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The People of the Piedmont Subdivision

This page is dedicated to the memory of the men and women who ran the Piedmont Sub. Many of the individuals named below were the friends and family of Mr. Charles Southworth. According to Mr. Southworth:

These were some of the railroad men that kept the Piedmont Subdivision running at full tilt during and before and after WWII. These men were the finest that you could ever know. Honest, hard-working, God-fearing men, loved their jobs and were the best they could be. Their performance was a great contribution to America in hauling tens of thousands of troops and war supplies to the port of Newport News for the war effort.

If you hold your mouse cursor over names printed in blue, information on that person will appear in a tool tip. Blue text with an underline is, of course, a link that can be clicked. If you have a family member or friend who worked on the Piedmont Sub, email me at the address at the bottom of this page and I’ll be happy to include that person here.

Job/Title	Name	Name
Fireman/Engineer	William Anderson B. Angel, West, VA Virgil Barnett, Charlottesville (son of Virgil Barnett) William Alfred Batty Arthur Baumgartner, Charlottesville L. “Slim” Beddow, Charlottesville A. Bellomy, Charlottesville George Bibb, Charlottesville Meredith Bickers, Charlottesville Mark Bishop, Charlottesville John Bowen, Charlottesville Oscar Bowen, Charlottesville Helmuth Breeden, Charlottesville Jesse Britton, Charlottesville Donald Brown, Charlottesville James Collier, Charlottesville Wilson Cropp, Charlottesville Bill Crouch, Charlottesville John W. Dabney, Jr. Bob Davis, Charlottesville Bill Desper, Charlottesville Emmet Diggs, Charlottesville Charles L. Dillard Russel Dixon, Charlottesville George Donovan, Charlottesville Lamont Dudley, Charlottesville Harry Easton, Charlottesville Bob Ennis, Green Spring Floyd Ennis, Green Spring Bill Estes, Charlottesville Frank Eubank, Charlottesville Charlie Evans, Charlottesville William Fleshman, Charlottesville Richard Ganzert, Charlottesville Willy Ganzert, Charlottesville Frederick Gerhardt, Charlottesville Delmar Gibson, Charlottesville James Gibson, Charlottesville Chester Gibson, Charlottesville Norwood “Toodles” Gibson, Richmond William Gibson, Charlottesville Al Glover, Charlottesville (son of Cleve Glover) James Hall, Charlottesville Lloyd Hall, Charlottesville Arthur Harbottle, Charlottesville Cecil Harding, Charlottesville Edsel Ford “Pike” Harrington, Lindsay Lynn Hartmann, Charlottesville James Hatcher, Charlottesville Jim Heffelbower, Charlottesville Jessie Hixon, Charlottesville Fred Holland, Green Spring Willis Bryan Hughes, Charlottesville[photo] James Hughes, Charlottesville Raymond Hunt, Charlottesville Christoher Husband, Charlottesville [photo] Wade Jenkins, Charlottesville Charles Johnson, Charlottesville James Johnson, Charlottesville	Alonzo Lewis Jones[photo] “Fuzzy” Jones, Troy, VA John Jones, Charlottesville Mason Jones, Troy, VA Hiram Kennon, Mineral William Kirby, Charlottesville Edward Lane, Charlottesville Pleasant Larus, Charlottesville Haywood Lowry, Charlottesville Ben Luck, Sr., Mineral Woodrow Madison, Charlottesville Homer Marshall, Charlottesville Virgil Marshall, Charlottesville Fred Martin, Charlottesville Harry Martin, Charlottesville (son of John Martin) Emmet McGhee, Mineral John Melton, Charlottesville Fred W. Milhado, Jr., Mineral Allen Miller, Charlottesville Roy B. “Doc” Miller Buck Milholland, Charlottesville Robert Mooney, Charlottesville Ramie Moore, Charlottesville Doug Morris, Charlottesville (son of L. Morris) John S. Nees [photo] James E.“Pete” Noel, Mineral Woodie Pritchard, Charlottesville[photo] Jason Pritchett Woodie Pritchett, Charlottesville Freddy Roberts, Charlottesville (son of John Roberts) Bill Roberts, Charlottesville Wendel Ross, Charlottesville Howard Ruckland, Charlottesville M. E. "Pitt" Sandridge, Charlottesville (son of M. E. Sandridge) George Scruggs, Charlottesville John Sensibaugh, Charlottesville L. A. Short, Jr., Charlottesville (son of L. A. Short, Sr.) H. Spangler, West, VA Henry Southworth, Charlottesville Oley Southworth Jess Stogner, Charlottesville Edward Strickler, Charlottesville Herman Thacker, Charlottesville Reginald Thacker, Charlottesville Dan Townsend, Jr., Charlottesville (son of Dan Townsend, Sr.) H. Flemming Tulloh, Mineral James M. Tulloh Roy Turner, Charlottesville Norman Walton, Charlottesville Robert Watts, Charlottesville A. Wauhop, West, VA Willy Willkins Robert V. Wine, Charlottesville [photo] Buck Woods, Charlottesville (son of S. Woods) Caball Woody, Charlottesville Jacky Yowell, Green Spring Ray Yowell, Green Spring

