announced John Cogliano of Foxboro, Massachusetts as president.

Cogliano, a former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, is one of three partners to recently acquire the 131-year-old company, along with Pembroke entrepreneur Winthrop Sargent and CPA Paul Fuerst of Mansfield.

Originally from Canton, Cogliano has held top executive transportation positions in Massachusetts. He served as Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation and Chairman of the MBTA, Chairman and CEO of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, and as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Highway Department.

Cogliano successfully managed multi-billion dollar complex transportation organizations where he implemented a series of reform initiatives that streamlined operations, saved millions of dollars, and reduced the delivery time of road and bridge construction projects.

A graduate of Boston College with a degree in Political Science and Economics, he later studied Administration and Management at Harvard University.

Cogliano and his wife make their home in Foxboro, Massachusetts.r

“P & B is an iconic institution with a long history of providing transportation service to customers,” said Cogliano. “I’m excited about the opportunity to serve as president and work with Win and Paul, to implement the necessary changes to further improve services for our valued customers.”

Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company is an independent business which has served the South Shore, Cape Cod, and Greater Boston area since 1888. Until its recent acquisition, the transportation company was under the ownership of the Anzuoni family since 1948; key members of the Anzuoni family will remain with the firm in leadership roles, as will the company’s present roster of more than 100 employees.

Sargent, founder and principal of Winthrop Capital Advisors, is the majority shareholder in the company and serves as Plymouth & Brockton’s Chairman/CEO. Fuerst, of Fuerst & Associates, P.C., a CPA tax advisory firm with offices in Norwood and Boston, MA. will serve as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

The acquisition also includes two other companies previously under the ownership of the Anzuoni family: Brush Hill Transportation, located in Randolph; and McGinn Bus Company of Lynn, MA.

About Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company

Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company and its sister companies, Brush Hill Transportation and McGInn Bus Company is now under the ownership of Winthrop Sargent, John Cogliano and Paul Fuerst. The three businessmen purchased the company in July 2019 from the Anzuoni family of Plymouth.