William Thomas Rice (June 13, 1912 – February 5, 2006[1]) was an American railroad executive from Virginia.
His career started as a track inspector for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1934,[4] after graduating at the top of his civil engineering class at Virginia Tech.
In 1957, he was made president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, succeeding Champ Davis.
In 1980, Rice and Hays T. Watkins guided the creation of CSX Corporation by merging the Chessie System and the SCL.
Rice, who died in 2006, was survived by his daughter, daughter-in-law Grace, seven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.