Penn Central Transportation Company
1969 – 1976
- Business Type
- Corporation
- State of Incorporation
- Pennsylvania
- Business Purpose
- Railroad
- Rail Operations
- 1969-1976
- Operations In
- United States: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia
Canada: Ontario, Quebec
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- Penn Central Company
- 1968 to 1969, Renamed
- The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
- 1872 to 1968, Merged
Timeline
- October 1, 1969
- Penn Central Company is renamed to Penn Central Transportation Company.
Source
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, “Penn Central Securities Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation Docket No. 56,” in Federal Reporter, 529-541 (March 14, 1974). - February 5, 1976
- Penn Central Transportation Company is acquired by Consolidated Rail Corporation with the passage of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act.
Source
“Conrail,” Wikipedia, March 1, 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrail.
Collection
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Penn Central Railroad
Item 9304011035
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Railroad Station, Middleboro, Massachusetts
Item 9304010761
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Penn Central 2914
Item 9304010726
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Repair Shop on A Street
Item 9303000210