Douglas Harlow Shoemaker
| Douglas Harlow Shoemaker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 18, 1905 Bushnell, South Dakota |
| Died |
February 1, 1985 (aged 79) St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Minnesota 1929 |
| Occupation | civil engineer |
| Title | chief engineer |
| Predecessor | Harold Robert Peterson |
| Successor | Bruce G. Anderson, Burlington Northern Railroad |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse(s) | Loretta V. Young, married August 27, 1927 |
| Children | Marie Louise, Douglas Joseph, Walter Francis |
| Parent(s) | Harlow Smith Shoemaker and Ada Holmes |
Douglas Harlow Shoemaker (June 18, 1905 – February 1985) was the last Chief Engineer of the Northern Pacific Railway.
Biography
On October 1929 he became a draftsman, Bridge Department, Northern Pacific, until May 1932; May 1932 to June 1933, inspector, Minnesota Highway Department; June 1933 to 1935, superintendent and estimator, Nolan Brothers, Incorporated, contractors, Minneapolis; June, 1935, to May, 1936, partner with Industrial Contracting Company, bridge contractors; May, 1936, Northern Pacific, as draftsman, Bridge Department; August 1936 to October, 1940, instrumentman, inspector, district engineer; October 1940 to February 1941, draftsman, Bridge Department; February 1941, to June 1942, division engineer, Fargo, North Dakota; June 1942 to December 1943, division engineer, Glendive, Montana; December 1943, to June, 1945, assistant engineer, construction of Bozeman Tunnel; June 1945 to December 1947, assistant engineer, location and construction of line change; December 1947 to May, 1949, office engineer, St. Paul; May 1949, to February 1951, principal assistant engineer, St. Paul; February 1951 to March 1953, district engineer, St. Paul; March 1953 to April 1956, assistant chief engineer, St. Paul; August 1956 to April 1958, special assistant, Executive Department; April 1958 to May 1962, assistant chief engineer; May 1962—, chief engineer.
He died in February 1985 in Las Vegas.
Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers (Northwest Section); American Railway Engineering Association (Committee Four); Engineer’s Society of St. Paul; Northwest Maintenance-of-Way Club;
Sources
- Directory – American Society of Civil Engineers, 1976
- Osthoff, Frederick C., editor. Who’s Who in Railroading, 1968 edition. New York: Simmons-Boardman, 1968, p. 449.