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Our "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 Heritage DiscoveRY Center, Buffalo, New York, 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, please print out this Roll of Honor 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
"Roll of Honor" Display Board that hangs in the Heritage Discovery Center.
|
NAME |
OCCUPATION |
RAILWAY |
YEARS OF
|
| Baker Henry E | Engineer | NYC | 1881-1916 |
| Baker William J. | Conductor | PRR | 45 years |
| Balon Andrew M. | Engineer | NYC | 1881-1952 |
| 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 Railroad | 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 Company | 1900-1911 |
| Cartwright Richard I. | President | A&A | 1912-1966 |
| Coffed David E. | Engineer | NYC - PC - Conrail | 1965-1998 |
| Coffed Jr. Earl J. | Dispatcher | NYC | 1942-1958 |
| Crowley Edward, Patrick | President | NYC | 1924-1931 |
| Czyzowski John | Core Maker | Symington Gould/Dresser Industries | 31 Years |
| 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 Railroad | 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 | Railway Express | 1818-1881 |
| Fitzpatrick Eugene A. | Ticket Agent | NYC - PC | 1922-1968 |
| Fox George L. | Yardmaster | South Buffalo Railroad | 1942-1982 |
| Frazer John G. | Membership Secretary | WNYRHS | 1983-1996 |
| Galuski Anthony | Carpenter | Pullman Car Company | 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 Railroad | 1846-1911 |
| Goodyear Frank H. | Entrepreneur & Founder | Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad | 1849-1907 |
| Govenettio Leonard M. | Engineer | South Buffalo Railroad | 1934-1971 |
| Halderman Walter | Engineer | LV | 1912-1959 |
| Haley Edward J. | Engineer | NYC | 1870-1922 |
| Hare Rollo | Trackman | Buffalo & Susquehanna Railway | 1905-1917 |
| Heller Eugene B. | Vice President | Morrison Railway 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 |
| Imbert Carl A. | Mechanic | LV/CR | 1948-1985 |
| Jayes George F. | Engineer | NYC | 1941-1981 |
| Kalenda William E. | Engineer | NYC | 1941-1982 |
| Klein Linda | Director of Promotions | Medina Railroad Museum | 2001 - 2011 |
| 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 |
| Mellerski Stephen | Engine Hostler | New York Central | 1917 - 1958 |
| 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 Railroad | 1946-1981 |
| Pantera Eugene | Trainman - Bethlehem Steel Railroad | South Buffalo Railroad | 1937-1981 |
| 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- |
| Phelps Martin "Marty" C. | Railroader/Firefighter/Policeman | Medina NYC Railroad Museum | 1941-2017 |
| 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 |
| Randolph Philip A. (ASA) | Brotherhood of Sleeping Car | Porters | 1889-1979 |
| 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 |
| Schoellkopf Jacob F. | Company Founder/Inventor | Schoellkopf Aniline Chemical Company | 1858-1942 |
| 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 | Lehigh Valley - Conrail | 1942-1978 |
| Sporleder William M. | Superintendent | Buffalo Creek Railroad | 1938-1957 |
| Szymanski Art | Track Department | Pennsylvania - Lehigh Valley - Conrail | 1954 - 1987 |
| 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 Company | 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 | |
| Wolff Joseph A. | Engineer | Delaware Lackawanna & Western | 1912 - 1952 |
| Wylie Kenneth S. | Conductor | Erie - Erie Lackawanna - Conrail | 1955-1990 |
| Zemak John G. | Machinist | B&O | 1937-1953 |
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