Background
Gordon, Charles was born on May 5, 1890 in at Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel and Anna (Finsten) Gordon.
engineer rail transportation executive
Gordon, Charles was born on May 5, 1890 in at Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel and Anna (Finsten) Gordon.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1912.
Engineer of equipment, Chicago Surface Lines, 1912-1923. Western editor Electric Railway Journal, 1923-1926, editor, 1926-1929. Managing director American Electric Railway Association (now American Transit Association) since 1929.
Secretary, director Transit Research Corporation since 1926.
Served as engineering officer 276th Aero Squadron, United States Army, during World War. Clubs: Uptown, Engineers (New York). Leader in modernization of local transportation.
Married Rinda Morgan, November 29, 1912. Children: Sylvia Lucile, Charles Byron.