Key Figures in Railroad History

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W. F. Edwards

Assistant Superintendent of Transportation

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John Henry Ellsworth

Engineer

John Henry Ellsworth was reported to be the first engineer of The General.Read More
Western and Atlantic Railroad Railfanning.org: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95286183/john-h-ellsworth
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John Henry Ellsworth was reported to be the first engineer of The General.

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James Preston Eubank

Conductor

James Preston Eubank was the conductor of Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway train Number 4 involved in the Great Train Wreck of 1918.Read More
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Birthday: August 27, 1863 Deceased: November 3, 1928 Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75241996/james-preston-eubank
Biography

James Preston Eubank was the conductor of Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway train Number 4 involved in the Great Train Wreck of 1918.

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James Everett

Engineer

James Everett began with the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1865.Read More
Western and Atlantic Railroad
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James Everett began with the Western and Atlantic Railroad circa 1865.

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William Wilson Finley

President

William Wilson Finley became President of the Southern Railway Company in 1906 after Samuel Spencer was killed in a train wreck.Read More
Southern Railway Birthday: September 2, 1853 Deceased: November 25, 1913 Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30074881/william-wilson-finley
Biography

William Wilson Finley became President of the Southern Railway Company in 1906 after Samuel Spencer was killed in a train wreck.

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