Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad was one of the earliest commercial railroads in the United States, running 82 miles from Philadelphia to Columbia, Pennsylvania, it was built by the Pennsylvania Can
P&CRR schedule (1837)
P&CRR schedule from 1851.
P&CRR Philadelphia depot
"View of the Inclined Plane, near Philadelphia" (1838).
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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
Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad
…Columbia, Pennsylvania, it was built by the Pennsylvania Canal Commission in lieu of a canal from Columbia to Philadelphia; in 1857 it became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It is currently owned and operated by Amtrak as its electrified Keystone Corridor. The Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad's western terminus was located…
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