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Walter Sidmonds Franklin, III. (May 24, 1884 in Ashland, Maryland – August 17, 1972 in

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) was the 12th president of the

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...

(PRR). He graduated from

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in 1906, and began his PRR career as a platform clerk in

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. In the 1930s, he served as president of a PRR affiliate, the

Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad operated from 1905 to 1983 between its namesake cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio, via Toledo. At the end of 1970, it operated 478 miles of road on 762 miles of track; that year it carried 1, ...

. He was later vice-president of another PRR affiliate, the

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(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.

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