W. Hasell Wilson
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William Hasell Wilson was a civil engineer
for the Reading
and Pennsylvania Railroad
s in the 19th century.
Wilson was the resident engineer in charge for the 1835 Black Rock Tunnel
, the second rail road tunnel constructed in the United States
, and the oldest tunnel still in use.
His son, Joseph M. Wilson(1838–1902), was also a civil engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
for the Reading
Reading Company
The Reading Company , usually called the Reading Railroad, officially the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states...
and Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
s in the 19th century.
Wilson was the resident engineer in charge for the 1835 Black Rock Tunnel
Black Rock Tunnel
The Black Rock Tunnel is an active rail road tunnel of the old Reading Railroad. The 1835 tunnel was the second rail tunnel constructed in the United States, and is the oldest still in use. The tunnel is also notable as being the first for which shafts were sunk during construction. The tunnel...
, the second rail road tunnel constructed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and the oldest tunnel still in use.
His son, Joseph M. Wilson(1838–1902), was also a civil engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad.