During World War I, he was superintendent of transportation to the U.S. Railroad Administration. After World War I, Clement was tapped to become head of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Lake Division in Cleveland, and steadily rose through the corporate ranks to executive vice-presidency.[1][2]
Clement was formally nominated to the Pennsylvania Railroad's presidency in April 1935.[3] His retiring predecessor was William Wallace Atterbury, in whose capacity Clement had acted since July 1934.[3] Under Clement, operating revenues grew from $368 million in 1935 to a peak of over $1 billion in 1944. One of his great accomplishments was the continuation of electrification of the PRR mainlines, begun under General Atterbury, from New York City to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He also oversaw the introduction of more streamlined locomotives, new and old passenger cars that were air-conditioned, and the beginning of dieselization. By the end of World War II, PRR controlled more than 20 percent of American passenger traffic and 11 percent of freight traffic.[4]
On March 16, 1936, he was on the cover of Time magazine.[5]
During World War II he was an advisor to the War Department about railroads.
Succeeded by Walter S. Franklin in the railroad's presidency, Clement continued to serve as Chairman of the Board until 1951, and as a Pennsylvania Railroad director until 1957.[1]
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Clement retired to his home in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, where he died on August 30, 1966. Two days later, all Pennsylvania Railroad trains systemwide came to a stop for one minute at 3:00 PM Eastern Time in his honor.[6] Clement was buried at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery in Bryn Mawr.
Annually, the Trinity Chapter of St. Anthony Hall (the Fraternity of Delta Psi), host the Martin Withington Clement Lecture in his honor.
martin, clement, martin, withington, clement, december, 1881, august, 1966, 11th, president, pennsylvania, railroad, from, 1935, 1948, clement, 1917bornmartin, withington, clementdecember, 1881sunbury, pennsylvania, diedaugust, 1966, 1966, aged, rosemont, penn. Martin Withington Clement December 5 1881 August 30 1966 was the 11th President of the Pennsylvania Railroad PRR from 1935 to 1948 Martin W ClementClement in 1917BornMartin Withington ClementDecember 5 1881Sunbury Pennsylvania DiedAugust 30 1966 1966 08 30 aged 84 Rosemont PennsylvaniaEducationTrinity CollegeOccupationRailroad executiveEmployerPennsylvania Railroad Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Personal 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBackground editClement was born and raised in Sunbury Pennsylvania He was the son of Major General Charles M Clement He attended Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut graduating in the Class of 1901 with a degree in civil engineering While there he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi Martin W Clement was a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard s 12th Regiment Career editClement joined the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rodman for the principal assistant engineer of a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary Rising through the railroad s engineering ranks he assisted in surveying the floor of the Hudson River during construction of Pennsylvania Station in New York City in the 1900s During World War I he was superintendent of transportation to the U S Railroad Administration After World War I Clement was tapped to become head of the Pennsylvania Railroad s Lake Division in Cleveland and steadily rose through the corporate ranks to executive vice presidency 1 2 Clement was formally nominated to the Pennsylvania Railroad s presidency in April 1935 3 His retiring predecessor was William Wallace Atterbury in whose capacity Clement had acted since July 1934 3 Under Clement operating revenues grew from 368 million in 1935 to a peak of over 1 billion in 1944 One of his great accomplishments was the continuation of electrification of the PRR mainlines begun under General Atterbury from New York City to Philadelphia Baltimore Washington DC and Harrisburg Pennsylvania He also oversaw the introduction of more streamlined locomotives new and old passenger cars that were air conditioned and the beginning of dieselization By the end of World War II PRR controlled more than 20 percent of American passenger traffic and 11 percent of freight traffic 4 On March 16 1936 he was on the cover of Time magazine 5 During World War II he was an advisor to the War Department about railroads Succeeded by Walter S Franklin in the railroad s presidency Clement continued to serve as Chairman of the Board until 1951 and as a Pennsylvania Railroad director until 1957 1 Personal editClement retired to his home in Rosemont Pennsylvania where he died on August 30 1966 Two days later all Pennsylvania Railroad trains systemwide came to a stop for one minute at 3 00 PM Eastern Time in his honor 6 Clement was buried at Church of the Redeemer Cemetery in Bryn Mawr Annually the Trinity Chapter of St Anthony Hall the Fraternity of Delta Psi host the Martin Withington Clement Lecture in his honor See also editList of railroad executivesReferences edit a b Inkrote Cindy 29 November 2010 Native son became PRR leader The Daily Item Retrieved 25 March 2012 PRR Chronology 1933 PDF Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society Retrieved 25 March 2012 a b PRR Chronology 1935 PDF Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society Retrieved 25 March 2012 Martin W Clement from 20th Century American Leaders Database Harvard University TIME Magazine Cover Martin W Clement Mar 16 1936 Great Depression Transportation Business 2008 12 15 Archived from the original on 15 December 2008 Retrieved 2022 05 27 PRR Chronology 1966 PDF Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society Retrieved 25 March 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin W Clement Preceded byWilliam Wallace Atterbury President of the Pennsylvania Railroad1935 1948 Succeeded byWalter S Franklin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin W Clement amp oldid 1150410120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
