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L. Stanley Crane
L. Stanley Crane
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When Stan Crane joined Southern Railroad, he believed they could beat the competition by using diesel locomotives, which could pull longer and heavier trains. As a result of Stan's hard work and leadership, Southern was the first Class I railroad to achieve complete conversion to diesel power.
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He knew how to generate excitement for solving the problems of the hour. Stan's progression from laboratory assistant was duly noted by other companies faced with making the same improvements, and the Pennsylvania Railroad recruited Stan Crane to serve as director of industrial engineering.
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In 1970, when FRA decided to close down the Pueblo facility, Stan Crane was instrumental in persuading FRA to keep it open. Eventually, all AAR research was transferred to Pueblo, which still uses test tracks and test equipment to improve the safety and efficiency of rail transportation.
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Scheleer Award. Stan was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1978.
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