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Carl Raymond Gray (1867–1939) was an American railroad executive in the early 20th century. He was President of the
Museum Exterior Architecture.
Retrieved 7/14/07.
20th Century American Leaders - Carl R. Gray
'. Retrieved March 2, 2005. * White, John H. Jr. (Spring 1986), America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders, ''Railroad History'', ''154, p. 9-15. 1867 births 1939 deaths 20th-century American railroad executives Union Pacific Railroad people Great Northern Railway (U.S.) Western Maryland Railway {{US-rail-bio-stub
Carl Raymond Gray (1867–1939) was an American railroad executive in the early 20th century. He was President of the Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
The Great Northern Railway was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th-century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific ...
from 1912 to 1914, and of the Western Maryland Railway from 1914 to 1919, and lastly of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1920 to 1937.
Biography
During his tenure, the Union Pacific Railroad was one of a very few American railroads that paid dividends on the company's common stock during theGreat Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...
. Gray was instrumental in developing the Union Pacific Railroad's burgeoning streamliner
A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating wikt:streamline, streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance. The term is applied to high-speed railway trainsets of the 1930s to 1950s, and to their successor "High-speed rail, bullet trai ...
passenger train
A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self pr ...
fleet, which included the famous M-10000 series of trainsets.
Gray was responsible for the construction and dedication of the Union Station in Omaha, Nebraska, which he declared to be, "Dedicated by the railways of Omaha to serve, comfort and convenience of the people."Durham Western Heritage Museum. (ndMuseum Exterior Architecture.
Retrieved 7/14/07.
See also
*List of railroad executives
This is a list of railroad executives, defined as those who are presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide.
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* Abbot, Edwin H. (1834–1927), WC −1890
* Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835–1915), ...
References
Further reading
* President and Fellows of Harvard College (2004),20th Century American Leaders - Carl R. Gray
'. Retrieved March 2, 2005. * White, John H. Jr. (Spring 1986), America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders, ''Railroad History'', ''154, p. 9-15. 1867 births 1939 deaths 20th-century American railroad executives Union Pacific Railroad people Great Northern Railway (U.S.) Western Maryland Railway {{US-rail-bio-stub