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- Cable, Ransom Reed, RI 1883-1898.
- Cahill, Michael Harrison, MKT 1930-1933.
- Calhoun, Patrick (1856–1943), URRSF.
- Calvin, E. E., UP 1916-1918.
- Carter, Thomas S., KCS 1973-.
- Cass, George Washington (1810–1888), PRR, NP 1872-1875.
- Cassatt, Alexander (1839–1906), PRR 1899–1906.
- Cavanaugh, Dennis Miles, SOO 1983–1986, 1987–1989.
- Celinski, Krzysztof, PKP 2005–present.
- Chapin, Chester W. (1798–1883), B&A 1868-1878.
- Charlick, Oliver, LIRR 1863-1875.
- Chipley, William Dudley (1840–1897), C&R, B&O 1873-1876, P&A.
- Christy, Doug, IAIS.
- Clark, Horace F. (1815–1873), UP 1872-1873.
- Clark, John P., NYSW.
- Clark, S.H.H., UP 1892-1898.
- Clarke, F. B., SP&S 1907-.
- Claytor, Robert B. (1922–1993), N&W 1981-1982, NS 1982-1993.
- Claytor, W. Graham, Jr. (1912–1994), SOU 1967-1977, Amtrak 1982-1993.
- Clement, Martin W. (1881–1966), PRR 1935–1948.
- Coe, William R. (1869–1955), VGN.
- Coleman, D'Alton Cory, CPR 1942-1947.
- Coleman, William C. (1901–1976), Monon 1962-1967.
- Coliton, William P., CSS&SB 1961-.
- Colket, Coffin, LIRR 1862-1863.
- Collins, David J., BPRR -present.
- Colnon, Aaron, RI 1942-1947.
- Conti, P. Scott, PW 2005–present.
- Cooke, Jay (1821–1905), NP.
- Coolidge, T. Jefferson (1831–1920), ATSF 1880–1881.
- Corbin, Austin (1827–1896), LIRR 1881-1896.
- Corning, Erastus (1794–1872), U&S 1830s-1853, NYC 1853-1865.
- Côté, Paul, VIA 2005–present.
- Couch, C. P. "Pete" (1890–1955), KCS 1939-1941.
- Couch, Harvey C. (1877–1941), KCS 1939.
- Crane, L. Stanley, SOU 1977-1980.
- Crocker, Charles (1822–1888), CP.
- Crosbie, William, Amtrak (acting) 2008–present.
- Crump, Norris Ray "Buck" (1904–1989), CPR 1955-1964 and 1966.
- Crush, William, MKT.
- Culver, Andrew, Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad.
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