in 1981. This was achieved mainly through vigorous cost-cutting and aggressive marketing. He is credited with bringing political and operational stability to the nation's passenger train network, keeping the railroad functioning properly despite repeated attempts by the administrations of Ronald Reagan and his successor George H. W. Bush to eliminate its funding. Claytor retired from Amtrak in 1993. Legacy and heritage Claytor was named the Virginian of the Year in 1977. In 1989, he was named Railroader of the Year by Railway Age magazine. He was the brother of Robert B. Claytor, who became president of Norfolk and Western Railway in 1981 and was the first chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern after it was formed by merger with the Southern Railway System in 1982. Robert B. Claytor is best remembered by many railfans for reactivating Norfolk and Western Railway's steam program, which rebuilt steam locomotives Class J611 and Class A 1218 at the Roanoke Shops at Roanoke, Virginia, and operated excursion trips. Claytor Jr. would occasionally take the throttle as engineer with his brother on the steam excursions. Claytor died on May 14, 1994. At Amtrak's Washington, DC Union Station a passenger concourse was renamed "Claytor Concourse" in his honor. "The Claytor Brothers: Virginians Building America's Railroad" is a semi-permanent exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia. See also List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 4) List of railroad executives References quotes from article by journalist Don Phillips of the Washington Post in a "Tribute to W. Graham Claytor Jr." published May, 1994 Survivors Groups official website for the U.S.S. Indianapolis External links 1912 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American railroad executives Politicians from Roanoke, Virginia Military personnel from Virginia United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Secretaries of the Navy United States Deputy Secretaries of Defense Amtrak presidents University of Virginia alumni Harvard Law School alumni Law clerks of Judge Learned Hand Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States Southern Railway (U.S.) American railroaders People associated with Covington & Burling