The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976.

Oct 15, 2024 · The Penn Central Transportation Company was a railroad created through the mergers of the NYC, PRR, and New Haven. It failed almost immediately.

3 days ago · On 4/1/76 CR was formed and took over PC's rr operations...but PC wasn't merged into CR...CR aquired the PC's physical rr assets. The PC was still a corporation that continued to exist on paper and owned all the non-rr assets. Now, here is where I'm confused...

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.

Published three times per year, the POST features articles and photographs about all things Penn Central, including both prototype and model railroading subjects. Regular features include "The Crummy Locker," an ongoing series about PC railroadiana, along with employee tales of working on the Penn Central.

Rosters and references for Penn Central locomotives, cars, and other rolling stock. Forms, employee timetables, and other items essential for day-to-day railroad operations. Public Timetables and other materials used for passenger trains. Information for those recreating the Penn Central in miniature. The Penn Central employee magazine.

May 1, 2023 · Penn Central history began existence on Feb. 1, 1968. More accurately, it was incorporated in 1846 as the Pennsylvania Railroad; changed its name to Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Co. on Feb. 1, 1968, when it merged the New York Central; and adopted the name Penn Central Co. on May 8, 1968. On Oct. 1, 1969, it again changed its

The PC&Y Railroad Bridge carries a single railroad track over the Ohio River, between Stowe Township, Pennsylvania and Neville Island, Pennsylvania. [1][2] Built in 1894, [3] this through truss railroad bridge once served the Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Railroad.

Railfan.net has allowed me to collect a lot of photos of my favorite railroads, including the PC, in which time has rekindled my interest. As I model the PC at our local model railroad club I have scoured the internet for PC reference and have found precious little dedicated to just the PC.

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