STEVE • IKE • TUCKER • WILSON
Transit leader, roadgeek, airport geek, traveler, and lifelong student of how people—and places—connect.
My career hasn't followed a straight line. Neither have I.
Steven R. BeckROADGEEK
Primary Interstates, 3DIs, oddball designations, complete routes, partial routes, and the occasional highway whose legitimacy is under review.
EXPLORE THE LIST →OTHER OBSESSIONS
Because apparently roads, buses and airports weren't enough.
ABOUT ME
I was born in 1975 to Robert and Deborah Beck in Rochelle, Illinois. I attended Lincoln School, Rochelle Junior High and Rochelle Township High School, graduating in 1993.
Scouting became a major part of my life beginning in first grade with Pack 552. In 1987 I joined Troop 312, where I earned Eagle Scout. I later returned as the final Scoutmaster of Troop 312 and helped two young men earn Eagle Scout.
I graduated from Kishwaukee College in 1998 and Western Illinois University in 2000, then returned for my master's degree, finally finishing in 2011 after a transportation internship. During college I was recognized in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges and inducted into Rho Phi Lambda.
My first career began with the Boy Scouts of America in 2001. After leaving professional Scouting and spending a few years figuring out what I wanted to be when I grew up, I returned to graduate school.
Then transportation found me.
I began driving a bus for Laidlaw in 2007, became a supervisor with First Transit in 2009, and became a General Manager with Durham School Services in 2012. The rest is history.
SITW is personal too: Steve, Ike, Tucker & Wilson.
Lincoln School, Rochelle Junior High, Rochelle Township High School, Troop 312—and the place that still anchors the story.
Kishwaukee College, Western Illinois University, Rho Phi Lambda, and recognition in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges.
Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow leadership, Scoutmaster, transit executive—and a belief that leadership means leaving things better than you found them.
A living log of the pavement I've personally put tires on.
OTHER OBSESSIONS
A creative outlet, a stress reliever, and an ever-expanding collection of small plastic bricks that I apparently believe constitutes responsible adult behavior.
This is the beginning of the Brick Zone. Actual collection photos, favorite sets, architecture, vehicles, and whatever I swore I had no room for are coming next.
RAILS & TRANSIT
Systems, vehicles, facilities, operations, and an alarming number of bus photographs.
Once we start pulling from the Google Drive collection, this section may require its own ZIP code.
AIRPORT GEEK
Airports I've visited — organized by City • State • Airport, with the three-letter code front and center.