John W. Barriger III
Encyclopedia
John Walker Barriger III (December 3, 1899 – December 9, 1976) 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 (which was acquired by Railway Age in 1992).
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 (182.9 m) of documents are included in the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at the St. Louis Mercantile Library
.
United States
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railroad executive; he successively led the Monon Railroad
Monon Railroad
The Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway from 1897–1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana...
, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ...
, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad was incorporated May 23, 1870. In its earliest days the MKT was commonly referred to as "the K-T", which was its stock exchange symbol; this common designation soon evolved into "the Katy"....
and the Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century...
. In 1969, he was chosen as Railroader of the Year
Railroader of the Year
Railroader of the Year is an annual award presented to a North American railroad industry worker by trade journal Railway Age. The award was first presented in 1964 by trade journal Modern Railroads and has continued through the magazine acquisition in 1992 to the present.Past recipients of this...
by industry trade journal Modern Railroads (which was acquired by Railway Age in 1992).
Barriger succeeded L.F. DeRamus as president of the Monon Railroad
Monon Railroad
The Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway from 1897–1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana...
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 (182.9 m) of documents are included in the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at the St. Louis Mercantile Library
St. Louis Mercantile Library
The St. Louis Mercantile Library, founded in 1846 in St. Louis, Missouri, was originally established as a subscription library, and is the oldest extant library west of the Mississippi River. Since 1998 the library has been housed at the University of Missouri-St. Louis...
.