New York Central Railroad
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The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the e
The main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in New York City
The former headquarters of the New York Central Railroad on Park Avenue, known today as the Helmsley Building
Bond of the New York Central Railroad Company, issued August 1, 1853, and signed by Erastus Corning
A New York Central Railroad train on the High Line through the Bell Laboratories Building in 1936
Pennsylvania Railroad
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The Pennsylvania Railroad, officially the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvani
New York Central Railroad
…Terminal. The railroad was established in 1853, consolidating several existing railroad companies. In 1968, the NYC merged with its former rival, the Pennsylvania Railroad, to form Penn Central. Penn Central went into bankruptcy in 1970 and, with extensive Federal government support, emerged as Conrail in 1976. In 1999…
A Penn Central Company stock certificate in 1969
A PRR one-way coach ticket between Philadelphia and New York, c. 1955
A DD1 electric locomotive used in the New York City terminal area and tunnels
A GG1 electric locomotive pulls The Congressional out of the North River Tunnels, 1965