Brakeman/Conductor	Stephen Baber, Charlottesville Harry Batty, Passenger Trains [photo] J. E. Beazley, Conductor Rueben Beck, Charlottesville David Becker Meridith Bickers, Charlottesville James Bishop, Charlottesville Hollis Black, Fluvanna County Benett Booker, Charlottesville Donald Bourne, Charlottesville Timothy Browning Francis Butler, Mineral Herman Chapman, Charlottesville Wayne Christian Jessie Clark, Charlottesville Sydney Clark Alfred H. Clarke [photo] Nathan Clarke Pete Cole, Charlottesville Richard Crebbs, Charlottesville William Delong, Charlottesville William L. Delong, Jr., Charlottesville [photo 1] [photo 2] [photo 3] John Drumheller, Charlottesville John Durham, Charlottesville John Ennis, Charlottesville R. S. Glass L. Haggard Sr., Charlottesville L. Haggard Jr., Charlottesville Jerry Hale, Charlottesville A. Hamilton, Charlottesville Randall Haney Bradley S. Hughes Samuel Jarman, Charlottesville Charles Johnson, Charlottesville Billy Jones, Charlottesville Ronnie Jones, Charlottesville Tommy Jones, Charlottesville Henry Josselyn, Charlottesville	Charlie King, Charlottesville Russel Knight, Mineral Gordon Leake, Charlottesville Chuck Logan, Richmond Mo Mawyer Doug Meeks, Charlottesville Owney Meeks, Charlottesville Marion Melville, Charlottesville Fred W. Milhado, Sr., Mineral (also Railway Postal Employee) Howard Mills, Charlottesville Clyde Moore, Charlottesville James Mundie, Charlottesville Stephen Parr, Charlottesville Garnett Payne, Charlottesville Spurgeon Payne, Charlottesville Joseph Phillips Levingston Plumb, Charlottesville Phil Purvis Erwin Ramsey, Charlottesville Louis C. “L.C.” Schweickert Grafton Shiflett, Charlottesville Cecil Slaughter, VAL Mixed Train Robert Slaughter, Charlottesville Joseph Stephens, Charlottesville Montie Rae Southworth Richard "Dick" Southworth Louis M. Spicer, VAL Sub Carey Stevens, Charlottesville Franklyn Thacker, Charlottesville James Townsend, Charlottesville Charles Trader, Charlottesville Bob Utz, Charlottesville Wilfred van Lear, Charlottesville William Van Lear, Charlottesville Jerry White, Charlottesville James Willis, Charlottesville Bill Whitmer William Wood, Charlottesville J.T. Wright Robert Yowell, Charlottesville

