1962 Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train timetable (April)

Description

For auction is a passenger train timetable dated April 29, 1962. It contains listings for all passenger runs on the PARR. Listings are by run number, with arrival/departure times for stations served. For the major trains, equipment manifests are provided. The PARR operated such famous "named" trains as the Broadway Limited, the Manhattan Limited, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Cincinnati Limited, the General, and the Clevelander.
1962 Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train timetable (April)
1962 Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train timetable (April)
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Description
The
Pennsylvania Railroad (PARR)
was
one of the dominant railroad carriers in the US for over a century
. Founded in 1837, it
served the area between New York and Washington in the east to Chicago and St. Louis in the west,
with most of its trackage concentrated in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. The
PARR competed head-to-head with the New York Central
(NYC) in many markets; after World War II, as passenger traffic began to dwindle and operating costs rose, the
PARR began having difficult financial times
. In a survival move, the
PARR and NYC merged to form the Penn Central in 1968
; this move was not successful either, and in 1976 the US
government took over this line, and other eastern regional railroads, to form Conrail.
Conrail was
sold to Norfolk Southern and CSX in 1999
, and the surviving PARR trackage is now operated primarily by these two railroads.
For auction is a
passenger train timetable dated April 29, 1962
. It
contains listings for all passenger runs on the PARR
. Listings are
by run number, with arrival/departure times for stations served
. For the major trains,
equipment manifests
are provided. The PARR operated such famous
"named"
trains as the
Broadway Limited
, the
Manhattan Limited,
the
Spirit of St. Louis
, the
Cincinnati Limited
, the
General
, and the Clevelander.
Listings are for the following groups of cities
: (a) Chicago to Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and New York; (b) St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Eastern Cities; (c) Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus and Eastern Cities; (d) Cleveland, Youngstown and Eastern Cities; (e) Chicago and Pittsburgh; (f) New York and Roanoke; (g) St. Louis, Indianapolis, Columbus and Pittsburgh; (h) Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville; (i) Chicago, Dayton and Columbus; (j) Chicago, Richmond, Cincinnati and Norfolk; (k) Pittsburgh and Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and New York; (l) Washington and Baltimore to Philadelphia and New York; (m) Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston to Montreal; (n) Philadelphia and New York; (o) New Jersey Shore Services between Philadelphia and Ocean City, Wildwood, Cape May; (p) New York and Point Pleasant Beach; and (q) Buffalo, Erie, Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
There is a
schedule of coach and Pullman fares
, a
listing of family fares,
a great
2-page centerpage map
of the PARR system, and some
period railroad advertising
. There are
maps showing train station locations in New York, Chicago, Washington and Philadelphia
.
This timetable measures appx 9x4 inches unopened and opens to appx 9x8 inches; there are
37 pages.
It is in
excellent condition
, with no writing or markings, no spills or smears, and the binding is secure with all pages firmly in place. The back cover has a very small gap edge tear, but there are no other rips or tears.
A great resource for the PARR railfan.
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