Henry Edwards Huntington (February 27, 1850, Oneonta, New York–May 23, 1927,Philadelphia) was a railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books.
Henry E. Huntington was the nephew of Collis P. Huntington, one of The Big Four, the men instrumental in the creation of the transcontinental railway. Huntington held several executive positions working alongside his uncle with the Southern Pacific Railway. After Collis P. Huntington's death, Henry ...
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Henry Edwards Huntington (February 27, 1850, Oneonta, New York–May 23, 1927,Philadelphia) was a railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books.
Henry E. Huntington was the nephew of Collis P. Huntington, one of The Big Four, the men instrumental in the creation of the transcontinental railway. Huntington held several executive positions working alongside his uncle with the Southern Pacific Railway. After Collis P. Huntington's death, Henry E. Huntington assumed Collis Huntington's leadership role with Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Virginia, and married his widow Arabella Huntington.
In 1898, Huntington purchased the narrow gauge, city oriented Los Angeles Railway (LARy) known colloquially as the 'Yellow Car' system. In 1901 Huntington formed the sprawling interurban, standard gauge Pacific Electric Railway (the PE), known more familiarly as the 'Red Car' system, centered at 6th and Main Streets in Los Angeles. By 1910, the Huntington trolley systems stretched...
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