John W. Barriger III
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1899 – 1976
Who was John W. Barriger III?
John Walker Barriger III was an American railroad executive; he successively led the Monon Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. In 1969, he was chosen as Railroader of the Year by industry trade journal Modern Railroads.
Barriger succeeded L.F. DeRamus as president of the Monon Railroad on May 1, 1946. As president, Barriger followed an aggressive policy of modernization. He was succeeded on December 31, 1952 by Warren W. Brown.
Barriger's papers and railroad library of 10,000 volumes and 600 feet of documents are included in the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at the St. Louis Mercantile Library.
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- Born
- Dec 3, 1899
- Also known as
- John Barriger III
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Died
- Dec 9, 1976
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on July 23, 2013
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