▁On ▁September ▁ 2 4 ▁the ▁men ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁plan ▁the ▁rail ▁movement ▁arrived ▁in ▁Washington ▁to ▁work ▁out ▁the ▁details . ▁Secretary ▁St anton ▁te legraph ed ▁them ▁asking ▁for ▁their ▁assistance ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁President ▁approved ▁the ▁plan : ▁John ▁W . ▁Gar rett , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Rail road ▁( B & O ); ▁Thomas ▁Scott ▁of ▁the ▁PR R ; ▁S . ▁M . ▁Fel ton , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia , ▁Wil ming ton ▁and ▁Baltimore ▁Rail road ; ▁William ▁P . ▁Smith , ▁Master ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁for ▁the ▁B & O ; ▁and ▁Mc Call um . ▁The ▁men ▁at ▁the ▁conference ▁worked ▁out ▁the ▁detailed ▁route ▁planning , ▁a ▁task ▁complicated ▁by ▁the ▁different ▁gau ges ▁of ▁rail road ▁track ▁in ▁use ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁initial ▁movement ▁of ▁troops ▁from ▁Virginia ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁US MR R ▁under ▁Mc Call um ' s ▁direction . ▁Gar rett ▁and ▁Smith ▁would ▁super v ise ▁the ▁movement ▁from ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁to ▁Jefferson ville , ▁Indiana , ▁and ▁Scott ▁would ▁travel ▁west ▁to ▁super v ise ▁the ▁move ▁from ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky , ▁to ▁Bridge port , ▁Alabama . ▁As ▁finally ▁settled , ▁the ▁movement ▁involved ▁ 9 ▁different ▁rail ro ads ▁in ▁order ▁get ▁the ▁troops ▁from ▁Virginia ▁to ▁Bridge port . ▁The ▁US MR R , ▁operating ▁on ▁the ▁Orange ▁and ▁Alexand ria ▁Rail road ▁from ▁Be ale ton , ▁Virginia ▁to ▁Washington