Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Chai Chao-lin

Mr. Chai Chao-lin

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Mr. Chai Chao lin was born at Tientsin in 1870. He studied Civil Engineering at the Pei Yang Military School, Tientsin and graduated in 1892 having specialized in railway engineering. From 1892 to 1896 Mr. Chai was a student engineer in charge of the new construction and maintenance works of the Peking-Mukden Railway. From 1897 to 1899 Mr. Chai was engaged in surveying and supervising the construction works of the Lu-Pao Railway which later became the Lu Kou Chiao-Paoting Fu section of the Peking-Hankow Railway. From 1900 to 1905 Mr. Chai was assistant engineer supervising the construction and maintenance of way and structure of the Peking-Mukden Railway outside the Great Wall. From 1906 to 1916 Mr. Chai was first assistant, then resident and last district engineer of the Peking-Suiyuan Line which was then being constructed. As district engineer, Mr. Chai held the concurrent position of locomotive superintendent. Mr. Chai became chief engineer of the Peking-Suiyuan Line in 1917 and in 1920 when the two railways, the Peking-Suiyuan and the Peking-Hankow, were amalgamated, Mr. Chai became chief engineer of the Peking-Hankow-Suiyuan Railway. He retained the position of chief engineer of the Peking-Suiyuan Railway when it was later separated from the Peking-Hankow after the downfall of the Anfu Party which had been responsible for the aforementioned amalgamation. In 1921 Mr. Chai was appointed consulting engineer of the Peking-Suiyuan Railway. From December 1921 to date, Mr. Chai has been holding the position of chief engineer of the Northern Section of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. Mr. Chai has been awarded by the Chinese government the Third Order of Chai Ho. His present address is Engineering Department, Tientsin-Pukow Administration, Tientsin.