William McGee railroad stories, 1992.

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William McGee railroad stories, 1992.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70192977

Stories of McGee's life with the Southern Pacific Railroad, mainly during his time working with steam engines from 1941 to 1956. Titles of volumes are: 1) From section hand to engineer; 2) The confessions of a railroad engineer.

2 v. (0.25 cu. ft.)

University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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McGee, William E.

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William E. "Cannonball' McGee began work with the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1941 as a fireman, was promoted to engineer in 1948, and continued work until his retirement in 1984. From the description of William McGee railroad stories, 1992. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 70192977 ...

Southern Pacific railroad company

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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme...