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Horatio G. Brooks

Horatio G. Brooks (October 30 1828 – April 20 1887) worked as chief engineer for the New York and Erie Railroad (NY&E) until the railroad moved its steam locomotive maintenance facilities from Dunkirk, New York, to Buffalo, New York. In 1869 he leased the former NY&E shops in Dunkirk and formed Brooks Locomotive Works. Brooks also served for three terms as mayor of Dunkirk.

References

Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board, STW historical figures / Horatio Brooks. Retrieved February 9 2005.

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