Victor V. Boatner
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Victor Vincent Boatner was an American
railroad executive. He was born in Bethlehem, Mississippi on May 6, 1881. Boatner rose through the ranks of the Illinois Central Railroad
until 1921, when he was elected the president of the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway
. He accepted the presidency of the Chicago Great Western Railway
in 1929 and headed that railroad until his ouster in 1931. He worked as a railway consultant until his death in Chicago in 1950.
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railroad executive. He was born in Bethlehem, Mississippi on May 6, 1881. Boatner rose through the ranks of the Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
until 1921, when he was elected the president of the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway
Peoria and Pekin Union Railway
The Peoria and Pekin Union Railway is a switching and terminal railroad in Illinois that began operating in 1881 and was leased to the Tazewell and Peoria Railroad in 2004. Its main yard and roundhouse are in East Peoria, Illinois, and it owns track on both sides of the Illinois River...
. He accepted the presidency of 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 1929 and headed that railroad until his ouster in 1931. He worked as a railway consultant until his death in Chicago in 1950.