THOMAS J. CARRIGAN
History of Arizona, 1896

Thomas J. Carrigan is a gentleman who has been steadily growing 
in popularity during the four or five years he has been conductor 
on the Santa Fe P. and P.R.R. and his warm friends are to be 
found on every side. He has a decided liking and a natural 
aptitude for this most important calling, a secret no doubt, 
of his popularity in it. Mr. Carrigan is a product of Peoria 
County, Illinois, born January 1, 1859 and he there remained 
until eighteen years old, receiving a thorough scholastic training 
in the schools of Elmwood.  He began learning the boiler-making 
trade with Rohan Brothers of St. Louis, remaining there about 
three years. He subsequently went to Jackson, Michigan and there 
worked at his trade for some time. Later he began railroading on 
the T.P. and W.R.R. as brakeman,, being thus employed a short 
time, then filling the same position on the C.B. & O until a 
short time afterwards, when he was made conductor.  From there 
he went to the Hannibal & St. Joe, was conductor on that road 
six years, then went to the Cotton Belt as passenger conductor 
and from there to the "Monon" all that time with W.R. Woodard. 
He later became superintendent of the E.S. & N.R.R. at 
Evansville, Inc.  In 1886 he came to Arizona on account of his 
wife's health and was on the Prescott and Arizona Central as 
conductor and road master.  In July 1892 he started on the Santa 
Fe, P & P.R.R. as first conductor and took the first train over 
the road.

Mr. Carrigan was first married in 1882 to Miss Carrie Scott of 
Brookfield, Mo. and daughter of A.D. Scott.  She died in 1883.  
May 24, 1885 he wedded Miss M.J. Moloney, daughter of Captain 
Moloney of Memphis, Tenn. and they have two sons--Eugene William, 
born April 24, 1890 and Thomas Howard, born May 11, 1887.

Mr. Carrigan is now superintendent of the Congress R.R. running 
from Congress Station on S.F. P & P.R.R. to the Congress Mine.

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