Anthony Haswell was an attorney and noted passenger rail advocate in the United States.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1953, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Michigan in 1958, and worked in both private practice and as an assistant public defender in Chicago.
[2] In 1967 he founded the National Association of Railroad Passengers, serving as its chairman and executive director through 1974.
[3] In October, 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated Haswell to serve on the board of directors of Amtrak,[4] but the nomination was subsequently withdrawn at Haswell's request after meeting with resistance in the United States Senate and from some union leaders.
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