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A-B C-F G-L M-R S-Z Last Name First Middle / Title Held Railroad Service Nickname Honored Railroaders We proudly list over 2600 railroaders who are honored by plaques in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's Railroaders' Hall. To conserve space and make these pages readable, all of the information on each plaque may not be displayed here. Museum visitors may use a locally available index to find individual plaques. This list was updated in January 2018. A-B C-F G-L M-R S-Z Last Name First Middle / Title Held Railroad Service Nickname Abate Pasquale Switchman New York, Ontario & Western 1901-1951 Railway Abate Thomas Foreman New York, Ontario & Western 35 Yrs. Railway Ace Paul E. Section Hand Delaware, Lackawanna & 1952-1955 Western RR Acklin William F. Freight Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 1889-1937 Adam Archie Clerk Osceola Mills Yard 1942-1972 Adamovich Peter Supervisor, Wilmington Track Amtrak, Wilmington Trk. 1978-2016 Adams Bruce E. Locomotive Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 1965- Adams David M. Foreman, Maintenance of Way Penn Central/Conrail/NS 1971-2009 Adams Frank E. Auditor Pennsylvania Railroad 1920-1962 Adams Harrison H. Freight Agent Reading 1918-1967 Adams John M. Chief of Security Railroad Museum of PA 1975-1995 Adams Joseph A. Freight Conductor Central Vermont Railway 36 Yrs. Adams Lewis S. Coal Dock Gang Reading Railroad 1925-1934 Adkins Roland E. Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 1889-1937 Agostini Peter Joseph Car Repairman, South Philadelphia PRR/Penn Central/Conrail 1947-1988 Car Shop Aiken Julian V. Conductor Georgia Railroad 1904-1954 Aiken L. M. "Jack" Freight Conductor Southern Railway 1916-1968 Airgood Elmer E. Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 55 Yrs. Akers Robert Engineering Louisville & Nashville 1946-1948 Railroad Albert Henry L. Vice President Lehigh & New Eng. RR 1911-1959 Albright Josiah E. Engineman Pennsylvania Railroad 1946-1986 Alderfer John F. Dispatcher Pennsylvania Railroad 1886-1938 Alexander A.J. Ollie Signalman Pennsylvania Railroad 1961-1888 Alexis Christina-Jean Division Claim Agent/Risk Manager Staten Island Rapid Transit 1981-2014/present Allen Fred Agent-Operator Long Island Railroad 1970-2003 Allinger Hubert Chester Clerk Soo Line 37 Yrs. Allison David W. Telegrapher Pennsylvania Railroad 1918-1925 Allison Walter R. VP of Foreign Freight Pennsylvania Railroad 1912-1953 Almond Charles B. Graphics Artist Pennsylvania Railroad 1933-1969 Alpaugh Paul H. Engineer New Jersey Central c.1910-c.1950 Althouse Harold Brakeman Philadelphia, Bethlehem & 1940-1974 New England Railroad Ambler Thomas Sayre Director NH&I 1968-1975 Last Name First Middle / Title Held Railroad Service Nickname Ammon George A. Engineer N.J. Central 1939-1972 Amrein Carl L. Agent Maryland & Pennsylvania 1924-1972 Railroad Anacker George E. Locomotive Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 38 Yrs. Andrews A. H. Assistant Manager Pennsylvania Railroad 1905-1957 Anne Robert Edwin Trackman Philadelphia 1898-1922 Anthony Clyde W. Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 1941-1978 Anthony James Ira Engineman-Pgh.Div. Pennsylvania Railroad 47 Yrs. 1 month Apel Harry W. Brakeman Central RR of New Jersey 1941-1976 Applegate John Forman Locomotive Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 1942-1979 Appleman Eugene Telegrapher Pennsylvania Railroad 1948-1983 Archacki Jan T. Railroad Clerk PRR/Penn 1965-2008 Central/Conrail/Amtrak Arians Ernest W. Fireman New York Central Railroad 1944-1952 Arkinstall Lloyd Fireman Pennsylvania Railroad 1942-1950 Armer Harry M. Track Foreman Pennsylvania Railroad 1936-1975 Armer Walter L. Track Foreman Pennsylvania Railroad 1913-1963 Armstrong Earnest A. Cleaned Railroad Cars 1984-1997 Armstrong Edward W. Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 1941-1986 Armstrong Robert F. Division Superintendent Chicago & North Western 1881-1930 Railroad Armstrong Thomas F. Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 1941-1969 Armstrong William F. Architect Chicago & North Western 1946-1981 Railroad Artus W. George Motorman NYC Transit Authority 3/1970-6/2000 Ashmore George W. Car Inspector 1928-1968 Ashmore John R. Fireman Pennsylvania Railroad 1948-1983 Ashton Raymond E. Engineman West Jersey & Seashore RR Astle Walter G. Mgr-Coal & Ore Pricing R.O.B. 1956-1990 Atkins Lee P. Conductor Boston & Maine Railroad 1979-2007 Atkinson Harold C. Draftsman Reading Railroad 1910-1954 Atkinson Reginald A. Machinist Pennsylvania Railroad 1915-1930 Atkinson Roger Superintendent/Mstr Mechanic CPRR/Phil. & Reading RR 1890-1916 Atkinson William H. Conductor Long Island Railroad 1918-1967 Atterbury General W. W. President Pennsylvania Railroad 1886-1935 Auriemma Joseph V. Car Inspector Erie Lackawanna Railroad 1945-1972 Auriemma Margie Block Operator Pennsylvania Railroad 1943-1982 Auten Peter C. Telegrapher Reading Railroad 1906-1955 Autro C. William General Manager Pennsylvania Railroad 1959-1999 Axtell Hugh M. Yard Clerk-Extra Pennsylvania Railroad 1917-1957 Bachman Ellis R. VP-Adm Strasburg Rail Road 32 Yrs. Susquehanna & New York Bachman Jr Jacob Locomotive Service Technician 1918-1928 Railroad Bachman Robert D. Electrician Pennsylvania Railroad 1963-2005 Bader Frank W. Accountant Northern Pacific Rwy. 1913-1943 Baer August Laborer Pennsylvania Railroad 1917 Baer George F. President Philadelphia & Reading Co. 1901-1914 Regional Superintendent Industrial Baetz William John Pennsylvania Railroad 1951-1991 Engineering Bagwell Rufus C. Locomotive Engineer Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt 1946-1984 Line Railroad Bailey E. G. Engineer Pennsylvania-Reading 26 Yrs. Seashore Lines Bailey Jacob H. Yard Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 1901-1952 Bair Earl H. Engineer Union Railroad 1946-1982 Baker Charles H. Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 1963-2006 Baker Leslie F. Clerk Pittsburg Shawmut & 1929-1929 Baker Melvin L. Air Brake Mechanic/Corder PRR/PennNorthern RR Central/Conrail 1939-1979 Baker Thomas E. Station Agent Northern Pacific 1890-1935 Bakley Harry C. Trackman Atlantic City/PRR/Reading 1925-1956 Railroad Ball Joseph C. Freight Trainman Reading Railroad 1915-1950 Ballard Clifford H. Boilermaker New York Central 1942-1952 Bankes William P. Engineer Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR 1952-1991 Bankus Cyrus D. Locomotive Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 1907-1958 Baran Michael Fireman Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 1917-1963 Railway Barazotto Louis V. Maint. - Painter Pennsylvania Railroad 1941-1961 Barbier Arthur F. Clerk-Accounting Dept. Pennsylvania Railroad 45 Yrs. 4 Mos. Barclay