Key Figures in Railroad History

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David B. Cliffe

Receiver — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">David B. Cliffe served as receiver of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad from January 22, 1868, until November 30, 1869.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/d-cliffe/" title="David B. Cliffe"></a>

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Robert Linah Cobb

Assistant Engineer — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">Robert Linah Cobb was born March 5, 1840, in Cumberland Iron Works, Tennessee.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/robert-cobb/" title="Robert Linah Cobb"></a>

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Henry Coffin

Superintendent — Memphis & Ohio Railroad

Henry Coffin resigned as superintendent of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad in July 1859.

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Mirabeau Lamar Collier

Master Machinist — Western & Atlantic Railroad

<div class="mh-excerpt">Mirabeau L. Collier worked for the Western & Atlantic Railroad for more than 50 years and was the railroad’s long-time master mechanic.</div> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://railfanning.org/people/name/m-collier/" title="Mirabeau Lamar Collier"></a>

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