“ On July 18, 1858, the first through train passed over the entire line from Philadelphia via Mount Joy to Pittsburgh without transfer of passengers. At the same time the first smoking car ever attached to a passenger train was used, and sleeping cars also soon began to appear. ”
- John Moody- Copy
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“ Since the through line from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh was opened, not a single year has passed without the payment of a dividend — a sixty-year record which can be duplicated by no other American railroad system. ”
- John Moody- Copy
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“ I also did electrical and chemistry experiments at that time. At first, when asked in school to prepare an essay about my career, I prepared one about a career as an electrical engineer like my father. Later, when I actually entered Carnegie Tech. in Pittsburgh, I entered as a student with the major of chemical engineering. ”
- John Nash- Copy
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“ You know, I find a very strong correlation between Kansas City and my native Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh had two fine Negro Leagues teams, the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. And Pittsburgh was also a hotbed of jazz in the '30s and '40s-Lena Home, Billy Eckstein, Ahmad Jamal-we too had some very important musicians come out of Pittsburgh. ”
- August Wilson- Copy
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