Allison J. Freight Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 1917-1942 Last Name First Middle / Title Held Railroad Service Nickname Barclay Charles Bud Electrician Pennsylvania Railroad 1935-1978 Barclay Stanton D. Mechanics Helper Pennsylvania Railroad 3 Yrs. Barnhart George Emmett Fireman/Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 1943-1962 Bard Justus F. Freight Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 39 Yrs. Bard Justus F. Clerk Pennsylvania Railroad 1964-2000 Bare Charles A. Agent North Carolina Railroad 1900-1945 Bare Gene Jacob Electrician Pennsylvania Railroad 1955-1968 Baringer Earl R. Conductor Strasburg Rail Road 1975-2002 Baringer Ernest L. Telegrapher Reading 1921-1964 Baringer Paul D. Driver REX 1964-1971-1978 Barlow John T. Hostler Pennsylvania Railroad 39 Yrs. Barner Joseph Michael Pipefitter Pennsylvania Railroad 1935-1974 Barnes J. Stephen Car Service Supervisor Patapsco & Back Rivers RR 1970- Barnes James J. Supv-Dining Car Dept. Pennsylvania Railroad 30 Yrs. Barnes John W. Conductor Union Railroad 27 Yrs. Barnett Charles D. Freight Conductor Baltimore & Ohio 1950-1985 Barnett Clarence E. Clearance Clerk Reading Railroad 1916-1962 Barrow Carl Dick C&S Dept. Pennsylvania Railroad 1950-1983 Barrow Daniel E. C&S Dept. Pennsylvania Railroad 1914-1957 Bartch Winfield G. Passenger Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 1909-1955 Bartholomai Chris Machinist Vandalia ?-1949 Bartle Harvey Chief Medical Examiner Pennsylvania Railroad 41 Yrs. Bartlett Rutherford Jerome Conductor Soo Line 50 Yrs. Bartley Kenneth E. Conductor Long Island Railroad 1976-2004 Bartman Irvin B. Engineer Reading Railroad 1905-1955 Barton Myron B. Track Foreman Pennsylvania Railroad 1914-1964 Barton Paul E. Locomotive Engineer Union Railroad 1941-1981 Bass Loris J. Engineer/Conductor Warwick Railway 1949-1971 Bastress Arthur M. General Freight Agent Maryland & Pennsylvania 1917-1961 Railroad Bateman Thomas J. Service Manager Consolidated Rail 9/1976-11/2015 Corp/SEPTA Battistelli Anthony Conductor Cape Cod Central Railroad 2000-2015 Bauer Catherine Owner Boston & Albany Railroad -1966 Bauer Francis John Joseph Conductor Pennsylvania Railroad 1942-1971 Baumgarten Walter Electrician Pennsylvania Railroad 1943-1983 Baylor Andrew W. Conductor New York City Transit 1950-1960 Authority Bealer Charles W. A. Towerman Lehigh Valley Railroad 35 Yrs. Beam George W. Machinist Pennsylvania Railroad 1916-1965 Bean Keith A. Machinist/Maintenance Manager Reading Lines/Conrail/SEPTA 1974-2014 Rail Bean Walter S. Brakeman/Yardmaster Reading Railroad/Conrail 1959-1985 Bearden William H Fireman Pennsylvania Railroad 1915-1961 Beattie Lawrence Towerman New York, New Haven & 1946-1950 Haartford RR Beattie William Michael Conductor New York, New Haven & 1903-1936 Haartford RR Beaver Charles G. Supervisor of Insurance Reading Railroad 1936-1978 Beaver Walter P. Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad 1942-1983 Beck Francis J. Passenger Brakeman Lehigh Valley Railroad 1941-1975 Becker Josiah J. Machinist Pennsylvania Railroad 1941-1981 Becker Timothy "Tim" Truck Driver/Eqmnt Optr. Amtrak 1977-2011 Behr Christian Engineer CMST.P&P 1910-1955 Beischer John P. Locomotive Engineer Delaware, Lackawanna & 46 Yrs. Western RR Beischer Richard W. Locomotive Engineer Delaware, Lackawanna & 23 Yrs.
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