You are here:  Home  >  Rock Island Lines Seniority Lists > Trainmen 1954 Rock Island Lines Western Division East End Office of Superintendent [Fairbury, Nebraska]   Seniority List of Trainmen Revised to January 1st, 1954   No. Identity No. Name Seniority Date as Brakeman Seniority Date as Conductor 1 4431 Neilsen, William O. March 15, 1907 Sept. 15, 1919 2 4433 Parker, Leon C. April 6, 1907 Dec. 1, 1919 3 4437 Reynolds, Ray W. Oct. 9, 1908 Febr. 1, 1926 4 4444 McDowell, James I. June 23, 1911 Nov. 5, 1926 5 4463 Dickerson, Lester E. June 5, 1914 May 21, 1941 6 4465 Leedom, Harry C. May 6, 1916 May 22, 1941 7 4469 Stegerman, Otto Jan. 11, 1918 May 25, 1941 8 4470 Kurth, Richard W. Jan. 21, 1918 May 26, 1941 9 4471 Arnold, Harry E. March 11, 1918 May 27, 1941 10 4474 Sedoris, Burton A. Sept. 13, 1919   11 4475 Thompson, Harry O. Nov. 7, 1919 June 1, 1942 12 4478 Shew, Ralph April 20, 1920 June 4, 1942 13 4479 Erwin, William E. June 12, 1920   14 4480 Nestor, Edwin A. July 17, 1920 Sept. 7, 1943 15 4482 Calder, Robert R. Sept. 10, 1920 Sept. 8, 1943 16 4486 Pickard, Laverne A. Oct. 8, 1923 Sept. 10, 1943 17 4487 Thompson, Francis E. Oct. 15, 1923 Sept. 11, 1943 18 4572 Keenan, William J. July 14, 1928 Sept. 13, 1943 19 4574 Jones, Chester L. July 15, 1928 Sept. 14, 1943 20 4580 Arnold, Claude E. July 16, 1928 Sept. 15, 1943 21 4587 Arnold, Fred A. July 25, 1937 Sept. 16, 1943 22 Kaufman, Harry E.  ** July 15, 1938 Sept. 17, 1943 23 4611 DeLong, Glenn E. June 26, 1941 Sept. 27, 1944 24 4618 Singleton, Donald H. June 29, 1941 Sept. 29, 1944 25 4627 Johnson, Luther L. July 17, 1941 June 1, 1945 26 4633 Snell, Wayne D. Nov. 5, 1941 June 4, 1945 27 4635 Adkins, Ellet Nov. 10, 1941   28 4644 Hock, Hubert Febr. 6, 1942 May 20, 1949 29 4653 Luttman, Raymond L. April 4, 1942 May 21, 1949 30 4689 Cully, Lynn C. May 16, 1942 May 22, 1949 31 4660 Corby, Ira E. June 1, 1942 May 23, 1949 32 7657 English, Chas. S. June 2, 1942 May 24, 1949 33 4673 Beasley, Wilbur L. July 17, 1942 May 25, 1949 34 4698 Steinberg, Robert L. Jan. 4, 1943 Nov. 3, 1950 35 4440 Melvin, Emerson L. Febr. 21, 1943 Nov. 3, 1950 36 4449 Fry, Leo E. March 1, 1943 Nov. 3, 1950 37 4498 Wilson, Wilford A. May 4, 1943   38 4511 Shepherd, Paul R. May 21, 1943 June 15, 1951 39 5807 Lowry, Russell E. July 12, 1943   40 5818 Koontz, Roy E. July 20, 1943   41 5820 Hoover, Lyle D. July 27, 1943 June 16, 1951 42 5829 Huff, Maurice S. Aug. 13, 1943 June 17, 1951 43 5833 Rossmiller, John H. Aug. 24, 1943 June 18, 1951 44 5883 Kinzie, James E. June 30, 1944 June 19, 1951 45 5887 Troxel, Stanley E. June 30, 1944   56 5932 Young, Harold A. April 16, 1945   57 5937 Mitchell, Norman E. June 1, 1945   58 5944 Monroe, William A.  * June 9, 1945   59 5947 Schwartz, Dale M. June 13, 1945   60 5986 Sadil, Lawrence July 15, 1946   61 5880 Zimmerman, Howard R. June 18, 1947   62 5817 Nestor, Richard D. June 29, 1948   63 5815 Cole, Millard June 30, 1948   64 5836 Cook, Joseph E. Jr. Aug. 3, 1948   65 5857 Harder, Walter H. Jr. May 5, 1949   66 5863 Lowrey, Russell H. June 13, 1949   67 5827 Shepherd, Robert L. Oct. 26, 1949   68 5921 Chirnside, Richard L.  * May 31, 1951   69 5928 Bower, Robert A. July 29, 1951   70 5929 Achtemeier, Orval H. July 30, 1951   71 5930 Klaumann, Vernie D. July 31, 1951   72 5934 Brown, Barley L. Sept. 14, 1951   73 5948 Schultz, Edgar A. June 27, 1952   74 5914 Kinzie, Clifford E. June 28, 1952   75 5942 Tippin, Gary L. June 4, 1953   76   Rohlfing, Duane H. June 13, 1953   77   Bouquet, James M. June 22, 1953   78   Chatalain, Richard H. June 29, 1953   79   Ruff, Thomas M.  [Huff?] July 2, 1953   80   Brown, Donald L. July 3, 1953   *  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