Can someone help with the names of the railroads associated with the acronyms in bold. I am particularly interested in any connection of these railroads and shops with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Also the term Stationary Engineer in the context of 187o and railroading. I know what it means to day, but did it describe anyone in the crew of steam locomotive. Or was it from the beginning used to distinguish an engineer who could operate a locomotive from he adjusted water levels and fire in a boiler say of a hospital or a power plant? Samuel H. Mateer was remembered by one of grand children as having worked on the Portage RR - which for a few years in the 1840's lifted rail/barge cars over the Alleghenies and lowered them down again on inclines powered with steam engines. Samuel was to young too have had much responsibility but he apparently became enamored of the cho-cho chug and worked the rails for most of his life. Columbus City Directory: year 1860 census - carpenter 1860-1861 Samuel Mateer, Biddles Planning Mill; lived Hickory Alley, between High and Third. 1862 Samuel H. Mateer machinist; house 151 E. Long 1864 Samuel H. Mateer, machinists, works GCL repair shop. 1866 not in city directory. 1867-1868 Samuel H. Mateer, machinists C&I. C Railway shops. 1870 census - stationary Enginner 1871-1872 Samuel H. Mateer PC & St L Railroad. 1872-1873 Samuel H. Mateer PC & St L Railroad; res S Charles. 1874 Samuel H. Mateer, res Baird and Charles. 1875-1876 Samuel H. Mateer, engineer, res Union near Goodale. 1877 Samuel H. Mateer, stationary engineeer, res S. Beard 1878 Samuel H. Mateer, res 32 Union. 1879 Picway shop, res 32 Union. Samuel H. Mateer, stationary engineeer, 1880 census Engineer 1881 Samuel H. Mateer engineer over 32 Union. Lorenzo E. Mateer fireman, wks Piqua Shop bds 32 Baird. 1882 same 1883-1884 Mateer & D'Avis (Samuel H. Mateer and Everhard E. D'Avis) grocers, 423 N. High. Mateer, Flora B. res. 32 Baird. Regards Hal