”The trainmaster, on most railroads, exercises authority over only the operation and government of train crews; upon the Union Pacific he exercises that duty, but is practically an assistant superintendent when the occasion demands. Each superintendent of the district has under him at each division point a master mechanic in charge of engine crews and shops, a district foreman in direct charge of shops and mechanical departments.

The headquarters of the superintendent of the Nebraska Division are at Omaha. Those men who have served in the capacity of superintendent of the Nebraska division, and thereby had control of railroad operations in and out of Grand Island, have been …Charles Ware, …

Mr. Ware afterwards served as general manager of the system;”

Reference Data:

History of Hall County, Nebraska, by Beuchler, Barr and Stough, 1920, page 361