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Richard R. Hargis

Conductor Western and Atlantic Railroad
Birthday: September 9, 1842 Deceased: March 26, 1926
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Biographical Info

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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