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Traffic Club of New York

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The Traffic Club of New York is a prestigious Manhattan-based professional association composed of members who work in the transportation industry.[1] Participating members operate the day-to-day logistics of many American rail, trucking, and shipping corporations.[2]

Club history

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The Traffic Club of New York (TCNY) was created by a number of transportation magnates at the Arkwright Club on April 10, 1906, in reaction to Congress passing the Carmack Amendment to Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Hepburn Act.[3]

Since 1907 the TCNY has held an annual dinner, which became a prominent Club event, suspended only during World War II.[3] The Club dinner provides food, entertainment, and allows businessmen to make connections.

Presidents

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The following people have served as President of the Traffic Club of New York:[4]

  • B.D. Caldwell (1906)
  • D.W. Cooke (1907)
  • George T. Smith (1907)
  • C.S. Keene (1908)
  • George A. Cullen (1909)
  • Judge G.F. Moore (1010)
  • F.E. Herriman (1911)
  • E.G. Warfield (1912)
  • A.F. Mack (1913)
  • R.H. Wallace (1914)
  • W.C. Hope (1915)
  • Thomas Gantt (1916)
  • T.N. Jarvis (1917)
  • W.L. Woodrow (1918)
  • Ralph S. Stubbs (1919)
  • Fred E. Signer (1920)
  • R.J. Menzies (1921)
  • T.T. Harkrader (1922)
  • Frank W. Smith (1923)
  • W.A. Schumacher (1925)
  • W.S. Cowie (1926)
  • H.C. Snyder (1927)
  • Charlton A. Swope (1930)
  • Louis M. Porter (1932)
  • Ralph P. Bird (1933)
  • J.W. Roberts (1934)
  • Charles W. Braden (1935)
  • Henry R. McLean (1938)
  • James M. Breen (1945)
  • E.A. O'Brien (1956)
  • Eugene V. Fitzpatrick (1980)
  • William B. Rose (1981)
  • Greg Snyder (2014)

Annual Dinner Guest Speakers

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The annual Club dinner has had many notable guest and keynote speakers, including the following:

References

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  1. ^ "Traffic Club of New York Home Page". July 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The Traffic Club of NY 106th Anniversary Annual Dinner : 2/23/12". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "TCNY history". Traffic Club of New York. 29 July 2014.
  4. ^ "50th Anniversary Bulletin" (PDF). Traffic Club of New York.
  5. ^ "1981 Annual Dinner Journal" (PDF). Traffic Club of New York.
  6. ^ "109th Anniversary Annual Dinner". Traffic Club of New York. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
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