Buck Crump

Norris Roy ("Buck") Crump
Crump (centre right) in Amsterdam (1966)
Born(1904-07-30)July 30, 1904
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
DiedDecember 26, 1989(1989-12-26) (aged 85)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Known forPresident of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
AwardsOrder of Canada

Norris Roy ("Buck") Crump, CC (July 30, 1904 – December 26, 1989) was a Canadian businessman, who was chairman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). He was primarily responsible for converting the railroad to diesel locomotives,[1] and expanded the company into non-transportation sectors.

  1. ^ Tom Murray (7 March 2011). Rails Across Canada: The History of Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways. MBI Publishing Company. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-61060-139-9.