United Rail, Inc. announced that it has appointed Daniel R. Elliott, Esq. to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Elliott is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Conner & Winters. Mr. Elliott was formerly the Chairman of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). He was presidentially appointed to two terms in 2009 and 2015 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate both times. He was designated by the President to be Chairman for both of these terms until January 2017.