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Frank Hamby

Frank Hamby joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1865.Read More
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Biography

Frank Hamby joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1865.

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Luther Claude Hames , Sr.

Motorman

Luther C. Hames (November 1, 1892-November 13, 1968) joined the Atlanta Northern Railway in 1910 at 17 years old. On Monday, January 2, 1928, Hames was the motorman of an Atlanta Northern interurban car when it crashed in the Jonesville community south of Marietta, Georgia. Six people died in the wreck or soon afterward. The wreck did not harm his standing within the community.…Read More
Atlanta Northern Railway Deceased: November 13, 1968
Biography

Luther C. Hames (November 1, 1892-November 13, 1968) joined the Atlanta Northern Railway in 1910 at 17 years old.

On Monday, January 2, 1928, Hames was the motorman of an Atlanta Northern interurban car when it crashed in the Jonesville community south of Marietta, Georgia. Six people died in the wreck or soon afterward.

The wreck did not harm his standing within the community. After his tenure with the railroad, he was elected as Cobb County’s tax receiver in 1948 and served as the county’s deputy tax commissioner from 1956 to 1963. His son later served as a judge in Cobb County.

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Thomas Haney

Machinist

Thomas Haney (1812-July 20, 1901), a native of Belfast, Ireland, came to Atlanta in 1852 and began working for the Western & Atlantic Railroad's shops shortly after his arrival. During the Civil War, Haney ran on the Western & Atlantic as an engineer. At the war's close, he returned to the shops, where he proved valuable as a machinist.…Read More
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Biography

Thomas Haney (1812-July 20, 1901), a native of Belfast, Ireland, came to Atlanta in 1852 and began working for the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s shops shortly after his arrival.

During the Civil War, Haney ran on the Western & Atlantic as an engineer. At the war’s close, he returned to the shops, where he proved valuable as a machinist. He spent more than 28 years with the Western & Atlantic.

In 1867, he was elected to represent the first ward on the city council.

Haney died on July 20, 1901, and held membership in the old Volunteer Company No. 1 at his death. He had been an active member for many years.

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Oliver Wiley Harbin

Engineer

Oliver Harbin was born on June 16, 1834, in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. He spent his entire adult life working for different railroads, starting with the Rome Railroad in 1848. During the Great Locomotive Chase, Harbin served as the Engineer of the William R. Smith and helped pursue the General to a point several miles north of Kingston, Georgia.…Read More
Rome Railroad Birthday: June 16, 1834 Deceased: November 29, 1910
Biography

Oliver Harbin was born on June 16, 1834, in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. He spent his entire adult life working for different railroads, starting with the Rome Railroad in 1848. During the Great Locomotive Chase, Harbin served as the Engineer of the William R. Smith and helped pursue the General to a point several miles north of Kingston, Georgia. After passing on November 29, 1910, he was laid to rest at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.

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Richard R. Hargis

Conductor

Dick Hargis was the conductor on the last Western and Atlantic Railroad train from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia, to operate over the railroad’s five-foot gauge. The railroad subsequently changed the railroad’s gauge to match the national gauge.Read More
Western and Atlantic Railroad Birthday: September 9, 1842 Deceased: March 26, 1926
Biography

Dick Hargis was the conductor on the last Western and Atlantic Railroad train from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia, to operate over the railroad’s five-foot gauge. The railroad subsequently changed the railroad’s gauge to match the national gauge.

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R. J. Harlan

Superintendent

R.J. Harlan was appointed superintendent of the Macon Division of the Central of Georgia Railway in October 1906. In October 1916, he began a new role as the general manager of the Wadley Southern Railway.Read More
Central of Georgia Railway Birthday: September 8, 1849 Deceased: December 30, 1916 Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56628966/richard-jerimiah-harlan
Biography

R.J. Harlan was appointed superintendent of the Macon Division of the Central of Georgia Railway in October 1906.

In October 1916, he began a new role as the general manager of the Wadley Southern Railway.

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