. Electric railway journal . welve years has been chief operatingengineer of power and substations ofthe Albany Southern Railroad, Albany,N. Y., has resigned on account of ill health and expects to spend the winterin the South. Mr. Ceperley will re-enterthe electrical field in the spring. He wasformerly connected with the NewburghLight, Heat & Power Company, as chiefengineer of the Newburgh plant, andprior to that with the Fonda, Johns-town & Gloversville Railroad. Changes in St. Louis Major K. J. Lockwood Made AssistantManager of the United Railways inCharge of Purchases To secure an increase
. Electric railway journal . welve years has been chief operatingengineer of power and substations ofthe Albany Southern Railroad, Albany,N. Y., has resigned on account of ill health and expects to spend the winterin the South. Mr. Ceperley will re-enterthe electrical field in the spring. He wasformerly connected with the NewburghLight, Heat & Power Company, as chiefengineer of the Newburgh plant, andprior to that with the Fonda, Johns-town & Gloversville Railroad. Changes in St. Louis Major K. J. Lockwood Made AssistantManager of the United Railways inCharge of Purchases To secure an increase in operating-efficiency, Rolla Wells, receiver of theUnited Railways, St. Louis, Mo., hassomewhat reorganized the companysexecutive personnel. Major Richard has been appointed assistantmanager. Major Lockwood will reportto Colonel A. T. Perkins, general man-ager, relieving him of many duties, andthus enabling him to give his attentionto more important matters. Questionspertaining to supplies and purchases. MAJOR R. J. LOCKWOOD will come under Major Lockwoods di-rect supervision. The responsibilities of Walter , superintendent of power, andC. L. Hawkins, engineer maintenance ofway, have also been extended by Colo-nel Perkins. The general manager hashimself absorbed the duties formerlyperformed by the chief engineer. Major Lockwood, the new assistantmanager, is a newcomer in the electricrailway field, most of his experiencehaving been in steam railroading. Hewas born in St. Louis thirty-eight yearsago. Shortly following his graduationfrom the engineering department ofWashington University, St. Louis, in1904, he entered engineering and con-struction work. After holding engi-neering and executive positions withseveral roads he became vice-presidentand general manager of two subsidiarylines of the Frisco system inLouisiana. He later served as vice-president and manager of the Appa-lachicola Railroad in Florida. During the war Major Lockwood served with Colonel Per
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