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The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals (the Pennsylvania, New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads), all united by large-scale service into the New York metropolitan area and (to a lesser extent) New ...
1870: "Pennsylvania Central" is split into lines east (renamed Pennsylvania Railroad) and lines west Pennsylvania Company is formed to hold securities from companies West of Pittsburgh; Use of track pans begins on PRR at Sang Hollow, Pennsylvania; [13] Pennsy reaches Cincinnati, Ohio, with lease of Little Miami and St. Louis, Missouri, with ...
American railroad company Penn Central Transportation Company declared bankruptcy on June 21, 1970, two and a half years after its formation by the merger of the New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad. At the time, this was the largest bankruptcy in American history. [1]
Catawissa Railroad: Central Columbiana and Pennsylvania Railway: CQPA 2001 2004 Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad: Central Railroad of New Jersey: CNJ CNJ 1952 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation: Central Railroad of New Jersey: CNJ CNJ 1871 1946 Central Railroad of Pennsylvania: Central Railroad of Pennsylvania: CRP CNJ: 1944 1976 Consolidated ...
The Central Railroad of Pennsylvania (reporting mark CRP) was an attempt by the Central Railroad of New Jersey to avoid certain New Jersey taxes on their Pennsylvania lines. The attempt to reduce New Jersey Corporate taxes failed, and CRP operations were merged back into those of the CNJ six years later.
The Central Pennsylvania Railroad was incorporated on May 11, 1889 to connect Unionville with Mill Hall, running by way of Bellefonte and the Nittany Valley.On December 11, 1890, the Central Pennsylvania Railroad Eastern Extension was incorporated, to leave the main line of the first company at Lamar and follow Fishing Creek, Sand Spring Run, and White Deer Creek to White Deer on the Susquehanna.
The Steubenville and Indiana Railroad opened a line from Steubenville west to Newark in 1853, [2] and 1854, [3] and 1855. [4] In 1857, it built a connection in Newark to the Central Ohio Railroad and signed a trackage rights agreement over the Central Ohio to Columbus; [5] it bought a one-half interest in that portion of the Central Ohio in 1864. [6]
The state moved again to foreclose in 1861, but it was at that point that the Pennsylvania Railroad stepped in and acquired a controlling interest in the Northern Central's stock. Thereafter, the Northern Central operated as a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad until the latter's demise in the late 20th century. [68] [21]: 22