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In Memory of Merrill Cohn
July 20, 2005
Merrill brought to the “Friends” a rich
and varied 40-year professional record in civil engineering.
He held a B.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation
- Railroads & Highways) from the University of
California, 1949.
He was recently engaged on Joint
Powers Board San Jose Caltrain Commuter Railway Maintenance
Facility and Yard project focusing on data assembly,
permit coordination, review of design criteria and
schedules. Previously, Merrill was employed by the City and
County of San Francisco where he held positions
as Civil Engineer, Transit Equipment Engineer, Senior
Civil Engineer, Manager of Civil Engineering, Project
Manager, and Senior Project Manager. He was responsible
for coordination of design and construction of San
Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Rail and
Station facilities in San Francisco including the
reconstruction of Market Street; design, construction
management, and project management for the Municipal
Railway Metro subway, surface rail and yard projects;
and design and procurement of light rail vehicles,
trolley buses, diesel buses, and other rolling stock.
Other design and construction projects that he managed
included Green Division Rail Center, Geneva Carhouse,
Woods Division Bus maintenance center, Muni Metro
Subway Tunnels and Stations, Metro Subway extension
and turnaround project, and Green Division Administration
Building. As Manager of Civil Engineering he was
also responsible for San Francisco Water Department,
Hetch Hetchy Water and Power, and Americans with
Disabilities Act projects. As Senior Project Manager,
he was responsible for all Municipal Railway Capital
Projects. Notably, Merrill was deeply involved with
the cable car rehabilitation program (1982-1984).
Before being employed by the City and County of
San Francisco, he served in the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers for twenty-two and half years before
retiring with the rank of Lt. Colonel.
Besides his rich and useful engineering experience
Merrill provided the “Friends” with a
unique knowledge of the governmental process. Merrill
was, for example, the “Friends” lead for
the design, construction and installation of the Friedel
Klussmann Memorial Arch at Hyde and Beach Streets
and the reinstallation of the Andrew Smith Hallidie
memorial at Powell and Market Streets.
Merrill Cohn with Byron Cobb, Gilberto Godoy, and
Frank Ware at the Bell-Ringing Contest in Union Square
- July 14, 2005.
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