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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.
American railroad company Penn Central Transportation Company declared bankruptcy on June 21, 1970, two and a half years after its formation by the merger of the New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad. At the time, this was the largest bankruptcy in American history.
Feb 1, 2024 · Learn about the creation, rise, and fall of Penn Central, the largest railroad merger in U.S. history. See photos of its locomotives, passenger trains, and routes.
Penn Central Transportation Company. 5,795 likes · 420 talking about this. PENN CENTRAL won the railroad industry's race to the bottom 50 years ago. Now we're back.
A collection of records relating to the operations of the New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad in New York State, and their merger to form the Penn Central Railroad. The collection covers the period from 1796 to 1986 and includes files of the subsidiary Long Island Railroad.
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.
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.
