Category: Railroad Section Foremen

Categories: Occupations by Name | Railroad Workers

A section consisted of a few miles of railroad track. Each section is assigned a section foreman. He supervised the section hands, or "gandy dancers" as they were sometimes called. He and his crew were responsible for inspecting sections of the track daily. He reported to the road supervisor.

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Person Profiles (36)

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Harvey Bachert 19 Dec 1876 Rush Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Nov 1939

Charles Beagle 23 Sep 1880 Marion, Indiana, United States - 17 Mar 1960

Oscar Benson 30 Aug 1892 Turner, South Dakota, United States - 26 Jul 1986

Jerry Boyd 13 Apr 1875 Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States - 18 Mar 1939

Gardner Brown 12 May 1892 Wales Station, Giles County, Tennessee, United States - 26 Aug 1940

John Brunswick 14 Jan 1879 German Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States - 20 May 1947

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Robert Caldwell 25 Dec 1840 Ireland - 11 Dec 1909

Howard Coleman 24 Apr 1875 Whatley, Clarke, Alabama, United States - 17 Jun 1947

Juan Manuel Córdova 08 Jun 1878 Optimo, Mora County, New Mexico Territory, United States

Henry Courtney Feb 1860 Starr Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States - 20 Jan 1931

Noel Crofford 30 Dec 1913 Norman, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States - 18 Jan 1993

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Joseph Dascenzi 1881 Italy - 08 Nov 1961

Jesse Dibble 24 Nov 1873 Haskins, Wood, Ohio, United States - 31 Aug 1943

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Claude Freese 22 Sep 1882 Newfield, Tompkins, New York, United States - 24 Sep 1955

John Furey 19 Apr 1861 Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, United States - 30 Sep 1953

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Nathan Griffin 23 Nov 1857 Georgia, United States - 18 Mar 1920

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Charles Henson 15 Sep 1875 Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, United States - 24 Mar 1967

Ether Honey 09 Jan 1887 Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States - 06 Jun 1958

Jonah Honey 02 May 1889 Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States - 09 Jun 1954

Marion Honey 18 Sep 1879 Flintville, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States - 21 Jan 1949

Samuel Honey 14 Jul 1896 Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States - 10 Jul 1928

Bazel Hutson 28 May 1849 South Carolina, United States - 01 Apr 1939

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James Kelley 01 Dec 1874 Wayne, Tennessee, United States - 15 Sep 1957

James Kelley 01 Jan 1891 Joplin Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States - 15 Aug 1967

John Kemp 30 Sep 1850 Bunwell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom - 12 Oct 1905

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James McMahon 02 Oct 1900 Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada - 11 Jun 1978

Colbert Mullins abt 08 Feb 1877 Cowen, Webster, West Virginia, United States - 02 Apr 1956

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Franklin Nachtrieb 12 Oct 1876 Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Dec 1934

Johan (Nilsson) Johnson 14 Jun 1854 Älghult, Kronoberg, Sverige - 19 Feb 1937

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Michael Quealy abt Apr 1850 Clare Ireland - abt 12 Sep 1914

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Isaac Ryder 12 Oct 1854 Canaan Forks, Brunswick, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada - 1917

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Darius Smith 08 Apr 1864 Guilderland Center, Albany, New York, United States - 07 Sep 1933

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Joseph Utley 14 Oct 1865 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States - 19 Nov 1952

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William Vader 20 May 1862 Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, United States - 29 Oct 1942

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Garrett Wilson 26 Jun 1869 Porter Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States - 17 Nov 1946

Josiah Wilson 19 Sep 1823 New York, United States - 17 Mar 1899