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John F. Reynolds
Conductor
Biography
John F. Reynolds (unknown-August 20, 1891) was one of the first Western & Atlantic Railroad conductors, beginning service on September 11, 1848. He was the conductor of the first Western & Atlantic train to operate in Dalton, Georgia, in the 1840s.
In 1855, he was the conductor of the first train to cross the new bridge over the Etowah River. By July 1888, he was the railroad agent in Dalton, where he died on August 20, 1891.
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R. A. Saye
Carpenter
Biography
R.A. Saye joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1857.
Joe Sewell
Brakeman
Biography
Joe Sewell was killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in August 1890 while working in the Western and Atlantic Railroad’s yards.
James Nelson Squires
Engineer
Biography
J.N. Squires joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1873.
Dennis Sullivan
Boiler Maker
Biography
Dennis Sullivan joined the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1873.