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Christine Gonzalez Aldeis (born 1952/1953) [1] is an American train engineer.She became the first woman to work as an engineer on a Class 1 railroad. [2]Aldeis was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, where she came from a family that had strong ties to the railroad industry. [3]
Salisbury Hall, Gresley's home during the 1930s Memorial plaque to Gresley's achievements displayed in the main hall of Edinburgh's Waverley railway station. Gresley was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, during his mother's visit there to see a gynaecologist, [2] but was raised in England at Netherseal, Derbyshire, a member of a cadet branch of a family long seated at Gresley, Derbyshire.
Jones's wife received $3,000 in insurance payments (Jones was a member of two unions, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and had a $1,500 policy with each union), and later settled with IC for an additional $2,650 (Earl Brewer, a Water Valley attorney who would later serve as Governor of ...
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. [1] Renowned as the "Father of Railways", [2] Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.
Engineer Kurt H. Debus described her as the first service engineer in America. [5] Later on in her career, B. &. O. tasked Dennis with designing an entire train that incorporated all of her innovations. This train, the Cincinnatian, was deemed "the crowning glory of her career" by historian Sharon Harwood. [4]
Railway engineering is a multi-faceted engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and operation of all types of rail transport systems. It encompasses a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and production engineering.
Fred Harvey – revolutionized passenger train onboard services, making travel by train more comfortable. Theodore Judah – Chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad and passionate supporter of the first American transcontinental railroad; Otto Kuhler – industrial designer; Raymond Loewy – industrial designer
Terrence Andrew Davis (December 15, 1969 – August 11, 2018) was an American electrical engineer and computer programmer best known for creating and designing TempleOS, an operating system in the public domain, by himself.