Key Figures in Railroad History

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Joseph F. Renard

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

Joseph F. “Uncle Joe” Renard was born on April 1, 1837, in Charleston, South Carolina, and he always wanted to be a train engineer. He was a “pioneer engineer” on the Western & Atlantic and served as an…

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John F. Reynolds

Conductor — Western & Atlantic Railroad

John F. Reynolds was one of the first Western & Atlantic Railroad conductors, beginning service on September 11, 1848.

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Robert Virgil Rhodes

Engineer — Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway

Robert Virgil Rhodes was killed in a November 1911 head-on collision near Dalton, Georgia.

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Eugene Riley

Engineer — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

Eugene Riley was the engineer on the No. 2 express train on July 28, 1869, when it crashed at Budds Creek near Clarksville, Tennessee.

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