Buck Crump

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Norris Ray ("Buck") Crump, C.C., M.E., D.Eng., D.Sc., LL.D., D.C.L., (July 30, 1904 – December 26, 1989) was a Canadian businessman and President of the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited.

Born in Revelstoke, British Columbia, he joined the CPR in 1920 and retired on 1974. He was primarily responsible for converting the railroad to diesel locomotives and expanded the company into non-transportation sectors.

In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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