Key Figures in Railroad History

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George Welch

Blacksmith — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">George Welch joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1857.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/george-welch/" title="George Welch"></a>

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John Westfield

Motorman — Citizens Street Railway

<div class="mh-excerpt">John Westfield was a longtime Clarksville resident and former local constable who was also connected to the city’s streetcar systems.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/john-westfield/" title="John Westfield"></a>

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T. Y. Whitehead

Conductor — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">T.Y. Whitehead was killed in head-on collision between two freight trains a mile north of Ringgold, Georgia, on September 12, 1906.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/t-whitehead/" title="T. Y. Whitehead"></a>

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