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The P&BC was chartered in Pennsylvania in 1854 and quickly absorbed the Baltimore & Philadelphia Railroad and its Maryland charter. [1] Starting from a connection with the West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad (WC&P) at Wawa, Pennsylvania (formerly called Grubb's Bridge), the initial plan was to build southwest for 78 miles (126 km) to a junction with the Northern Central Railway, north of ...
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B) was an American railroad that operated independently from 1836 to 1881. Headquartered in Philadelphia , it was greatly enlarged in 1838 by the merger of four state-chartered railroads in three Mid-Atlantic states to create a single line between Philadelphia and Baltimore .
The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad (PB&W) was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia in the 20th century, and was a key component of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) system. Its 131-mile (211 km) main line ran between Philadelphia and Washington.
The Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad was a railroad line built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Maryland-Delaware state line, where it connected with the B&O's Philadelphia Branch to reach Baltimore, Maryland.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad and the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad were consolidated to form the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad November 1, 1902 The Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad was purchased by PRR in about 1877 (Pennsylvania portion) and 1890 (Maryland portion).
1846: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is chartered to construct a rail line from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1850s: Renamed the Pennsylvania Central Railway. 1850: Construction begins on Altoona Works repair shop at Altoona, Pennsylvania. 1857: The Main Line of Public Works of Pennsylvania purchased.
Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad: Philadelphia and Delaware County Railroad: PRR: 1831 1836 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad: Philadelphia, Easton and Water Gap Railroad: RDG: 1852 1853 North Pennsylvania Railroad: Philadelphia and Erie Railroad: PRR: 1861 1907 Pennsylvania Railroad: Philadelphia and Frankford Railroad ...
The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) was a Class I Railroad in the United States connecting Baltimore, Maryland, with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1861, when the PRR acquired a controlling interest in the Northern Central's stock to ...