Collis Potter Huntington (April 16, 1821 – August 13, 1900) was one of the Big Four of western railroading who built the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. Huntington then helped lead and develop other major interstate lines such as the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which he was recruited to help complete.

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  • Collis Potter Huntington (April 16, 1821 – August 13, 1900) was one of the Big Four of western railroading who built the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. Huntington then helped lead and develop other major interstate lines such as the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which he was recruited to help complete. The C&O, completed in 1873, fulfilled a long-held dream of Virginians of a rail link from the James River at Richmond to the Ohio River Valley. The new railroad facilities adjacent to the river there resulted in expansion of the former small town of Guyandotte, West Virginia into part of a new city which was named Huntington in his honor. Next, turning attention to the eastern end of the line at Richmond, he was responsible for the C&O's Peninsula Extension in 1881-82 which opened a pathway for West Virginia bituminous coal to reach new coal piers on the harbor of Hampton Roads for export shipping. He also is credited with the development of Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, as well as the incorporation of Newport News, Virginia as a new independent city. After his death, both his nephew Henry E. Huntington and his stepson Archer M. Huntington continued his work at Newport News, and all three are considered founding fathers in the community, with local features named in honor of each. Much of the railroad and industrial development Collis P. Huntington envisioned and led are still important activities in the early 21st century. The Southern Pacific is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the C&O became part of CSX Transportation, each major U.S. railroad systems. West Virginia coal still rides the rails to be loaded aboard colliers at Hampton Roads, where nearby, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding operates the massive shipyard.
  • Collis Potter Huntington war einer der Big Four (großen Vier) im Eisenbahnbau im Westen der USA,die die Southern Pacific Railroad und andere wichtige Eisenbahnstrecken errichteten.
  • Collis Potter Huntington était un des quatre investisseurs (le « Big Four ») qui créa, avec Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, et Charles Crocker, la compagnie de chemin de fer Central Pacific.
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  • Collis Potter Huntington (April 16, 1821 – August 13, 1900) was one of the Big Four of western railroading who built the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. Huntington then helped lead and develop other major interstate lines such as the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which he was recruited to help complete.
  • Collis Potter Huntington war einer der Big Four (großen Vier) im Eisenbahnbau im Westen der USA,die die Southern Pacific Railroad und andere wichtige Eisenbahnstrecken errichteten.
  • Collis Potter Huntington était un des quatre investisseurs (le « Big Four ») qui créa, avec Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, et Charles Crocker, la compagnie de chemin de fer Central Pacific.
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