Key Figures in Railroad History

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William Tanner

Clarksville Street Railway Anniversary: February 5, 1849 Anniversary: May 16, 1927 Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112959982/william-tanner
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John Edgar Thomson

J. Edgar Thomson led the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1852 until 1874. Under his leadership, the Pennsylvania Railroad grew exponentially, including the acquisition of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company. “In all the movements which have resulted in the present enormous extension of the business of the Pennsylvania Railroad Mr. Thompson, as its president, took an active and leading part and is deserving of credit,” The New York Herald wrote in Thompson’s May 1874 obituary.Read More
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J. Edgar Thomson led the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1852 until 1874. Under his leadership, the Pennsylvania Railroad grew exponentially, including the acquisition of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company.

“In all the movements which have resulted in the present enormous extension of the business of the Pennsylvania Railroad Mr. Thompson, as its president, took an active and leading part and is deserving of credit,” The New York Herald wrote in Thompson’s May 1874 obituary.

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Isaac Leonard Todd

Rome Railroad Birthday: March 8, 1815 Deceased: May 1, 1899 Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18391904/isaac-leonard-todd
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H. L. Tomlinson

Stockton Station Agent