Key Figures in Railroad History

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R. A. Saye

Carpenter — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">R.A. Saye joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1857.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/r-saye/" title="R. A. Saye"></a>

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Joe Sewell

Brakeman — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">Joe Sewell was killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in August 1890 while working in the Western and Atlantic Railroad's yards.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/joe-sewell/" title="Joe Sewell"></a>

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John F. Shelton

President — Clarksville Street Railway

<div class="mh-excerpt">John F. Shelton was a longtime Clarksville businessman and transportation promoter closely associated with the city’s street railway system.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/john-shelton/" title="John F. Shelton"></a>

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