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Charles Henry Robinson, son of George Leroy Robinson and Charlotte McChesney Robinson, was born at Bald Mountain, Washington County, NY, May 10, 1863, and was a life long resident of the Greenwich, NY, area. He started on the Greenwich & Johnsonville Railroad in 1886, first as a brakeman, and was promoted to fireman two years later and to engineer in 1892. Because of ill health, he took four years leave of absence in 1905, returning to his job in 1909. He continued to serve as engineer until May 30, 1936, when he was retired by the railroad, the first man in the company to be retired on a pension under the Railroad Retirement Act. He succeeded his father-in-law, W. Henry Kimball, as engineer on the railroad, and when he retired, his son-in-law, Harry L. Perkins took over the position of engineer. For many years he was engineer on the passenger train from Greenwich to Johnsonville and later operated the gasoline motor car which ran over this route. When the passenger service was discontinued, he became engineer on the freight line to Salem junction and to Thomson. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a member and past officer of the Union Village Lodge, International Order of Odd Fellows.
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