Key Figures in Railroad History

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Harris Murner

Smyrna Agent — Western & Atlantic Railroad

Harris Murner resigned as the Western and Atlantic Railroad agent in Smyrna in 1890.

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Anthony Murphy

Superintendent of Motive Power — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">Anthony Murphy was born in county Wicklow, Ireland, in 1829 and emigrated to the United States in 1838. Murphy's family settled first in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/anthony-murphy/" title="Anthony Murphy"></a>

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W. W. Murphy

Conductor — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">W.W. Murphy was appointed conductor of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad in March 1861.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/w-murphy/" title="W. W. Murphy"></a>

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