Harold W. Burtness
Encyclopedia
Harold William Burtness was an American
railroad executive. He began his career as a secretary for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
and moved into an executive position with the Pennsylvania Railroad
before coming to the Chicago Great Western Railway
in 1922. He was elected to a vice-presidency of the CGW in 1941 and took over the presidency of the railroad in 1946.
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railroad executive. He began his career as a secretary for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
and moved into an executive position with the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
before coming to the Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway
The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
in 1922. He was elected to a vice-presidency of the CGW in 1941 and took over the presidency of the railroad in 1946.