The Pennsylvania Railroad Company

1846 – 1968

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Pennsylvania
Business Purpose
Railroad
Operations In
United States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

The New York Central Railroad Company
1914 to 1968, Merged

Timeline

April 13, 1846
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company incorporates in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Pennsylvania Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-932 (United States Government Printing Office, 1929).
April 21, 1892
The New York Connecting Railroad Company incorporates and organizes under the general laws of the State of New York , jointly controlled by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York Connecting Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 586-606 (United States Government Printing Office, 1930).
February 1, 1968
The New York Central Railroad Company merges into The Pennsylvania Railroad 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 1, 1968
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is renamed to Pennsylvania New York 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).

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