The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-07-01
TWO RAILROAD
MEN RETIRED

The Pennsylvania Railroads in
formation bulletin has the following
to say about two of its veteran en-
ployes who have been retired who are
we'll known to Lambertville residents:
Alexander P Gest, Secretary of the
Association of Transportation Officers,
was relieved from active service on
April !, 1921, and placed on the rail
roads Roll of Honor" with record
of forty-five years and three months
of service. Throughout all of these
years Mr. Gest has been interested in
the technical and scientific side OF rail
reading. His first position was in the
Construction Department, and his last
position was on the personal staff of
the General Manager of the Eastern
Region.
Mr.. Gest was born at Philadelphia,
Pa, February 2. 1858. He was the son
of John B. Gest, late President of the
Fidelity Trust Company. He was edu
Gated at the classical school of Dr.
]. w. FARES, the University Of Penn
sylvania, and the Rensselaer, Poly
technic Institute, graduating from the
latter institution in 1874, with the de-
gree of Civil Engineer.
Mr.. Gest entered the service of the
Pennsylvania Railroad in 1875, under
William H. Brown, Chief Engineer.
After serving in several minor posi-
tons he was, on March ], 1882, ap-
pointed Supervisor at Huntingdon,
Pa. On March l, 1888, he was pro-
NOTED to Division Engineer, Mononga-
hela Division, and on October l, Of
the same year, he was transferred to
Division Engineer of the Pittsburgh
Division. On January 25, 1856, he
was transferred to Division Engineer,
New York Division.
Up to this time he assisted in the
of the Northern Central
Railways elevators and coal piers at
Canton, Baltimore, and was also ca
gagged in the location and construction
of branch railroads in Northampton,
and Fayette Counties of |
Pennsylvania, having been in charge |
of construction while occupying the |
position of Assistant Supervisor
While he was Division Engineer of |
70 CHI rrh h
and placed in service the first pneu- |
matte interlockings at Williamsburg |
and East Liberty, and on the New |
York Division, besides the construc- |
ton of many miles of third and fourth |
tracks, including the double tracking |
of the Perth Amboy and Woodbridge !
Branch, he had charge of the design |
ing, construction and rebuilding of |
fourteen interlocking plants.
On September /, 1889, Mr.. Gest was !
promoted TO Superintendent of the /
Bedford Division; on January l, 1891, !
he was transferred to Superintendent
of the Frederick Division, and on Jan
uary l, 1893, he became Superintend-
ent of the Belvidere Division.
When the Belvidere and Amboy Di- .
visions were consolidated to form the .
Trenton Division. Mr.. Gest was ap- |
pointed to the newly-created position .
of Special Agent of the New Jersey /
Division, dating from January l, 1912, /
and on January is. 1915, he was pro
NOTED to the staff of the General |
Manager and made Secretary Of the /
Association of Transportation Officers
of the Pennsylvania Railroad He
had been a member of the Association
since its reorganization in 1898, serv-
ing continuously on the Committee of
of Way, of which he was
the Chairman at the time of his ap-
pointment to the Secretaryship.