P. W. Kiefer
1947 Bio Note. [1]
Mr. KIEFER, Chief Engineer Motive Power and Rolling Stock, New York Central System, was educated in the public schools and Central Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, followed by a course of specialized study in New York on locomotive and car design and operation. He completed a four-year apprenticeship and subsequently held various posts in the maintenance and equipment engineering departments.
In 1919 he was in charge of the dynamometer car and in 1920 became chief draughtsman in the locomotive department. Later he successively became Assistant Engineer Rolling Stock, Engineer Motive Power, and Engineer Rolling Stock.
In 1926 Mr. Kiefer was appointed Chief Engineer Motive Power and Rolling Stock.
He is a member of the American Branch of the Newcomen Society of England and of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has the honorary degree of M.E. of Stevens Institute of Technology and received the A.S.M.E. Medal, 1947, for work in railroad transportation.
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- ↑ 1947 IMechE Proceedings