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Organization: Boston and Albany Railroad

Boston and Albany Railroad

Chartered in 1833 as the Western Railroad, the railroad connects Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system

Eben Sumner Draper

Eben Sumner Draper

17 JUN 1858born in Hopedale, Worcester Co, MA
1906-1909MA, Lieutenant Governor
1906MA, Boston, National Shawmut Bank, director
1906MA, Boston, Old Colony Trust Co, director
1906MA, Boston, New England Cotton Yam Co, director
1906MA, Boston, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, trustee
1906MA, Milford, Milford National Bank, director
1906MA, Milford, Milford Hospital, trustee
1906MA, Boston, Draper Co, director
1906MA, Boston, Boston and Albany Railroad, director
1909-1911MA, Governor
9 APR 1914died in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC, about age 56.
cotton manufacturer
NameLocationArchitects/Engineers
Washington Street BridgeMA, Hampden CoWilliam Gray Stickney Chamberlain
John Edwin Greiner
Double Arch BridgeMA, Hampden Co, ChesterGeorge Washington Whistler
Keystone Bridge Trail-Whistler Bridge 4MA, Hampshire Co — MA, Berkshire CoGeorge Washington Whistler
Whistler Bridge 3MA, Hampshire Co, Becket — MA, Berkshire CoGeorge Washington Whistler
Whistler Bridge 6MA, Hampshire Co, Middlefield — MA, Berkshire CoGeorge Washington Whistler
Howe Street BridgeMA, Middlesex Co, AshlandWilliam Gray Stickney Chamberlain
Railway StationMA, Middlesex Co, FraminghamHenry Hobson Richardson
Railway StationMA, Middlesex Co, NewtonHenry Hobson Richardson
Railway StationMA, Norfolk Co, Wellesley HillsHenry Hobson Richardson
Railway StationMA, Suffolk Co, BostonAlexander Rice Esty
Bridge Street BridgeMA, Worcester CoWilliam Gray Stickney Chamberlain
Whistler Bridge of West WarrenMA, Worcester Co, WarrenGeorge Washington Whistler

Extracted from histories and directories. More records and links to sources; Click column header to sort.

