J. Edgar Thomson
Here was born the first chief engineer, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1847-52, and its third president, 1852-74. He was responsible for construction of the main line, Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, and for the system's expansion to the Mississippi River.
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