The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-17
RAILROAD RACKET.
aud Their Friends-Picked up
Alnog the Road and About the

Items Of Interest to Railroad People
and Their Friends-Picked up
Alnog the Road and About tn,
shops.
By circular just issued by General Mana
announced. Mr.. s. q. Dickerson appointed
Superintendent of Transportation OF the sys
tenn with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. I
W. Whlsuant IL made Superin tendent o. road
way OF the system with headquarters at At
The Office OF Superintendent division ii
abolished.
Mr.. Johnson Busby is appointed Train
Master Of The g. c. & N. with headquarters. .;at
MIR. i. 6. Dickerson commenced his railroad
Ing as a telegraph oprator and was promoted
to train master ot:the G. c., N, not Ions
tor OF the Southren division g. c., & N. hi,
latest promotion makes him Superintendent
of Transportation OF the system: Mr.. Thos
w. Whisnant commenced bis railroading as q
bridge hand ON the r. &. D. Then went to the
Carolina Central as foreman OF bridge gang
was made road master OF the same road, then
Superintendent, was transferred to the G., Z. &
N. and served az S9perintendent ior while
eut with headquarters at Portsmouth, Va, In
which .1capacty he has served until his
more recent appointment as Superintendent
OF Roadway OF the system.
Nl II.
for the g., G. & N. IL an old employe OF the r
& D, having run conductor on the road for q
number of years, has for quite while hello
the position OF ChiefTral Dispatcher Of the
spoken of as thorough railroad man BY
those who know him best.
Conductors Laney and Pullman now have
regular passenger runs. Captain. James
Brice Ia pulling the air cord on passenger
while Conductor Pat Murphy Is laying off.
There has been three more freight Engines
put into service on the e., G. N. on account
of the rush of freight just now moving ovel
the line.
Engineer. Butts is again pulling the throt-
tie on freight on the North end.
Engineer G.. H. Hall OF the EIberton shoo-
fly run was In town for few hours Thurs
day.
Engineer, H. c. Kirfman who has been on
the sick list for the past three months hai
resumed work again on the road again.
Capt N. f. Bunting lost car agent for the
Atlantic Coast Line formerly we'll known
and popular passenger conductor of that line
passed over the g., c. & N. last week.
Engineer George H. Merrideth is at present
undergoing medical treatment in Atlanta, Ga
Engineer A. T. Simmons is confined TO bis
room on account of some Injuries received In
an accident recently.
Mastor Mechanic b. ). Shaw and General
Foreman A. ]. Corrie made trip TO Atlanta
last week on business connected with theil
offices.
Engineer w. E. C. Clayton who has been
lot some ,tlIne past Inspector VI Cu8lne5 aI
the Round House, has resumed running on
the road and Ia on the North end.
Engineer CASTOR Means has resumed busi
ness on Jack on the North end.
MIR. William Bradley, an old conductor
employed on several roads running out ol
Atlanta In time gone by is at present tagging
Oh the G., G. & n.
Engine 5sS has been sent up 10 Raleigh, fol
repairs.
wheel Baldwin's Is undergoing repairs al
Raleigh.
| Engineer Ell Gray has returned from 8
trip though North Carolina.
Engineer, c. H. Dunbar Is still on the sick
| list at his home In Atlanta.
| The largest number Of miles Of rail- road
constructed In any State In the union last veal
was In the State of South Carolina.
The Atlantic coast lines new extension from
Remini to Denmark some sixty miles wal
| the most miles built by any road.
| Engine 53l Engineers Sam Shivers Big
| Baldwin has been turned out ofthe shops
after receiving some repairs, and is pulling th'
! Vestibul 10 on the South end.