Railroad Express Car	Jimmy Ward

Railroad Mail Clerk	Garland Spicer

Porter	David Johnson

Baggage Handlers	Charlie Bradley Mason Bryant George Ford	David Johnson Ralph Minor

Section Foreman	John W. Dabney Mr. Glasgow, Louisa A. P. Hall Alton Hall Eddie Hall	Lee Lane William C. Robinson, Sr. William C. Robinson, Jr. Walter F. Southworth [more information] Walter M. Southworth

Section Hands	Henry Cosby Walter Deal James William “Bill” Dickerson [photo] Shack Graves William Green Henry Harris Bernie Harrison Johnnie Johnson Andrew Jones [photo]	William Luck Bill Preddy Willi Sharp Herman Simms George Simms Harry Southworth, Bumpass Clivi Spicer (Signals) Herbert Thomasson

Heavy Equipment Operator	Fred R. Seay

Signalman	Mr. Crisp Paige Hall Norman Goodman, Tylers?	Tommy Lanahan Pop Spicer Oliver Ward

Gate Keeper	Roger Hubbard, Main Street Station, Richmond

Track Walker	Will Ward

Extra Force Cook	Tom Howard

Kerosene Switch Lantern Lighter	Harry Clory

General Superindendent	Lee Grubbs

Division Engineer	James “Jim” Anders [photo]

Road Foreman	P.D.White, Charlottesville F.E. Lawrence, Charlottesville Otis Lamb, Charlottesville	Rudi Tomlin, Charlottesville M. E. “Pitt” Sandridge, Charlottesville

Yard Master	Willis Hughes Robert Mays Wade Miller	Robert Miller (Wade’s son) Roy Roudabush, third trick T. Woods, Charlottesville

Car Inspector	George Barnett George Bibb Bob Cochran	George Compton, supervisor Robert Compton Earl Scruggs

