On January 13th, Arthur Williams, president of the American Museum of Safety, tendered a luncheon to the presidents of the prize winning railroads, the trustees of the museum and other leaders of the safety movement. The luncheon was held at the Hotel Biltmore, and after a brief address, Judge Elbert H. Gary, as vice-president of the Museum presented the Harriman Medal, in gold, silver and bronze, to the presidents of the three railroads which have been most successful in the prevention of accidents to their employes and passengers during the year 1925. The medals are offered annually by Mrs. E. H. Harriman to stimulate interest in permanently organized activities for accident prevention for the employes as well as the passengers of the various railroads. John J. Esch, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission and a member of the Committee of Award, declared that “by the 1st of July of this year it is expected that 8000 miles of railroad will be supplied with some form of automatic train control to prevent collisions and from 6000 to 7000 locomotives will be so equipped.” The medalists were W. A. McGonagle, president of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway Company (silver medal), Charles W. Cox, Secretary-treasurer of the Green Bay and Western Lines, (bronze medal) and Carl Gray, president of the Union Pacific System (geld medal) for a record showing that not a single life had been lost during 1925, notwithstanding the fact that this company operates more than 53,000,000 locomotive miles and more than a billion passenger miles, due to railroad accident. Only five employes were killed in non-train accidents. Among the guests of honor were several prominent members of the Institute.
Safety museum awards medals
Journal of the A.I.E.E. ; 46 , 2 ; 194
1927-02-01
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