Background
Hasselman, Richard B. was born on November 28, 1926 in Jersey City. Son of Benjamin R. and Clara A. (Borchert) Hasselman.
Transportation company executive
Hasselman, Richard B. was born on November 28, 1926 in Jersey City. Son of Benjamin R. and Clara A. (Borchert) Hasselman.
BME, Yale University, 1947; Master of Business Administration, New York University, 1949.
Student engineer, New York Central R.R., 1947-1949; trainee, New York Central R.R., 1949-1952; brakeman, New York Central R.R., 1952-1953; signalman, freight agent, New York Central R.R., 1953; transportation inspector Eastern region, Syracuse, New York, 1953-1955; trainmaster Mowhawk division, Albany, New York, 1955-1957; division trainmaster Syracuse division, 1957; division superintendent Boston & Albany division, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1957-1959; district transportation superintendent Western region, Cleveland, 1959-1960; general superintendent yards and terminals, New York Central System, New York City, 1960-1963; general manager, Indiana Harbor Belt and Chicago River & Indiana R.R., Hammond, Indiana, 1963; general manager Northern Region, New York Center R.R., Detroit, 1964; general manager Southern Region, New York Center R.R., Indianapolis, 1964-1966; general manager Western Region, New York Center R.R., Cleveland, 1967; assistant vice president transportation, New York Central System, New York City, 1967-1968; vice president transportation, Pennsylvania Central, Philadelphia, 1968-1976; president, Indiana Harbor Belt ready reckoner, 1968-1987; senior vice president operations, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Philadelphia, 1976-1989; transportation consultant, since 1989.
Married Mildred E. Schaber, May 29, 1954. Children: Richard Dwight, James Christopher.