tʃˈɑːɹlz mˈɪnɑːt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ʌvðɪ ˈiəɹi ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd, fˈɜːst tə jˈuːz ðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf tə dɪspˈætʃ tɹˈeɪnz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn
Charles Minot – General Superintendent of the Erie Railroad, first to use the telegraph to dispatch trains in 1851