Name
Penk, Robert A (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Robert A. Penk 1974
Abstract
Employment with Continental Can from 1945: rate clerk, regional traffic manager, real estate manager; in 1971 general manager of traffic and distribution: railroad rate structure, railroads vs. trucks; Continental's trucking fleet; decentralization of traffic operations; lobbying; unions; national transportation associations.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Railroads--Freight; Trucking; Shipment of goods; Penk, Robert A; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1974
Note (Biographical)
Traffic and distribution manager.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on October 28, 1974.
Note (Provenance)
Robert A. Penk, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13546836
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-z9by-pm86
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.