Chicago & Erie Railroad Personnel File Abstract - William Wilkins



WILLIAM WILKINS
Suspended one week April 16th, 1889 for stopping head end of train between Akron and Hoovers and allowing rear end to run into it, 3rd Dec. 1883, Eng. 71. On April 14th, 1889, broke own drawbar, suspended for ten days for leaving switch open at Marion and Eng. 7 running through it Sept. 14th, 1889.

Reenters service as brakeman Oct. 5th, 1891 after an absence of one year and six months after having left on account of sickness.

Resigned Feb. 10th, 1893 on account of having piles so bad as to unfit him for service. (This record was duplicated on page 160)




SOURCE: P. 64, Chicago & Erie Railroad Employment Summary Book, ledger book covering @ 1880-1905. Donated to this site courtesy of Nick Pappas. Transcription by Jim Sponholz (c) 2007.

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