Theodore Judah – Chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad and passionate supporter of the first American transcontinental railroad Otto Kuhler – industrial designer Raymond Loewy – industrial designer Anatole Mallet – inventor of the articulated locomotive, commonly called the Mallet locomotive Charles Minot – General Superintendent of the Erie Railroad, first to use the telegraph to dispatch trains in 1851 Wilhelm von Pressel – designer of the Baghdad Railway George Stephenson – "Father of British Steam Railways", inventor of the Rocket steam locomotive (the first "modern" locomotive), and pioneer of the 4 ft 8 ½ inch rail gauge Richard Trevithick – credited with the 1804 invention of the steam locomotive George Westinghouse – inventor of the air brake Girard Scott Ferguson – Union Pacific Signal Design Manager, Inventor of the micron electronic timer Others Jesse James – American outlaw, portraying a Robin Hood of sorts, standing up against railroad corporations in defense of the small farmers. Richard Beeching – household name as chairman of British Rail (1961-1964) famous for Beeching cuts. Rail transport People