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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. At its peak in 1882, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest railroad (by traffic and revenue), the largest ...
- Allegheny Portage Railroad
The Allegheny Portage Railroad was the first railroad...
- 1906 Atlantic City Train Wreck
The accident resulted in what is regarded as the first press...
- Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis was a named passenger train on the...
- Broadway Limited
The Broadway Limited was a passenger train operated by the...
- Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad)
Early history. Portal of the abandoned tunnel of the...
- Pennsylvania Railroad class T1
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) class T1 duplex-drive...
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania was created to provide a...
- Allegheny Portage Railroad
Early history. Portal of the abandoned tunnel of the Allegheny Portage Railroad near Johnstown, PA, the first railroad tunnel in the United States. The eastern part of the PRR's main line (east of Lancaster) was built by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of the Main Line of Public Works: a hybrid railroad and canal corridor across the state.
1921, The Pennsylvania Railroad leases the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad. 1922, The Western Pacific completes a branch to San Jose, California, and the Tidewater and Southern Railroad, which is under Western Pacific control, extends to Fresno, California.
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) class T1 duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 steam locomotives, introduced in 1942 with two prototypes and later in 1945-1946 with 50 production examples, were the last steam locomotives built for the PRR and arguably its most controversial.
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania was created to provide a historical account of railroading in Pennsylvania by preserving rolling stock, artifacts, and archives of railroad companies of the Commonwealth.
Apr 13, 2020 · The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) received its charter. The first president of this railroad was Samuel Vaughan Merrick, who had been born in Maine in 1801. He moved to Pennsylvania as a teenager, settling in Philadelphia.
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….
