Key Figures in Railroad History

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William MacRae

Superintendent — Western & Atlantic Railroad

William MacRae, a native of North Carolina, was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

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John P. Mays

Conductor — Western & Atlantic Railroad

John P. Mays joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad before the Civil War.

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M. P. McCrary

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

M. P. McCrary was a veteran locomotive engineer who spent more than forty years in the service of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Evidence suggests he joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1856.

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