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Pennsylvania Railroad system map in 1893. The Pennsy's charter was supplemented on March 23, 1853, to allow it to purchase stock and guarantee bonds of railroads in other states, up to a percentage of its capital stock. Several lines were then aided by the Pennsy in hopes to secure additional traffic.
On the Way to Pittsburgh -- Great Bend on the Alleghenies, 1871 1855 map of the PRR, including the planned Lancaster, Lebanon and Pine Grove Railroad Panoramic view of Horseshoe Curve on the Pennsylvania Railroad – October 12, 1934. Pennsylvania Railroad Company was chartered by the Pennsylvania legislature on April 13, 1846 to build a ...
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway of Pennsylvania: PRR: 1887 1887 Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad: Western Pennsylvania Railroad: PRR: 1860 1903 Pennsylvania Railroad: Western Washington Railroad: PRR: 1900 1907 Chartiers Railway: Westinghouse Inter-Works Railway: 1902 1962 White Deer and Logantown Railway: 1906
The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark MPA), colloquially known as the "Ma and Pa", was an American short-line railroad between York and Hanover, Pennsylvania, formerly operating passenger and freight trains on its original line between York and Baltimore, Maryland, from 1901 until the 1950s.
renamed Norfolk & Western Railway & Southern Railway Express; Florida & West Indian Limited 1896 — 1917 New York, NY — St. Augustine, FL / Tampa, FL via ACL renamed Havana Special; The Florida Arrow 1935 — 1949 Chicago, IL — Louisville, KY — Birmingham, AL — Montgomery, AL / Miami, FL via L&N/CofG/ACL/FEC; Florida East Coast Limited ...
The first South Pennsylvania Railroad was originally chartered as the Duncannon, Landisburg, and Broad Top Railroad Company on May 5, 1854. [1] Its intended route began in Duncannon, passed through Landisburg and Burnt Cabins and ended on the Juniata River via the Broad Top Mountain coalfields.
The Schuylkill Branch was a rail line owned and operated by the former Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in Pennsylvania. The line ran from the Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line at 52nd Street in Philadelphia north via Norristown , Reading , and Pottsville to Delano Junction, about 2.5 mi (4.0 km) northeast of Delano .
The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad (reporting mark PN) is a short-line railroad operating on trackage mostly in Bucks and Montgomery counties to the north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was created in 2011, taking over former operations from CSX Transportation .