Key Figures in Railroad History

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E. Jefferson Cain

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

Jeff Cain (April 1827-February 10, 1897) was an engineer with the Western & Atlantic Railroad. A Pennsylvania native, he moved to Atlanta in 1857. He was at the throttle of the General locomotive on April 12, 1862, when…

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John Cain

Conductor — Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad

John Cain, a native of Clarksville, Tennessee, was appointed conductor on the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.

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J. J. Callahan

Machinist — Western & Atlantic Railroad

J.J. Callahan joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1869.

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Thomas Campia

Fireman — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

Thomas Campia was a fireman for the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad and was killed in the Red River trestle boiler explosion near Clarksville on Feb. 10, 1870.

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Frank Cannon

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

Frank Cannon was a locomotive engineer on the Western & Atlantic Railroad during the Civil War.

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