Key Figures in Railroad History

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Anthony Murphy

Superintendent of Motive Power — Western & Atlantic Railroad

Anthony Murphy was born in county Wicklow, Ireland, in 1829 and emigrated to the United States in 1838. Murphy's family settled first in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

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W. W. Murphy

Conductor — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

W.W. Murphy was appointed conductor of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad in March 1861.

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John T. O’Brien

Conductor — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

John T. O’Brien, a native of Carter County, Tennessee, was a conductor on the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.

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William Priestley Orme

Conductor — Georgia Railroad and Banking Company

William Priestley Orme was the conductor on the first Georgia Railroad train to pull into Atlanta, on Sept. 15, 1845.

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S. A. Orr

Machinist — Western & Atlantic Railroad

S.A. Orr joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1856.

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