Diaries, 1859-1895.

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Diaries, 1859-1895.

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Diaries of John A. Wilson, chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad, reflect chiefly his personal and domestic affairs, and contain accounts of his income and expenses during the period. One volume contains notes on railroad engineering, 1859-1874.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Wilson, John A., -1896

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Pennsylvania Railroad

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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was the largest railroad in the United States in terms of corporate assets and traffic from the last quarter of the nineteenth century until the decline of the northeast's and midwest's dominance of manufacturing, caused by the evolution of the interstate highway system and the advancements in air transportation. Originally created by Philadelphia merchants in 1846, it sought to build a trunk route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Allegheny Mountains to c...