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The People of the Piedmont Subdivision

This page is dedicated to the memory of the men and women who ran the Piedmont Sub. Many of the individuals named below were the friends and family of Mr. Charles Southworth. According to Mr. Southworth:

These were some of the railroad men that kept the Piedmont Subdivision running at full tilt during and before and after WWII. These men were the finest that you could ever know. Honest, hard-working, God-fearing men, loved their jobs and were the best they could be. Their performance was a great contribution to America in hauling tens of thousands of troops and war supplies to the port of Newport News for the war effort.

If you have a family member or friend who worked on the Piedmont Sub, email me at the address at the bottom of this page and I’ll be happy to include that person here.

Job/Title	Name	Name
Fireman/Engineer	William Anderson B. Angel, West, VA Virgil Barnett, Charlottesville (son of Virgil Barnett) William Alfred Batty Arthur Baumgartner, Charlottesville L. “Slim” Beddow, Charlottesville A. Bellomy, Charlottesville George Bibb, Charlottesville Meredith Bickers, Charlottesville Mark Bishop, Charlottesville John Bowen, Charlottesville Oscar Bowen, Charlottesville Helmuth Breeden, Charlottesville Jesse Britton, Charlottesville Donald Brown, Charlottesville James Collier, Charlottesville Wilson Cropp, Charlottesville Bill Crouch, Charlottesville John W. Dabney, Jr. Bob Davis, Charlottesville Bill Desper, Charlottesville Emmet Diggs, Charlottesville Charles L. Dillard Russel Dixon, Charlottesville George Donovan, Charlottesville Lamont Dudley, Charlottesville Harry Easton, Charlottesville Bob Ennis, Green Spring Floyd Ennis, Green Spring Bill Estes, Charlottesville Frank Eubank, Charlottesville Charlie Evans, Charlottesville William Fleshman, Charlottesville Richard Ganzert, Charlottesville Willy Ganzert, Charlottesville Frederick Gerhardt, Charlottesville Delmar Gibson, Charlottesville James Gibson, Charlottesville Chester Gibson, Charlottesville Norwood "Toodles" Gibson, Richmond William Gibson, Charlottesville Al Glover, Charlottesville (son of Cleve Glover) James Hall, Charlottesville Lloyd Hall, Charlottesville Arthur Harbottle, Charlottesville Cecil Harding, Charlottesville Edsel Ford “Pike” Harrington, Lindsay Lynn Hartmann, Charlottesville James Hatcher, Charlottesville Jim Heffelbower, Charlottesville Jessie Hixon, Charlottesville Fred Holland, Green Spring Willis Bryan Hughes, Charlottesville James Hughes, Charlottesville Raymond Hunt, Charlottesville Christoher Husband, Charlottesville [photo] Wade Jenkins, Charlottesville Charles Johnson, Charlottesville James Johnson, Charlottesville	“Fuzzy” Jones, Troy, VA John Jones, Charlottesville Mason Jones, Troy, VA Hiram Kennon, Mineral William Kirby, Charlottesville Edward Lane, Charlottesville Pleasant Larus, Charlottesville Haywood Lowry, Charlottesville Ben Luck, Sr., Mineral Woodrow Madison, Charlottesville Homer Marshall, Charlottesville Virgil Marshall, Charlottesville Fred Martin, Charlottesville Harry Martin, Charlottesville (son of John Martin) Emmet McGhee, Mineral John Melton, Charlottesville Fred W. Milhado, Jr., Mineral Allen Miller, Charlottesville Roy B. “Doc” Miller Buck Milholland, Charlottesville Robert Mooney, Charlottesville Ramie Moore, Charlottesville Doug Morris, Charlottesville (son of L. Morris) John S. Nees [photo] James E.“Pete” Noel, Mineral Jason Pritchett Woodie Pritchett, Charlottesville Freddy Roberts, Charlottesville (son of John Roberts) Bill Roberts, Charlottesville Wendel Ross, Charlottesville Howard Ruckland, Charlottesville M. E. "Pitt" Sandridge, Charlottesville (son of M. E. Sandridge) George Scruggs, Charlottesville John Sensibaugh, Charlottesville L. A. Short, Jr., Charlottesville (son of L. A. Short, Sr.) H. Spangler, West, VA Henry Southworth, Charlottesville Oley Southworth Jess Stogner, Charlottesville Edward Strickler, Charlottesville Herman Thacker, Charlottesville Reginald Thacker, Charlottesville Dan Townsend, Jr., Charlottesville (son of Dan Townsend, Sr.) H. Flemming Tulloh, Mineral James M. Tulloh Roy Turner, Charlottesville Norman Walton, Charlottesville Robert Watts, Charlottesville A. Wauhop, West, VA Willy Willkins Robert V. Wine, Charlottesville [photo] Buck Woods, Charlottesville (son of S. Woods) Caball Woody, Charlottesville Jacky Yowell, Green Spring Ray Yowell, Green Spring

