John Palmer Fishwick (September 29, 1916 – August 9, 2010) was an American railroad executive and chief executive of Norfolk and Western Railway.Born in Roanoke, Virginia, John was a graduate of Jefferson High School in downtown. Fishwick attended Roanoke College, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order and served as editor of the College's newspaper. He graduated in 1937 with a major in English and a minor in economics.