Robert R. Young, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert R. Young

American railroad executive

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1897

Place of Birth: Canadian, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1958

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Robert Ralph Young (February 14, 1897 – January 25, 1958) was a United States financier and industrialist.
He is best known for leading the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and New York Central Railroad during and after World War II.
He was a brother-in-law of the famous western painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
Because of his initials, R.R.
Young was often labeled "Railroad" Young; he was otherwise known as the "Populist of Wall Street," or, as his press agent encouraged journalists to call him, "The Daring Young Man of Wall Street".
He regarded himself as a crusader against the mismanagement of railroads by banking interests.
Young's most famous advertisement slogan was "A hog can cross the country without changing trains - but you can't." Despite his vocal criticisms, at the railroads he led, Young inaugurated many forward-looking advances in technology that have ramifications to the present.
He was one of the first railroad executives to introduce high-speed diesel powered passenger trains which utilized lightweight equipment.
He was also involved with the first large-scale railroad computer system, as well as diversification of freight traffic and development and implementation of larger and better freight cars of all types.