Roundhouse Clerk	Wallace B. Hughes

Yard worker	Lillburn P. Harris (a.k.a. Jake), Charlottesville

Caller	George Miller, Charlottesville	Ken Staples, Charlottesville

Station Agents/Station Masters/Freight Agents/Clerks This list was greatly augmented through Bob Cohen’s generosity in sharing a list of agents he compiled using resources of his own and the C&OHS.	D. L. Armstrong, Lindsay circa 1918 until 1923 W. B. Ashbang, Lindsay 05/05/1908 until 06/22/1908 S. G. Beatty, Lindsay 03/19/1908 until 04/30/1908 W. L. Beckham, Lindsay 06/27/1910 until 09/01/1910 Ashley J. Bell, Cobham circa 1851 C. Calvin Bell, Madison Run¹ until 12/17/1912 L. Bremond, Keswick circa 1859 until 1868; Edgehill/Shadwell circa 1854 until 1867 R. J. Brockman, Madison Run¹ from 09/01/1914 into 1926 Cliff Bumpass C. W. Carder, Cobham circa 1918 E. W. Carder, Lindsay circa 1934; Cobham circa 1928 until 1930 F. W. Carder, Cobham circa 1919 until 1926 W. A. Carr, Lindsay 06/23/1908 until circa 11/1908 J.Carter W. L. Davenport, Shadwell circa 1909 W. M. Dunn, Gordonsville circa 1893 to 1904 W. M. Dunn, Jr., Gordonsville circa 1865 to 1868 J. C. Faulconer, Lindsay 08/12/1910 until circa 1914 and circa 1916/1917 R. M. Flanagan, Lindsay, 01/13/1908 until 03/18/1908 and circa 1916; Gordonsville circa 1944 until 1948 E. L. Geddy, Keswick circa 1909 until 1944 J. N. Gee, Jr., Lindsay 12/23/1907 until 01/12/1908 J. R. Gentry, assistant agent Gordonsville circa 1865 to 1868 E. F. Gilley, Charlottesville circa 1938 until 1948 Addison J. Gooch, Gordonsville circa 1854 to 1864 G. S. Goodwin, Cobham 08/19/1902 until 09/18/1902 P. B. Hancock, Keswick circa 1893 until 1908 Frank Harris R. W. Harrison, Lindsay circa 1909 until 06/26/1910 Henry Hiter, Louisa Alfred Holiday, Charlottesville and Crozet² Harry Holiday Mrs. A. P. Huckstep, Lindsay circa 1903 J. E. Huckstep, Lindsay circa 1859 until 1868 and 1898 until 1903 P. D. Hulbert, Manager of Station Agencies S. B. Jacobs, Gordonsville circa 1849 C. F. Jones, Cobham circa 07/1903 until 10/23/1903 J. E. Jones, Cobham circa 10/1903 James E. Jones, Pendleton J. L. Jones, Cobham circa 1904 to 1905 W. H. Kirker, Charlottesville circa 1868 E. F. Loving, Madison Run¹ 12/18/1912 until after 09/1913 F. B. Loving, Charlottesville circa 1934 G. R. Luck Irving Luck Dorothy MacDonald, Clerk at Louisa H. G. Mahanes, Lindsay 09/26/1903 until 12/22/1907 D. Mastin, Charlottesville J. H. Matthias, Gordonsville circa 1904 until 1921 Hillary McClandish Hunter Miller, Agent at Louisa James Minor, Charlottesville 09/30/1851 until circa 1867 Mr. Moore, mobile agent D. E. Nelson, Cobham circa 09/1902 James Netherland, Cobham circa 1849 R. F. Omohundro, Gordonsville circa 1851 Seth Palmer, Keswick circa 1948 E. E. Poindexter, Lindsay circa 1948 W. A. Powell, Gordonsville circa 1923 until 1942; Cobham circa 1917 S. F. Seay, Cobham circa 1902 to 1903 E. M. Smith, Shadwell circa 1910 until 1930 J. M. Smith, Edgehill/Shadwell circa 1893 until 09/01/1909 O. J. Streeve, Madison Run¹ circa 1914 M. A. Thompson, Cobham circa 1854 Stephen F. Thurston Ed J. Timberlake, Edgehill/Shadwell circa 1849 until 1851 Chris Topalu, Manager of Station Agencies A. R. Walker, Cobham circa 1934 until 1948 W. O. Watson, Charlottesville circa 1893 until 1930 T. J. West, Keswick circa 1909 Carlton P. Williams, Extra Herbert L. Williams J. Williams, Cobham 10/1893 until 06/16/1902 J. O. Williams, Lindsay circa 1926 until 1930 J. R. Williams, Cobham 06/17/1902 until 08/18/1902 and circa 1905 until 1916 Jacob Williams, Cobham circa 1859 until 1868 Otis Williams, Troy³ H. P. Winn, Lindsay circa 1938 until 1944 J. D. Winn, Campbell circa 1893 until 1930 Herbert Wiseman, Agent at Ellerson and Beaver Dam “Speedy” Wright, Agent at Louisa ¹ - Washington Subdivision ² - Mountain Subdivision ³ - Virginia Air Line Subdivision

Telegraph Operators	Mr. Ladd Mr. Reggie Moss	Joe Phillips Jefferson Grant Thomas [photo]

Tower Operators	Johnnie Gates, Fulton Yard Percy D. Heath H. A. “Buddy” Mahanes Lewis M. Patterson Pat Patterson	Frank R. Scheer King Joseph Tardiff Blair W. Thompson, Gordonsville Kenneth S. Williams

Train Master	Bill Barksdale, Charlottesville Fred Compston, Charlottesville	Mr. Fox, Charlottesville Frank Schumaker, Charlottesville

Train Dispatcher	Claude Dickerson, 3^rd trick in the early 1970’s James L. Pickett, Chief Train Dispatcher in the early 1970’s	Roy F. Satterwhite, 2^nd trick in the early 1970’s

Carpenter	Walter Orange

Engine Supplyman	Broadus Price

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