George Stephenson
Isaac Hopper
George Stephenson
Richard Trevithick
He was a railroad executive, industrialist and inventor.
Gustuvas Swift is an inventor from the 1800's who invented the refrigerated railroad car
George Westinghouse
Andrew Jackson Beard
Peter Cooper
In the 1780's or 90's American inventor John Fitch build one of the earliest working prototypes of the railroad steam engine.
if this is the president of union electric construction company of Iowa(incorporated in 1897) , then he was also the inventor of railroad switch in 1897. as far as childhood i dont know. this company started with 5 million dollar stock issue and became part of union pacific railroad.
Granville T. Woods was an African-American inventor from Columbus, Ohio. His inventions include the egg incubator and some railroad technologies.
George Mortimer Pullman (March 3, 1831 - October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist.The Pullman Sleeping Car was invented by George Pullmanin 1857.