George Stephenson

George Stephenson

male, deceased (1848)
George Stephenson was an English mechanical engineer who designed the famous and historically important steam locomotive named "Rocket" and is...
Daniel Gooch

Daniel Gooch

male, deceased (1889)
Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet (August 24 1816 - October 15 1889) was first chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway from 1837 to 1864...

George Armstrong

male
George Armstrong was in charge of standard gauge steam locomotives for the Great Western Railway at Stafford Road Works, Wolverhampton from 1864 to...
Billy Jones

Billy Jones

male, deceased (1968)
Billy Jones (1884-1968), a seasoned veteran of the steam era who established the Wildcat Railroad in Los Gatos, California, was born the son of a...
Hugh J. Jewett

Hugh J. Jewett

male, deceased (1898)
Hugh J. Jewett (1817 - 1898) was president of the Erie Railroad from July 1874 to October 1884. At the beginning of his tenure the railroad was...
F. Nelson Blount

F. Nelson Blount

male, deceased (1967)
F. Nelson Blount was president and founder of Blount Seafood Corporation, and as a millionaire collector of vintage steam locomotives and rail...

Carl Abraham Phil

male, deceased (1897)
Carl Abraham Phil (born 1825, died 1897) was a Norwegian civil engineer and director of the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) from 1865 until his...
Peter Crerar

Peter Crerar

male, deceased (1836)
Peter Crerar (born 1785 Breadalbane, Scotland - died 5 November 1856 Pictou, Nova Scotia) was a Scottish-Nova Scotian civil engineer. He designed...