TypeFirstLastRoleYearsLocation
RailroadsGeorge W.Abbott Principal asst Engineer1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsFitch DavenportAdams master car builder1870-1893MA, Suffolk Co, Allston
RailroadsJohn B.Adams conductor1856
RailroadsA. E.Allen general freight agent1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsAzel, JrAmes roadmaster western division1901-1902NY, Columbia Co, Chatham
RailroadsLewis A.Anthony car service agent1890-1901
RailroadsRichard ChesleyAshenden Assistant Supervisor of Track1915MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsFrank StearnsAustin general storekeeper1917-1922MA, Hampden Co, West Springfield
RailroadsMyron E.Barber Auditor1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsWalter H.Barnes Manager1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsWalter A.Barrows general passenger agent1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsSheridanBisbee Fuel Supervisor1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsHoward MortonBiscoe freight agent1892-1913
RailroadsWilliamBliss president1893MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsCharles HenryBowes chief rate clerk1906-1907MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsSolomon E.Brewer machinist1856-1859
RailroadsRobertCampbell director1856
RailroadsFrancis JamesCarry Mechanical Engineer1915MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsAndrew J.Cartter bridge laborer Stone & Harris1849
RailroadsFrancis JamesCarty mechanical engineer1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsFrank W.Chaffee car building dept1872-1881
RailroadsJohn ThomasChamberlain car builder at the shops1870MA, Suffolk Co, Allston
RailroadsW. G. S.Chamberlain engineering dept1880-1886
RailroadsChester W.Chapin president1856
RailroadsChester WilliamsChapin president1868-1878MA
RailroadsHenry B.Chapin Traffic Manager1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsI. B.Chapin conductor1856
RailroadsH. B.Chesley Division supt1885MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsClarence PeterCoburn civil engineer corps1881
RailroadsCharlesCollins engineering work1848
RailroadsJames HenryCormick batteryman and signal maintainer1890-1910
RailroadsJohnCrehan conductor1856
RailroadsW. A.Crocker director1856
RailroadsJohnCummings director1889MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsHenry J.Curry 1922MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsEdward L.Davis director1889MA, Worcester Co, Worcester
RailroadsChauncey M.Depew director1889
RailroadsEben S.Draper director1906MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsJarvis N.Dunham director1889MA, Berkshire Co, Pittsfield
RailroadsCharlesDyer clerk, operator1868-1870
RailroadsWilsonEddy master of machinery1856
RailroadsJohn H.Elliott messenger1878
RailroadsA. B.Ely director1856
RailroadsStephenFairbanks treasurer1856
RailroadsCharlesFenton conductor1856
RailroadsGeorge H., JrFernald Counsel1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsReginaldFoster director1906MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsFrancis BreakeyFreeman chief engineer1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsA. J.Fries division master mechanic1903-1907MA, Suffolk Co, Allston
RailroadsA. J.Fries division master mechanic1907-1910MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsWilliam J.Fripp asst general supt1907
RailroadsEdwardGallup general passenger agent1878-1882
RailroadsHenry T.Gallup supt1893MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsEdwin PageGardiner agent1903-1907RI, Providence Co, Providence
RailroadsEthan AllenGilbert 1883-1887
RailroadsEdward B.Gillett director1889MA, Hampden Co, Westfield
RailroadsW. K.Gillett chief clerk to ticket agent1885-1886
RailroadsHenryGray supt1856
RailroadsThomas L.Greene freight agent1856NY, Albany Co, Albany
RailroadsJoseph M.Griggs receiving clerk1867-1869
RailroadsJohn B.Hammill Division supt1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsArthur S.Hanson Passenger Agent1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsHenry LewisHardy 1915MA, Middlesex Co, Auburndale
RailroadsEdward A.Haskell surveyor1887-1894
RailroadsEdward D.Hayden vp, secretary1906MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsHorace JohnHayden freight agent1873-1880MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsLester H.Hilton asst auditor1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsElmer R.Hines 1877-1878MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsSamuelHoar Counsel1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsB.Hobart conductor1856
RailroadsJohnHoward supt motive power and rolling stock1904MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsWoodwardHudson law dept1887
RailroadsJames H.Hustis asst general manager1907-1911
RailroadsJames ClarkIrwin valuation engineer1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsFrederic AlexanderJones 1915MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsCharles W.Karcher Car Accountant1922MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsMosesKimball director1889MA, Norfolk Co, Brookline
RailroadsAbraham LincolnLampie 1915MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsJoseph C.Lenix bill of lading clerk1882-1887MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsEllis GrayLoring clerk1856
RailroadsGeorge P.Luther conductor1856
RailroadsEben ErskineMacLeod ticket clerk1888-1889MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsJohn AlexanderMacrae mechanical engineer1904-1906MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsArthurMills traffic manager1884-1893MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsLuis GonzagaMorphy asst engineer maintenance of way and construction1907-1908
RailroadsFrank E.Morse station agent1850-1853MA, Berkshire Co, Becket
RailroadsGeorge A.Morton supt Springfield line1887-1893
RailroadsJamesParker conductor1856
RailroadsWilliam LewisParsons asst Counsel1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsLucien HaynesPeters Foreign freight agent1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsEdwin WilliamPeterson timekeeper same office1911
RailroadsAnsel, JrPhelps attorney1856
RailroadsCharles W.Pidcock supt1892-1893
RailroadsC. H.Plunkett director1856
RailroadsWalter BrieslerPollock freight office1871-1872MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsJohn S.Potter road master1856
RailroadsT. B., JrPurves Supt Motive Power1902MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsF. H.Ratcliffe Cashier1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsEdmund JohnReardon Inspector1915MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsJames HerbertRichardson 1915MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsWilliamRitchie auditor1856
RailroadsWilliam RobertRobeson division supt1887-1893NY, Rensselaer Co, East Albany
RailroadsWilliam RotchRobeson general supt1901
RailroadsJacob C.Rogers director1889MA, Essex Co, Peabody
RailroadsJames AugustusRumrill attorney1866-1880MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsCharles O.Russell paymaster1856
RailroadsJames E.Russell conductor1856
RailroadsWilliam H.Russell chief engineer1893MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsWilliam Henry, JrRussell laborer1868-1870
RailroadsEdward I.Sackett division supt1886-1901
RailroadsEdward J.Sackett division supt1886-1893MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsCharles S.Sargent director1906MA, Suffolk Co, Jamaica Plain
RailroadsHomer E.Sargent clerk1844MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsIgnatiusSargent director1856
RailroadsWalterShepard Chief Engineer1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsAlfred H.Smith VP, General Manager1914
RailroadsR. D.Smith supt motive power and Rolling Stock1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsJ. L.Snilling Asst Supt1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsCharles StephenSnyder Bridge Inspector1917MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsJohn P.Spalding director1889MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsWilliam H.Steams foreman1862-1872
RailroadsC. E.Stevens treasurer1889MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsJ. B.Stewart Supt1902MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsJosiahStickeny director1856
RailroadsEverett E.Stone chief engineer1901
RailroadsHoward FrazierSutter Bridge Inspector1915MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsWilliam H.Swift director1856
RailroadsJames L.Truden general supt1910-1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsWilliam EvansTuttle foreman of construction1872
RailroadsA. L.Tyler director1856
RailroadsArthur BrownUnderhill supt motive power1880-1893MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsEdgarVan Etten VP of Lessee Co1902MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsRichardVan Ummerson freight traffic manager1922MA, Suffolk Co, Boston
RailroadsN.Wales Asst Supt1902MA, Hampden Co, Springfield
RailroadsIrville D.Waterman axman and rodman1899-1902
RailroadsEdwardWilder paymaster1870
RailroadsGarret HixsonWilson dispatcher1907
RailroadsCharles H.Wise clerk1869-1874
(over the course of history)
Organization is a...Of...
New York Central Railroad
Parent Org Parent OrgBoston and Albany Railroad
Boston and Albany Railroad
Parent Org Parent OrgPittsfield and North Adams Railroad
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