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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.
The illustrious Pennsylvania Railroad was an institutional icon for more than a century. Its many years of success achieved it an impeccable credit rating and vaunted status on Wall Street, which aided the future Penn Central's ability to continue securing loans in the face of a doomed destiny.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Corporation is comprised of three major subsidiary railroads: The Pennsylvania Rail Lines, the Colorado & Southern Railroad, and the Western Pacific Railroad. All three operate under the Pennsylvania Railroad brand.
The Pennsylvania Railroad was the first American railroad to lay steel rails and the first to lay Bessemer rails; it was the first to put the steel firebox under the locomotive boiler; it was the first to use the air brake and the block signal system; and was the first to use the overhead crane in its shops.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. Preserving the heritage of "The Standard Railroad of the World" for future generations
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, largest of the trunkline railroads that connected the East Coast of the United States with the interior. It was chartered in 1846 by the Pennsylvania legislature to build a line between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Its first passenger train ran in 1848 between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
More than any other person or entity, it was the Pennsylvania Railroad that built the Main Line. For 111 years, its trains linked Lower Merion with Philadelphia and the nation. Even today, three decades after the railroad merged with a rival, the Pennsylvania's legacy continues to shape life in the…