A"Roll of Honor"has been
established to recognize the tens of
thousands of men and women, living or
deceased, and employees on the railroad,
interurban and city street railways, and
railroad related industries, who contributed
so much to our Western New York Railway
Heritage. For a $100 donation, a plaque will
be mounted on a permanent display board
in the Orchard Park, New York depot,
bearing the name, occupation, railroad
(industry) and years of service. Your
donation will be applied toward our
continuous preservation efforts.
If you would like to honor one of your friends or relatives who work or have worked on a railroad, or even for any of the industries that supplied the railroads, contact, Hal Douglas at "halandsandra@msn.com" to get an application. It's a great way to remember and distinguish their part of railway history!
Below are the names of those who have
been added to our Commemorative Plaque
|
NAME |
OCCUPATION |
RAILWAY |
YEARS OF
|
| Baker Henry E | Engineer | NYC | 1881-1916 |
| Baker William J. | Conductor | PRR | 45 years |
| Barth Sr. Gordon P. | Master Mechanic | LV | 1921-1969 |
| Bastedo Kenneth H. | Conductor | NYC | 1941-1982 |
| Becker Earl | Engineer | NYC | 1942-1983 |
| Bell David | Locomotive Builder | . | 1817-1903 |
| Bernet John J. | Railroad President | NKP/C&O/PM | 1868-1935 |
| Birmingham Sr David J. | General Agent | Reading | 1925-1963 |
| Blaschak Stephen P. | Conductor | South Buffalo | 1942-1973 |
| Board William | Engineer | NYC | 1917-1967 |
| Bohrer Paul G. | Engineer | Erie/DL&W/EL | 1950-1994 |
| Bollman Robert A. | VP Sales Buffalo Brake | Beam | 1941-1973 |
| Brogo Jr. Clarence J. | Waiter in Charge | NYC | 38 years |
| Brooks Horatio G. | Founder Brooks Locomotive | Works | 1828-1887 |
| Brown Robert H. | Conductor | NYC | 1941-1985 |
| Bunte Arthur C. | Engineer | DL&W | 1926-1971 |
| Caley Jr. Melvin H. | Machinist Foreman | NYC | 1942-1961 |
| Caley Sr. Melvin H. | Wrecker Engineer | NYC | 1911-1958 |
| Carpenter Sr. Edwin B. | Conductor International | Railway Co. | 1900-1911 |
| Cartwright Richard I. | President | A&A | 1912-1966 |
| Coffed Jr. Earl J. | Dispatcher | NYC | 1942-1958 |
| Crowley Edward, Patrick | President | NYC | 1924-1931 |
| Daly John A. | Engineer | PRR | 1901-1954 |
| Denis John | Car Repairman | L&W | 1913-1960 |
| Depew Chauncey, Mitchell | President | NYC | 1885-1898 |
| Devlin Henry L. | Engineer | PRR | 1905-1940 |
| Dinkuhn Robert | Engineer / Road Foreman | South Buffalo | 1953-1982 |
| Doehler Emil J. | Engineer | NYC | 1918-1968 |
| Duburt John G. | Agent/Operator | Erie | 1919-1966 |
| Dukarm Ann Marie L. | Membership Sec. | WNYRHS | 1982-1986 |
| Ely William Caryl | Electric Transportation Pioneer | IT&IRC | 1856-1921 |
| Everall Kenneth R. | Engineer | NYC | 1941-1977 |
| Everall Carl C. | Engineer | NYC | 1909-1967 |
| Fargo William G | Railroad Express Pioneer | RailwayExpress | 1818-1881 |
| Fitzpatrick Eugene A. | Ticket Agent | NYC/PC | 1922-1968 |
| Fox George L. | Yardmaster | South Buffalo | 1942-1982 |
| Frazer John G. | Membership Secretary | WNYRHS | 1983-1996 |
| Galuski Anthony | Carpenter | Pullman Car Co. | 1926-1958 |
| Gbur John J. | Wreckmaster | Nickel Plate | 1926-1973 |
| Gifford Edsel D. | Master Mechanic | PRR/PC/CR | 1949-1989 |
| Goodyear Charles W. | Founder Buffalo & | Susquehanna | 1846-1911 |
| Goodyear Frank H. | Founder Buffalo & | Susquehanna | 1849-1907 |
