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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1843-06-19 | Herbert Alonzo Pangborn "was born at St. Johns, Quebec, on June 19, 1843", son of George Washington Pangborn, "the first Canadian locomotive engineer", and grandson of Ziba Pangborn, "engineer on the first steamboat run on Canada in 1808". He was a qualified engineer at the age of 17. | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1880 | "In 1880 Mr. Pangborn came to Ottawa and began with the Quebec, Ottawa and Occidental Railway [sic], which had been completed the year previous." | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1881 | "In 1881, he was offered the position of locomotive foreman on the Canada Atlantic and accepted. He worked on the construction of the road and later was appointed mechanical superintendent." | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1896 to 1911 | "From 1896 until 1911 Mr. Pangborn was conductor on the short line running from Rockland to South Indian." | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1914 | After a year at Prince Rupert in the mechanical department of the Grand Trunk Pacific, Pangborn "returned to Ottawa and put in two more years of railroading. He retired in 1914 and took up residence at Rockland." | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1932-05-30≥ | By 30 May 1932 (the issue date), the paper reported: Herbert Alonzo Pangborn, "an active railroader for 55 years", "died Saturday at his home at Rockland, Ont.", in his 89th year, a member of Lodge No. 29, Order of Railway Conductors. | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |