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Preston Stanley Arkwright

President — Georgia Railway and Electric Company

Preston Stanley Arkwright, a corporate lawyer originally from Savannah and son-in-law of former Governor Alfred H. Colquitt, was hired as the president of the newly formed Georgia Railway and Electric Company in 1902.

William Wallace Atterbury

President — Pennsylvania Railroad

William Wallace Atterbury began his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1886 and served as a brigadier general during World War I.

Charlie Barrett

Engineer — Western & Atlantic Railroad

Charlie Barrett, sometimes spelled Charley, was the engineer on train No. 2, the last Western and Atlantic Railroad train from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia, to operate over the railroad’s five-foot gauge.

Benjamin Bartle

Engineer — Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad

Benjamin Bartle was a locomotive engineer for the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad and one of the most notable railroaders in early Clarksville history. A native of Pennsylvania, Bartle helped operate trains during the railroad's formative years and…

W. E. Beach

President — Citizens Street Railway

W.E. Beach was a Clarksville businessman associated with the city’s final streetcar company, the Citizens Street Railway.

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