| Govenettio Leonard M. | Engineer | South Buffalo | 1934-1971 |
| Halderman Walter | Engineer | LV | 1912-1959 |
| Haley Edward J. | Engineer | NYC | 1870-1922 |
| Hare Rollo | Trackman Buffalo & | Susquehanna | 1905-1917 |
| Heller Eugene B. | VP Morrison Rwy. Supply | 1960-1983 | |
| Hempling Joseph F. | Engineer | NYC | 1922-1959 |
| Hinton Earl M. | Laborer / Welder | PRR/P&LE | 1941-1979 |
| Hoff Homer | Roundhouse Foreman | NYC | 1896-1945 |
| Hoff James E. | Engineer | NYC/PC/CR | 1941-1983 |
| Hogan Charles H. | Engineer of NYC #999 | NYC&HRR | 1864-1939 |
| Jayes George F. | Engineer | NYC | 1941-1981 |
| Kalenda William E. | Engineer | NYC | 1941-1982 |
| Koscielniak Sr. Joseph J. | Sr. Mechanic | NYC | 1915-1966 |
| Lankes Gerald J. | Brakeman / Attorney | NYC | 1941-1954 |
| Lipka Felix | Trackman | B&O | 1948-1981 |
| Maas Fredrick H. | Super of AC/Car Lighting | Erie | 1916-1960 |
| Marrow Ned J. | Conductor | NYC | 1946-1986 |
| McCormick Joseph B. | Conductor/Yardmaster | NYC | 1918-1959 |
| McGrath Francis J. | Trustee | WNYRHS | 1981-1986 |
| Meyers Carl "Charles" | Engineer | NYC | 1875-1926 |
| Mills James J. | General Car Foreman | NYC/PC/CR | 1943-1985 |
| Mirando Ralph | Station Master | DL&W | 1911-1962 |
| Mungovan John J. | Engineer | NYC | 1914-1955 |
| Nix Charles W. | Chef | DL&W | 1911-1918 |
| Ormand Ralph J. | Fireman | South Buffalo | 1946-1981 |
| Parafinski Walter | Section Foreman | BR&P/B&O | 1912-1959 |
| Parks Horace | Yard Master | Nickel Plate | 1900-1952 |
| Pgalzgraf Ira D. | Engineer | NYC/PC/CR | 1951- |
| Pletscher Norman P. | Switchman | EL | 1922-1961 |
| Pullman George M. | Sleeping Car Pioneer | Pullman Car Co. | 1831-1897 |
| Radder Kenneth E. | Electric Welder | PRR | 1930-1959 |
| Reck John D. | Machinist | PRR | 1902-1950 |
| Reiller Anthony J. | Engineer | NYC/PC/CR/CSX | 1948-2000 |
| Richmond Dean | President Business Man | NYC | 1804-1866 |
| Rickerson James E. | Conductor Chautauqua | Traction | 1909-1919 |
| Sanko Andrew | Clerk Railway Mail | Service | 1924-1965 |
| Schroeder Gustave R. | Engineer | DL&W | 1907-1936 |
| Simmen John P. | Civil Engineer/RR Inventor | 1872-1941 | |
| Sisco Frank | Engineer | NYS&W/EL | 1956-1996 |
| Spellman Gerald D. | Conductor | LV/Conrail | 1942-1978 |
| Sporleder William M. | Superintendent | Buffalo Creek | 1938-1957 |
| Toale Alan F. | Editor/Trustee | WNYRHS | 1981-1996 |
| Toth George A. | District Sales Mgr. Seaboard | Family Lines | 1947-1982 |
| Toughy Thomas F. | Trainmaster-Superintendent | Buffalo Creek | 1853-1934 |
| Ulrich Francis X. | Engineer | NYC | 1902-1953 |
| Ulrich George L. | Machinist | NYC | 1940-1954 |
| Ulrich Robert J. | Labor Relations | NYC | 1938-1960 |
| Wagner Webster | Sleeping Car Pioneer Wagner | Palace Car Co. | 1817-1882 |
| Wallace William | Surveyor/Engineer Father of | Buffalo Railway | 1805-1887 |
| Waltz Walter H. | Brakeman/Conductor | NYC | 30 years |
| Watson Stephen V. | Father Buffalo Street Rwy | 1817-1880 | |
| Weber Col. John B. | Commissioner Grd Crossing | Commission | 1888-1908 |
| Widmer William J. | Electrician NYC | /Amtrak/CR | 1948-1989 |
| Wilgus Col. William, John | Civil Engineer | NYC&HR RR | 1865-1949 |
| Winter Mark | Helper Winter's RR Service | 1980-1980 | |
| Winter Phillip | Foreman Winter's RR | Service | 1972-1980 |
| Zemak John G. | Machinist | B&O | 1937-1953 |
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