Walter S. Franklin (PRR)
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Walter Sidmonds Franklin, Jr. (May 24, 1884, Ashland, Maryland – August 17, 1972, Northeast Harbor, Maine) was the 12th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
(PRR).
He graduated from Harvard College
in 1906, and began his PRR career as a platform clerk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. In the 1930s, he served as president of a PRR affiliate, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. He was later vice-president of another PRR affiliate, the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Although close to retirement age when elected, he served as PRR president, 1948 to 1954. Following his retirement, he served as LIRR acting president, 1954 to 1955, and on the PRR board of directors until 1959.
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....
(PRR).
He graduated from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
in 1906, and began his PRR career as a platform clerk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. In the 1930s, he served as president of a PRR affiliate, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. He was later vice-president of another PRR affiliate, the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Although close to retirement age when elected, he served as PRR president, 1948 to 1954. Following his retirement, he served as LIRR acting president, 1954 to 1955, and on the PRR board of directors until 1959.