John W. Barriger III

John Walker Barriger III (December 3, 1899 – December 9, 1976)^[1] 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.^[2]

Barriger's papers and railroad library of 10,000 volumes and 600 feet (180 m) of documents are included in the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at the St. Louis Mercantile Library.

References

^ White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). "America's most noteworthy railroaders". Railroad History 154: pp. 9–15. ISSN 0090-7847. OCLC 1785797.
^ Wozniczka, Denny (reprinted by Monon Railroad Historical and Technical Society), Monon History: Presidents, Receivers and Trustees. Retrieved December 29, 2005.

Business positions
Preceded by L.F. DeRamus	President of Monon Railroad 1946 – 1952	Succeeded by Warren W. Brown
Preceded by John Francis Nash	President of Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad 1954 – 1964	Succeeded by Curtis D. Buford
Preceded by Charles T. Williams	President of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad 1965 – 1970	Succeeded by Reginald N. Whitman
Preceded by	President of Boston and Maine Railroad 1973 – 1974	Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by William B. Johnson	Modern Railways magazine Man of the Year 1969	Succeeded by John Shedd Reed

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Name	Barriger, John W., III
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Date of birth	December 3, 1899
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Date of death	December 9, 1976
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