From the October, 1912 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine
CHIEF ENGINEER ALTHOUSE.
On September 15th, last, Mr. Howell H. Althouse was appointed chief engineer of the Erie Railroad Company, with office at 50 Church Street, New York City, succeeding Mr. W.H. Harahan, vice-president, in charge of the Engineering Department, resigned.

Mr. Althouse was born at Pottsville, Pa., and graduated from the local High School in 1887. He entered railroad service with the Lehigh Valley Railroad in July, 1889, as rodman, having been, also, levelman, 1889-1892, Lehigh Valley, as transitman; 1892-1894, private practice, Pottsville, in connection with sewerage disposal plants and other general work; 1894-1896, with Philadelphia & Reading Railroad as transitman; 1896-1897, engineer of sewerage system at Nyack, N.Y.; 1897-1899, with Central Railroad of New Jersey as transitman on construction work; June, 1899, to August, 1899, with Erie Railroad as transitman on surveys at Meadville, Pa.; August, 1899, to October, 1899, transitman at Galion, 0.; October, 1899, to August, 1902, assistant engineer on surveys and construction at Galion, 0.; August, 1902, to July, 1908, assistant engineer at Cleveland, 0.; July, 1908, to Sept. 15, 1912, principal assistant engineer, Lines West. On latter date appointed chief engineer.