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erates Gather Steam."
Here is how he describes his presentation: "(It) tells the story, through narration and slides, of how the enterprise was executed, the personalities involved, and the obstacles that had to be overcome in order to guarantee the success of the scheme. Such an undertaking had never before been attempted on such a large scale, and the Confederacy benefited from the Herculean task of conducting cars and locomotives overland by roads a distance of 125 miles, from Martinsburg to Staunton in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. There the equipment was placed on the tracks of the Virginia Central Railroad, and distributed throughout the South.
"You will see Jackson in one of his finest hours, and meet the men who masterminded this daring wartime exploit."
Mr. Candenquist has worked for railroads since 1974 when he began as a signal tower operator. A series of promotions over the years has led to his current position as Manager of Emergency Preparedness for Amtrak; his area of responsibility covers of all the 45 states the railroad operates in.
After getting his B.S.
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