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Alan D
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Alan D asked in Cars & TransportationRail · 8 years ago

Who was the most famous Railroad Bull?

I don't think the Texas Red mentioned in Arlo Guthrie's folk song was him. I know he was depicted in a movie once.

Update:

He was famous for dangling a heavy chain under the rail cars to bounce off the ties killing the man riding under the train.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Probably Allan Pinkerton, the founder of the Pinkerton Agency. He started one of the first (and largest) Railroad Police organizations in the US.

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