William F. Harnden

[2] Harnden started his career with the railroads by selling tickets at the Boston and Providence Railroad depot on Washington Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.

He soon started consigning express shipments by rail between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island.

With his first consignment on March 4, 1839, he became the first person to send an express shipment by rail.

He founded Harnden and Company, which specialized in trans-Atlantic service with offices in London, Liverpool, Paris, Le Havre and several other major European cities.

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