Alfred W. Gibbs

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Alfred Wolcott Gibbs (October 27, 1856 – May 19, 1922) was a mechanical engineer in the railroad industry who attained the position of Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad.[1][2] He was instrumental in the design of a number of important PRR locomotive classes, including the E6 4-4-2 "Atlantic" type, the K4s 4-6-2 "Pacific" type, and the L1s 2-8-2 "Mikado" type.

He was born in Fort Fillmore in what is now New Mexico[1], and died of a heart attack at his home in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[2]

Alfred Gibbs was educated first at Rutgers College (1873–1874) and then at the Stevens Institute of Technology (1874–1878), graduating in Mechanical Engineering.[3] He joined the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1879 as an apprentice.[4]

Gibbs was appointed General Superintendent of Motive Power of Lines East in 1903, replacing William W. Atterbury.[5]

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  1. ^ a b Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society (March 2005). PRR Chronology: 1856 (March 2005 edition). Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
  2. ^ a b Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society (June 2004). PRR Chronology: 1922 (June 2004 edition). Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
  3. ^ Jesse C. Sell (1911). Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
  4. ^ (1908) Hearings before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives on H. R. 19795: To Promote the Safety of Employees upon Railroads: Ash Pan Bill. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, p. 47. 
  5. ^ Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and HIstorical Society (March 2005). PRR Chronology: 1903 (Mar 2005 edition).
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