Key Figures in Railroad History

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William Wilson Finley

President — Southern Railway

William Wilson Finley became President of the Southern Railway Company in 1906 after Samuel Spencer was killed in a train wreck.

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C. W. Fisher

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

C.W. Fisher was killed in head-on collision between two freight trains a mile north of Ringgold, Georgia, on September 12, 1906.

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Cameron Douglas Flanigen

President — Athens Electric Railway Company

Cameron Douglas Flanigen was a businessman, president of the Athens Electric Railway Company, and publisher of the Athens Banner.

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Bruce M. Flohr

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From his start as a trainee to work in the federal regulatory arena and eventual ownership of a short line holding company, Bruce M. Flohr has viewed the railroad industry from many angles.

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James Flynn

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

James Flynn began on the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1859.

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