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Rea, Samuel, 1855-1929


  • [Samuel Rea was a noted civil engineer and the ninth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. His greatest professional achievements were directing the construction of Pennsylvania Station and the Hell Gate Bridge at New York City and the electrification of certain main lines.]

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    • Birth Date

        1855-09-21

    • Death Date

        1929-03-24

    • Has Affiliation

        • Affiliation Start: 1871
        • Affiliation End: 1929
        • Organization: Pennsylvania Railroad Company

    • Has Affiliation

        • Affiliation Start: 1889
        • Affiliation End: 1891
        • Organization: Baltimore Belt Railroad Company

    • Birth Place

        Hollidaysburg, Pa.

    • Associated Language

        English

    • Field of Activity

      Civil engineering

      Railroads


    • Occupation

      Civil engineer

      Executive

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      • Sources

        • found: nuc85-35774: His The railways terminating in London [MI] 1888(hdg. on MiU rept.: Rea, Samuel, 1855- ; usage: Samuel Rea)
        • found: George H. Burgess and Miles C. Kennedy, Centennial history of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1949:p. 533-535 (Rea, Samuel; b. Sept. 21, 1855; d. March 24,1929; civil engineer and railroad executive; with Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1871, 1879-89, 1892-1929; pres., 1913-25)
        • found: Pennsylvania Railroad Company records, 1847-1968 :biographical sheets, memorials, official correspondence (Samuel Rea; born September 21, 1855, at Hollidaysburg, Pa.; died March 24, 1929, at estate, "Waverly" at Gladwyne, Pa.; civil engineer and railroad executive; with Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1871-1873, 1875, 1879-1889, 1892-1929; vice president, 1899-1912, president, 1913-1925; director, 1899-1929; with Hollidaysburg Iron and Nail Company, 1874-1875; engineer on the Point Bridge at Pittsburgh, 1875-1877; assistant engineer of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, 1877-1879; chief engineer of the Baltimore Belt Railroad Company and its Howard Street Tunnel at Baltimore, 1889-1891; member, Railroads' War Board, 1917; residences at Bryn Mawr, Pa., and "Waverly" near Gladwyne, Pa.; principal engineering achievments were the supervision of the construction of Pennsylvania Station, the Hudson River and East River Tunnels, and the Hell Gate Bridge at New York City, and the development of electric traction on the Pennsylvania Railroad)

      • General Notes

        • [Samuel Rea was a noted civil engineer and the ninth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. His greatest professional achievements were directing the construction of Pennsylvania Station and the Hell Gate Bridge at New York City and the electrification of certain main lines.]

      • Editorial Notes

        • [Do not confuse with an uncle of the same name, the two both being resident at Pittsburgh in the 1870s.]

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        • 1985-07-12: new
        • 2013-03-27: revised

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