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On this date in 1909, two trainmen were killed and 40 passengers injured when the Southern Pacific jumped the tracks near Benson.

Kreichbaum, 24, was working as a trainman for the Cumberland Valley Railroad when he was drafted.

Over the years Tuck both confirmed and denied reports that he had donned a trainman’s hat and waved a train out of the station while Nixon was speaking from its rear platform.

Inside were accommodations for the trainmen as well as three bays for trolley-car repairs.

“Timid travelers may ask questions with no fear of being rebuffed by hurrying trainmen, or imposed upon by hotel runners, chauffeurs or others in blue uniforms,” a promotional brochure boasted.