White, Roger B.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Howard E. Simpson, 1975 January 27
John Barnes, 1975 April 11
John Barnes was a Comptroller for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1946-1961. In this interview, he discusses: railroad finances; the Chandler Act; the McLaughlin Act; 1955 refinancing; equipment trusts; Daniel Willard; early days in Lonaconing and Cumberland (Maryland); John J. Ekin; Walter Price; the Queen City Hotel, Cumberland.
Lawrence W. Sagle, 1974 October 8
Lawrence W. Sagle was the first curator of the Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum, after a career as draftsman at the Baltimore and Ohio's Mount Clare shops. He was a public relations representative, 1936-1961; and the author of books and articles on railroading and model railroads. In this oral history interview, Sagle discusses the origin of the collection in the Baltimore and Ohio museum; the arrangement and renovation of the museum in 1953; film-making of restored locomotives.
William C. Baker, 1975 April 11
William C. Baker was Vice President in charge of operations of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1949-1961. In this interview, he discusses his railroad career (beginning in 1906) in Baltimore, Western Maryland, Ohio, and Chicago; diesel engines replacing steam; servicing steam engines; trainmaster duties; and "Fair of the Iron Horse," the 1927 celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.