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William Wallace Atterbury
President
Biography
William Wallace Atterbury began his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1886 and served as a brigadier general during World War I. In 1925, “The Railroad General” succeeded Samuel Rea as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, serving in the post until he retired because of poor health in 1935.
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Samuel Rea
President
Biography
Samuel Rea (September 21, 1855-March 24, 1929) first joined the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1871. One of his most significant accomplishments may be helping to bring the railroad into New York City.
On January 1, 1907, Rea laid the cornerstone of the new station at the corner of 7th Avenue and 33rd Street. On March 1, 1909, the railroad officially named its new Manhattan station Pennsylvania Station. The station opened in 1910, serving both the Long Island and the Pennsylvania railroads.
Rea went on to serve as the Pennsylvania Railroad’s ninth president from 1913 to 1925.
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John Edgar Thomson
Biography
J. Edgar Thomson led the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1852 until 1874. Under his leadership, the Pennsylvania Railroad grew exponentially, including the acquisition of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company.
“In all the movements which have resulted in the present enormous extension of the business of the Pennsylvania Railroad Mr. Thompson, as its president, took an active and leading part and is deserving of credit,” The New York Herald wrote in Thompson’s May 1874 obituary.