You are here:  Home  >  Rock Island Lines Seniority Lists > Trainmen 1953 Rock Island Lines Western Division East End Office of Superintendent [Fairbury, Nebraska]   Seniority List of Trainmen Revised to January 1st, 1953   No. Name Seniority Date as Brakeman Seniority Date as Conductor 1 Neilsen, William O. March 15, 1907 Sept. 15, 1919 2 Parker, Leon C. April 6, 1907 Dec. 1, 1919 3 Reynolds, Ray W. Oct. 9, 1908 Febr. 1, 1926 4 Pierson, Peter W. June 6, 1911 Nov. 4, 1926 5 McDowell, James I. June 23, 1911 Nov. 5, 1926 6 Coope, George W. March 2, 1913   7 Dickerson, Lester E. June 5, 1914 May 21, 1941 8 Leedom, Harry C. May 6, 1916 May 22, 1941 9 Monroe, Roy L. Jan. 16, 1916 May 23, 1941 10 Stegerman, Otto Jan. 11, 1918 May 25, 1941 11 Kurth, Richard W. Jan. 21, 1918 May 26, 1941 12 Arnold, Harry E. March 11, 1918 May 27, 1941 13 Sedoris, Burton A. Sept. 13, 1919   14 Thompson, Harry O. Nov. 7, 1919 June 1, 1942 15 Tippin, Scott March 20, 1920 June 3, 1942 16 Shew, Ralph April 20, 1920 June 4, 1942 17 Erwin, William E. June 12, 1920   18 Nestor, Edwin A. July 17, 1920 Sept. 7, 1943 19 Calder, Robert R. Sept. 10, 1920 Sept. 8, 1943 20 Pickard, Laverne A. Oct. 8, 1923 Sept. 10, 1943 21 Thompson, Francis E. Oct. 15, 1923 Sept. 11, 1943 22 Davis, Fred A. July 2, 1928 Sept. 12, 1943 23 Keenan, William J. July 14, 1928 Sept. 13, 1943 24 Jones, Chester L. July 15, 1928 Sept. 14, 1943 25 Arnold, Claude E. July 16, 1928 Sept. 15, 1943 26 Arnold, Fred A. July 25, 1937 Sept. 16, 1943 27 Kaufman, Harry E.  ** July 15, 1938 Sept. 17, 1943 28 DeLong, Glenn E. June 26, 1941 Sept. 27, 1944 29 Singleton, Donald H. June 29, 1941 Sept. 29, 1944 30 Johnson, Luther L. July 17, 1941 June 1, 1945 31 Snell, Wayne D. Nov. 5, 1941 June 4, 1945 32 Adkins, Ellet Nov. 10, 1941   33 Scheuler, Bernard P. Nov. 13, 1941 May 19, 1949 34 Hock, Hubert Febr. 6, 1942 May 20, 1949 35 Luttman, Raymond L. April 4, 1942 May 21, 1949 36 Cully, Lynn C. May 16, 1942 May 22, 1949 37 Corby, Ira E. June 1, 1942 May 23, 1949 38 English, Chas. S. June 2, 1942 May 24, 1949 39 Beasley, Wilbur L. July 17, 1942 May 25, 1949 40 Steinberg, Robert L. Jan. 4, 1943 Nov. 3, 1950 41 Melvin, Emerson L. Febr. 21, 1943 Nov. 3, 1950 42 Fry, Leo E. March 1, 1943 Nov. 3, 1950 43 Wilson, Wilford A. May 4, 1943   44 Shepherd, Paul R. May 21, 1943 June 15, 1951 45 Lowry, Russell E. July 12, 1943   46 Koontz, Roy E. July 20, 1943   47 Hoover, Lyle D. July 27, 1943 June 16, 1951 48 Huff, Maurice S. Aug. 13, 1943 June 17, 1951 49 Rossmiller, John H. Aug. 24, 1943 June 18, 1951 50 Kinzie, James E. June 30, 1944 June 19, 1951 51 Troxel, Stanley E. June 30, 1944   52 Young, Harold A. April 16, 1945   53 Mitchell, Norman E. June 1, 1945   54 Monroe, William A.  * June 9, 1945   55 Schwartz, Dale M. June 13, 1945   56 Sadil, Lawrence July 15, 1946   57 Zimmerman, Howard R. June 18, 1947   58 Nestor, Richard D. June 29, 1948   59 Cole, Millard June 30, 1948   60 Cook, Joseph E. Jr. Aug. 3, 1948   61 Carter, Irwin March 28, 1949   62 Harder, Walter H. Jr. May 5, 1949   63 Lowrey, Russell H. June 13, 1949   64 Shepherd, Robert L. Oct. 26, 1949   65 Chirnside, Richard L.  * May 31, 1951   66 Bower, Robert A. July 29, 1951   67 Achtemeier, Orval H. July 30, 1951   68 Klaumann, Vernie D. July 31, 1951   69 Brown, Barley L. Sept. 14, 1951   70 Baker, Edward J. Sept. 17, 1951   71 Schultz, Edgar A. June 27, 1952   72 Kinzie, Clifford E. June 28, 1952   73 Rose, James L. June 29, 1952   74 Murray, Elmer S. Dec. 17, 1952   *  Leave of absence for military service ** Retired account disability Prepared at Fairbury, Nebraska, Office of Superintendent   If you would like more information, please contact Randy Lane