Brakeman/Conductor	Stephen Baber, Charlottesville Harry Batty, Passenger Trains [photo] J. E. Beazley, Conductor Rueben Beck, Charlottesville Meridith Bickers, Charlottesville James Bishop, Charlottesville Hollis Black, Fluvanna County Benett Booker, Charlottesville Donald Bourne, Charlottesville Francis Butler, Mineral Herman Chapman, Charlottesville Jessie Clark, Charlottesville Sydney Clark Alfred H Clarke [photo] Nathan Clarke Pete Cole, Charlottesville Richard Crebbs, Charlottesville William Delong, Charlottesville William L. Delong, Jr., Charlottesville John Drumheller, Charlottesville John Durham, Charlottesville John Ennis, Charlottesville L. Haggard Sr., Charlottesville L. Haggard Jr., Charlottesville Jerry Hale, Charlottesville A. Hamilton, Charlottesville Bradley S. Hughes Samuel Jarman, Charlottesville Charles Johnson, Charlottesville Billy Jones, Charlottesville Ronnie Jones, Charlottesville Tommy Jones, Charlottesville Henry Josselyn, Charlottesville Charlie King, Charlottesville Russel Knight, Mineral	Gordon Leake, Charlottesville Chuck Logan, Richmond Doug Meeks, Charlottesville Owney Meeks, Charlottesville Marion Melville, Charlottesville Fred W. Milhado, Sr., Mineral (also Railway Postal Employee) Howard Mills, Charlottesville Clyde Moore, Charlottesville James Mundie, Charlottesville Stephen Parr, Charlottesville Garnett Payne, Charlottesville Spurgeon Payne, Charlottesville Joseph Phillips Levingston Plumb, Charlottesville Erwin Ramsey, Charlottesville Grafton Shiflett, Charlottesville Cecil Slaughter, VAL Mixed Train Robert Slaughter, Charlottesville Joseph Stephens, Charlottesville Montie Rae Southworth Richard "Dick" Southworth Carey Stevens, Charlottesville Franklyn Thacker, Charlottesville James Townsend, Charlottesville Charles Trader, Charlottesville Bob Utz, Charlottesville Wilfred van Lear, Charlottesville William Van Lear, Charlottesville Jerry White, Charlottesville James Willis, Charlottesville William Wood, Charlottesville J.T. Wright Robert Yowell, Charlottesville

Railroad Express Car	Jimmy Ward

Railroad Mail Clerk	Garland Spicer

Porter	David Johnson

Section Foreman	John W. Dabney Mr. Glasgow, Louisa A. P. Hall Alton Hall Eddie Hall	Lee Lane William C. Robinson, Sr. William C. Robinson, Jr. Walter F. Southworth Walter M. Southworth

Section Hands	Henry Cosby Walter Deal James William “Bill” Dickerson [photo] Shack Graves William Green Henry Harris Bernie Harrison Johnnie Johnson Andrew Jones [photo]	William Luck Bill Preddy Willi Sharp Herman Simms George Simms Harry Southworth, Bumpass Clivi Spicer (Signals) Herbert Thomasson

Signalman	Mr. Crisp Paige Hall Norman Goodman, Tylers?	Tommy Lanahan Pop Spicer Oliver Ward

Gate Keeper	Roger Hubbard, Main Street Station, Richmond

Track Walker	Will Ward

Extra Force Cook	Tom Howard

Kerosene Switch Lantern Lighter	Harry Clory

General Superindendent	Lee Grubbs

Road Foreman	P.D.White, Charlottesville F.E. Lawrence, Charlottesville Otis Lamb, Charlottesville	Rudi Tomlin, Charlottesville M. E. “Pitt” Sandridge, Charlottesville

Yard Master	T.Woods, Charlottesville

Roundhouse Clerk	Wallace B. Hughes

Yard worker	Lillburn P. Harris (a.k.a. Jake), Charlottesville

Caller	George Miller, Charlottesville	Ken Staples, Charlottesville

Station Agents/Station Masters/Freight Agents	Cliff Bumpass J.Carter Frank Harris Henry Hiter, Louisa Alfred Holiday, Charlottesville and Crozet G. R. Luck Irving Luck D. Mastin, Charlottesville	Hillary Mcclandish Mr. Poindexter Mr. Thurston Carlton P. Williams, Extra. Carlton covered all over the railroad including Piedmont, Mountain, and James River lines. Herbert L. Williams Otis Williams, Troy (VAL)

Telegraph Operators	Mr. Ladd Mr. Reggie Moss	Joe Phillips

Tower Operators	Johnnie Gates, Fulton Yard Buddy Mahanes	Kenneth S. Williams

Train Master	Bill Barksdale, Charlottesville Fred Compston, Charlottesville	Mr. Fox, Charlottesville Frank Schumaker, Charlottesville

Carpenter	Walter Orange

Engine Supplyman	Broadus Price

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