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The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
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New York Central Railroad
American Class I railroad (1853–1968)
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 east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Class I railroad (1846–1968)
The Pennsylvania Railroad, legal name as the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At its peak in 1882, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Penn Central Transportation Company
American class I railroad company in operation from 1968 to 1976
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, the Pennsylvania, New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)