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Charles E. Broyles
Conductor
Biography
Charles E. Broyles joined the Western & Atlantic Railroad circa 1868.
Born in Springfield Place in Whitfield County, Georgia, he was the son of Colonel C.E. Broyles, an attorney in Dalton who served during the Civil War, rising to the rank of colonel.
The younger Broyles received his education in Dalton and furthered his studies at Emory and Henry College in Virginia. He served for two years as a representative in the Georgia legislature for Whitfield County. He also once served as the editor of The Catoosa Record.
In February 1871, he broke his left leg and right arm trying to fix a broken coupling on a southbound freight train just below Kingston.
In about December 1882, he was promoted from freight conductor to passenger conductor.
On Dec. 15, 1888, he was appointed soliciting agent for the Western & Atlantic, based in Chattanooga, Tenn.
In later years, Mr. Broyles retired from active business life, spending winters in Florida in hopes of regaining his health. He was well-known and liked throughout the state, with many friends who admired his contributions to the community.
T. L. Bussey
Engineer
Biography
T.L. Bussey joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1867.
Hiram Anderson Butler
Roadmaster
Biography
Hiram A. Butler began his career with the Western and Atlantic Railroad as a water boy at Noonday Fill near Brushy Mountain, Marietta. He advanced through the ranks and served as roadmaster for nearly 50 years.
He purportedly played a small role in the Great Locomotive Chase (or Andrews Raid) of 1862.
He retired from the railroad in 1904.
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E. Jefferson Cain
Engineer
Biography
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 Union spies stole it in Big Shanty (Kennesaw), Georgia.
He and others pursued the locomotive from Big Shanty. Often described as “tubercular,” he participated in the raid until the pursuers abandoned the William R. Smith north of Kingston.
J. J. Callahan
Machinist
Biography
J.J. Callahan joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1869.