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Hugh Riddle (1822–1892) was an American railroad executive.
Early in his career he worked for the Erie Railroad, the
Hugh Riddle (1822–1892) was an American railroad executive.
Early in his career he worked for the Erie Railroad, the Buffalo and State Line Railroad
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, and the Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad
The Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad was a subsidiary of the Northern Central Railway and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, formed to give the Northern Central an outlet for coal traffic on Lake Ontario.
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Horseheads–Canandaigua
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. He served as General Superintendent of the Erie Railroad from January 1, 1864 to May 1, 1869 as successor of Charles Minot.
In 1869 he was appointed Superintendent of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, became Vice-President in 1871, and served as President from 1877 to 1883.
See also
*List of railroad executives
This is a list of railroad executives, defined as those who are presidents and chief executive officers of railroad and railway systems worldwide.
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* Abbot, Edwin H. (1834–1927), WC −1890
* Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835–1915), ...
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