Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company's secretary's record papers, 1849-1959.

Berks and Chester Rail Road Company.

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Huston, Charles, 1822-1897

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Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Rail Road Company

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The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Company was organized in 1836. It operated in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. In 1902, it became a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Rail Road. From the description of Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Rail Road Company landscaping account book, 1885-1891. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 317496691 ...

Maryland and Delaware River Railroad Company.

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Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884

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Lammot du Pont was born at Nemours, Delaware, on April 13, 1831. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in engineering, he began work for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. By 1859 he was supervising construction of blasting powder mills at Wapwallopen Mills, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, the first Du Pont mills outside the state of Delaware. By 1865 he was in charge of all du Pont Company manufacturing units outside the state of Delaware. Lammot ...

Steele, J. Dutton (John Dutton), 1810-1886

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Painter, William, 1838-1884

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Berks County Railroad Company.

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Pocopson and Chester Creek Railroad Company.

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Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company

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Steele, Hugh E. (Hugh Exton), 1815-1874

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Chester Creek and Brandywine Railroad Company.

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Reading Company. Office of Secretary-Treasurer.

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The Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company was a branch of the Reading railroad system running in a north-south direction between Wilmington, Del., and Reading, Pa. It began life on March 5, 1861, as the Wilmington and Brandywine Railroad Company, under which name it only managed to conduct preliminary surveys. Its object was to connect the various industrial plants located along Brandywine Creek with other railroads leading to the west and to the anthracite coal regions. The Wilm...

State Line and Juniata Rail Road Company.

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Gowen, Francis I. (Francis Innes), 1855-1927

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

United States. Interstate Commerce Commission

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Clyde Bruce Aitchison (1875-1962) was an attorney and Interstate Commerce Commissioner. He was born in Iowa, educated at Hastings College, Neb., University of Oregon, and American University. He began the practice of law at Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1896, and moved to Portland, Ore., in 1903. He was Commissioner of the Oregon Railroad Commission and its successor the Public Service Commission, 1907-1916, and solicitor for the National Association of Railroad Commissioners, 1916-1917. From 1917 to ...

Reading Company

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The Reading Company, chartered in 1871 as the Excelsior Enterprise Company, became the holding company for the system of railroads, canals and coal mines assembled by the predecessor Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company between 1833 and 1896. As a result of anti-trust proceedings, the Reading Company divested itself of its mining subsidiary in 1923 and became an operating company for its rail properties. After bankruptcy in the early 1970s, viable portions of the rail network were conveye...

Wilmington and Reading Railroad Company.

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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.

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In 1833, the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company (P & R) was established to serve the burgeoning anthracite coal industry and its customers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The railroad also supported iron making, canal and sea-going transportation, and shipbuilding, establishing itself as a transportation industry giant for over a century. During the American Industrial Revolution, the P & R provided trackage to the most densely industrialized parts...

Delaware and Pennsylvania State Line Rail Road Company.

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Bancroft, William P. (William Poole), 1835-1928

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Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company.

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Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York Railroad Company.

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Du Pont, H. A. 1838-1926.

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Wilmington and Brandywine Rail Road Company.

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Westinghouse Air Brake Company

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Conestoga Valley Railroad Company.

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