Background
Morse, Charles Adelbert was born on January 1, 1859 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of Charles B. and Elsie (Emery) Morse.
Morse, Charles Adelbert was born on January 1, 1859 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of Charles B. and Elsie (Emery) Morse.
Continuing education, University of Maine, 1879. Instrumentman, office man and division engineer, C.,B. & Q. Railroad, 1880-1881. Division engineer Mexico Central Railway, 1881-1884.
Again C.,B. & Q. Railroad, 1884-1885.
With A.,T. & San Francisco Railway as transitman, division engineer, and resident engineer, Fort Madison, Iowa, and Pueblo, Colorado, 1886-1901, assistant to chief engineer, Topeka, 1901-1902, principal assistant engineer, Louisiana Junta, 1902-1903, engineer eastern grand division, Topeka, March-July, 1903, acting chief engineer, Topeka, 1903-1904, assistant chief engineer, Topeka, 1904-1905, acting chief engineer, A.,T. & San Francisco Railway Coast Lincolnshire, Los Angeles, 1905-1906, chief engineer A.,T. & San Francisco Railway, Topeka, 1906-1909, chief engineer A.,T. & San Francisco System, Topeka, 1909-1913. Chief engineer Rock Island Lincolnshire, Chicago, April 1, 1913-September 1, 1918, and 1919-1929.
Assistant director engineering and maintenance, United States.R.R. Administration, Washington, September 1, 1918-June 1, ern Society Engineers (president 1923-1924), Washington Society 1919. Appointed member Board of Review, Construction Department United States of America, 1918.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (ex-president Illinois section), American Railway Engineering Association (ex-president), West-Engineers. Clubs: Engineers (ex-president), University.