Legacy
In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS A. J. Cassatt was named in his honor.
Gramercy Mansion in Baltimore, Maryland was built by Alexander Cassatt in 1902.
In 1910, the PRR erected a statue of Cassatt at Pennsylvania Station, New York, with the following inscription:
Alexander Johnston CassattPresident, Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1899–1906
Whose Foresight, Courage and Ability achieved the extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad into New York City
The statue is currently located at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.
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