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Leo Stanley Crane [1] (September 7, 1915 – July 15, 2003) was a railroad executive who served as CEO of Southern Railway. Trained as a chemical engineer, Crane was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1978.
L. STANLEY CRANE 1915–2003. BY WILLIAM J. HARRIS JR. STAN CRANE was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 7, 1915. He died in a hospice in Boynton, Florida, on July 15, 2003. Stan attended the Engineering School of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and earned the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 1938. While he ...
The economy was in a depression, and, as highways and trucks were improved, railroads were facing growing competition for transportation services. When Stan Crane joined Southern Railroad, he believed they could beat the competition by using diesel locomotives, which could pull longer and heavier trains.
Leo Stanley Crane His career highlights include a three-year term as president of the Southern Railway and the chairmanship of Conrail—where he turned an ailing government-subsidized amalgam of failing freight railroads into a profitable engine of commerce.
Crane, L. Stanley. Publication date 1988 Topics ConRail -- History Publisher New York : Newcomen Society of the United States Collection trent_university; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 154.0M . 44 p. : 23 cm
Leo Stanley Crane (September 7, 1915 – July 15, 2003) was a railroad executive who served as CEO of Southern Railway. Trained as a chemical engineer, Crane was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1978.
1 Ιαν 1988 · Speech by L. Stanley Crane, then President of Conrail, describing the history of Conrail -- from the early days under Ed Jordan, the effect of the Staggers Act and deregulation, the Reagan years, the rejection of Northern Southern and the creation of a truly independent Conrail.
