Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Traffic Dept.

The Passenger Department was created under the organization of July 1, 1874, when the General Passenger Agent and his staff were removed from the Transportation Department and made to report jointly to General Manager Frank Thomson and Third Vice President A. J. Cassatt. General Passenger Agent David M. Boyd, Jr. supervised three General Ticket Agents corresponding to the Grand Divisions of the Transportation Department. The General Ticket Agents were designated Division Ticket Agents under the Organization of November 1, 1881, and Division Passenger Agents under the Organization of March 1, 1913.

The General Passenger Agent had general supervision of the entire department, including relations with all connecting lines in matters of rates and divisions of earnings on through tickets and all advertising of passenger service. David M. Boyd died on April 3, 1877, as a result of overwork in handling the arrangements and heavy traffic associated with the Centennial Exhibition. His successors were L. P. Farmer (1877-1881) and James R. Wood (1881-1903).

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