Key Figures in Railroad History

William Brown

Master Mechanic — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">William Brown was appointed master mechanic of the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad in July 1866.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/william-brown/" title="William Brown"></a>

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Charles E. Broyles

Conductor — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">Charles E. Broyles joined the Western & Atlantic Railroad circa 1868.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/charles-broyles/" title="Charles E. Broyles"></a>

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Price Broyles

Fireman — Western & Atlantic Railroad

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R. A. Broyles

Western & Atlantic Railroad

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George Bryant

Conductor — Rome Railroad

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G. W. Buffington

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

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Sol Burney

Brakeman — Indiana, Alabama & Texas Railroad

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T. L. Bussey

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">T.L. Bussey joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1867.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/t-bussey/" title="T. L. Bussey"></a>

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Hiram Anderson Butler

Roadmaster — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">Hiram A. Butler began his career with the Western and Atlantic Railroad as a water boy at Noonday Fill near Brushy Mountain, Marietta.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/hiram-butler/" title="Hiram Anderson Butler"></a>

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E. Jefferson Cain

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

Jeff Cain (April 1827-February 10, 1897) was an engineer with the Western & Atlantic Railroad. A Pennsylvania native, he moved to Atlanta in 1857. He was at the throttle of the General locomotive on April 12, 1862, when…

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