陈宜禧先生献身祖国铁路事业的事迹遐迩闻名。他是建筑新宁铁路的倡议人、主要投资者和集资人,并身兼总理与总工程师等职。他以倾家之财,尽心竭力地建成我国第二条民办铁路——新宁铁路。孙中山先生赞誉他为“有卓见而能干”的人杰,邑人则称颂他为“怀公益”的“新宁实业之导师”。 Mr Chen Yi Xi is dedicated to the cause of the motherland railways well-known. He is the initiator, chief investor and fundraiser for the construction of the Xinning Railway, and is also the prime minister and chief engineer. With his family wealth, he dedicated himself to building the second non-government railway in our country, the Xinning Railway. Sun Yat-sen praised him as “outstanding and capable” of the outstanding people, Yi people praised him as “Huai public” Xinning Industrial mentor.