Eugene K. Garfield
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Eugene Kerik Garfield[1] is an American lawyer who founded the Auto-Train Corporation[2][1] and served the executive branches of the state of Florida and the federal government.[1]
[edit] Education, governmental career
Garfield graduated from Rutgers University and the University of Miami School of Law.[1]
He practiced law in Florida and Washington, D.C.. In Florida, Garfield served governmental entities in several capacities including Legal Counsel to the Governor of Florida and as General Counsel to the Florida Department of Education. In Washington, D.C. during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Garfield served in capacities as Assistant to the White House Chief of Staff and Assistant to the first U.S. Secretary of Transportation.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Time magazine article "The Little Train That Could" January 01, 1973
- Bill's Railroad Empire - the original Auto-Train page
- George Elwood's Fallen Flags site, original Auto-Train pages
- from a 1971 Auto-Train Corp. brochure, including information on the 2nd short-lived Auto-Train route (Louisville-Sanford service)
- Orlando Sentinel newspaper article about Auto-Train Corp and Amtrak's Auto Train replacement
- SEC filing for company which operated Florida Fun Train
- Florida Fun Train information on trainweb
- Orlando Weekly article about Bee line Monorail System
- Florida Fun Train history
- Maglev "not likely to be developed without significant Federal Government investment."
