John P. Fishwick, Norfolk & Western president, dies

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>From the Trains News Wire:


Published: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
ROANOKE, Va. — John P. Fishwick, the Norfolk & Western president who helped the 
railroad negotiate a merger with Southern Railway, died yesterday, the Roanoke 
Times has reported. He was 93 years old. 


Fishwick was born to immigrant parents. He earned a law degree from Harvard and 
joined the railroad as assistant to the general solicitor in 1945 after a stint 
in the Navy, then worked his way up to president, attaining the role in 1970.

As president, Fishwick advocated for the promotion of women and minorities. He 
also started a treatment program for employees with drinking problems. 


Fishwick had a reputation for being a cost-cutter, a product of his Great 
Depression upbringing. Fishwick's son, John, a Roanoke attorney, said, "I think 
the best thing I could tell you about my dad is that he lived the American 
dream. He lived it right up to the end." 



      
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