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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 ...
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] Penn Central was responsible for a third of the nation's ...
Length. 11,640.66 miles (18,733.83 kilometers) (1926) The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the " Pennsy ", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At its peak in 1882, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the ...
6 ft (1,829 mm) Length. 998 miles (1,606 kilometers) The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, also known as the DL&W or Lackawanna Railroad, was a U.S. Class 1 railroad that connected Buffalo, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey, and by ferry with New York City, a distance of 395 miles (636 km). The railroad was incorporated in Pennsylvania ...
South Education Center is a special education and alternative school in the 7400 block of South Penn Avenue in Richfield, Minnesota. [ 1] It is part of Intermediate District 287. [ 2] Eleven school districts from Minneapolis and environs send their students to the center. [ 3][ 4] The population served is from pre-Kinder to 21 years of age.
Alfred Edward Perlman (November 22, 1902—April 30, 1983) was a railroad executive, having served as president of the Penn Central Transportation Company and its predecessor, the New York Central Railroad, and later, president of the Western Pacific railroad presiding over its successful turnaround before being absorbed into the present day Union Pacific system.
CFNR #105 EMD GP15-1. The California Northern Railroad (reporting mark CFNR) is one of several Class III short-line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. It operates over Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) tracks (now Union Pacific Railroad) under a long-term lease. The CFNR was originally owned by the Park-Sierra Rail Group (owner ...
The Northern Central Connecting Railway was dissolved April 27, 1925. The Barnegat Railroad was dissolved October 8, 1925. The Roxborough Railroad was dissolved August 16, 1926. The Traverse City, Leelanau and Manistique Railway was dissolved October 31, 1926. The Chambersburg and Gettysburg Electric Railway was dissolved December 21, 1926.