Edward Francis Donegan was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 4, 1898. He worked for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, better known as the New Haven Railroad, his entire working life. He became a Passenger Trainman on August 19, 1920, a Train Baggagemaster on December 2, 1933, a Ticket Collector on November 1, 1940, and a Conductor on June 26, 1941. He was designated an Official Conductor on April 24, 1953, and served in this position until his retirement in 1967.
Mr. Donegan died in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 16, 1985. He was the son of Edward Patrick Donegan (1869-1929), who worked as a Locomotive Engineer for the New Haven Railroad from 1906 until his death.
From the guide to the Edward F. Donegan Papers., undated, 1916-1982., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)
