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Website. pcrrhs.org. 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 ...
Penn Central Transportation Company — successor to the PRR and NYC in 1968; Pennsylvania Company — holding company incorporated in 1870 to own/operate lines west of Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania Lines LLC — Conrail subsidiary that owned ex-PRR trackage and PRR reporting mark; Pennsylvania Station — the name for several major stations
- April 13, 1846–January 31, 1968, (renamed to Penn Central Transportation Company)
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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, all united by large-scale service into the New York metropolitan area and New England and Chicago.
Our mission is to preserve the history of the railroad known as the Penn Central Transportation Company, including its people and equipment, its heritage before its formation in 1968, its all-too-brief life, and its slow fade into Conrail.
In addition there is a collection of several hundred maps covering the period from 1796 to 1935. Microfilm reels for Series I are located in boxes 242 (reels 1-56), 243 (reels 57-70), and 244 (reels 71-83). The Penn Central Transportation Company records, 1796-1986 is arranged in five series: I. Inventory. II.
The Penn Central Railroad Historical Society was formed to preserve the history and heritage of the railroad operated by the Penn Central Transportation Company.
