Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-17
FRANK CARL|S
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Prominent Railroad Man Who
Spent "a Years in PennSyl
vania Service

Frank Carlisle, prominent railroad
man, for "a wears in the service Of the
Pennsylvania and its local predecessor.
the p. " d b. railroad, died Yesterday
afternoon at his residence, 9O6 Delaware
avenue, the result of a stroke of paralysis
on March p He had been confined to
his bed since june s
Mr. Carlisle. who was a son Of Nelson
Carlisle, at one time city treasurer of
Wilmington, was bonn IN this city, Feb
ruary |. 1915, and began his services
with the Philadelphia, Wilmington Il
Baltimore Railroad Go. as a telegraph
operator August y, 1861 working at
various points on the Maryland and
Delaware Divisions In 1864 he was
made assistant train dispatcher, with
headquarters ut Wilmington. assisting
IN the handling Of freight movements on
both the Maryland and Delaware Di
visions he remained IN this position until
January 1871, when he was promoted
10 train dispatcher. On October 5. 1878,
the train dispatchers office was moved
10 Philadelphia and located in the pas
senger station AT Broad and Prime streets
nov Washington avenuc) and Mr.
Carlisle was promoted 10 the position
Of chief train dispatcher on the Maryland
Division. all train orders being issued
ever ms signature On November L.
1852 Mr. CarlsIt was made trainmaster
of the Maryland Division and located
AT Broad Street Station. On July 1888,
the division offices OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Go
were moved 10 Wilmington, at which
point Mr. Carlisle was located until
MS retirement in 1915 on September l.
1905, the business having increased IL
was deemed advisable to separate the
passenger and freight business and Mr.
Carlisle, upon being gwen his choice
assumed the position OF freight train
master, which position he held until ms
retirement three years ago.
WITNESSED REMARKABLE RAII.Ro al DEvEI-
OPMENT.
At the time Mr. Carlisle began his
services there were IN operation only
two local passenger trains between vii
mington and Philadelphia. and three
through passenger trains in each direction
between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The freight service was performed by two
local freight trains and one or two through
freight trains IN each direction.
During MIR Carlisle's career of nearly
"a years with the railroad be witnessed
the growth of a single-track railroad 10
an active two three and fOur-track main
line division, operating between three
of the largest eastern cities Of the United
States and the increasing Of the number
of miles OF active operation from ninety
six 10 two hundred and fifty. the aban-
donment of the ferry service between
Perryville and Havre De Grace; the
erection of two bridges across the Sus-
uuehanna River: the mountaineering OF
the Bush and Gunpowder rive bridges.
the construction OF a few Inc between
Philadelphia and Eddystone: the aband-
0nment of the terminal at Broad and
Washington avenue Philadelphia; the
operation of trains into Broad street
Station: the abandonment OF President
Street terminal Baltimore, the four
tracking of the division between Philadel-
PIMA and Wilmington; the building OF
the larger freight yard al Edge Moor;
the building Of the cutoff around VII
mlngton for freight purposes; the erection
OF two new passenger stations and office
building al Wilmington; the merging Of
the Philadelphia Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad with the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad forming the present
Philadelphia, Baltimore Il Washington
Railroad Co: the application of safety
appliances TO both passenger and freight
cars; the heating Of passenger. equipment /
by steam; the coupling Of the entire main /
hne with inter-locking and automatic /
signals, as well as many other improve
ments
On the date Of his retirement, February |
J. 1915, he was rendered a banquet at |
the Hotel du Pont by officials with whom
he had been associated
Mr.. Carlisle leave a widow and two
daughters, Misses Annie and Tryphena
Y Carlisle who were at home; and two
sisters, Misses Elizabeth and Ella Carlisle
OF Brooklyn, n Y