Company · Transportation & Logistics · founded 1846
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Class I railroad established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia. It merged with New York Central in 1968 to form Penn Central. Andrew Carnegie worked for it from 1853 to 1865.
Of the 1 person here linked to Pennsylvania Railroad, 0 are founders and 0 are still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
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1 person at Pennsylvania Railroad
Employee Past
Role
Personal telegraph operator and secretary to Thomas A. Scott from 1853; superintendent of the Western Division from December 1859, 1853–1865
Source
· high confidence. Carnegie's own Autobiography (Project Gutenberg text, opened 2026-10-18) says: 'I resigned my position March 28, 1865.' Wikipedia says only that he left the railroads after the Civil War, with no year. The profile's 1865 departure is confirmed.
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Andrew Carnegie
Founder, Carnegie Steel Company
weaver's son · outsider · no college