1974 Penn Central Railroad passenger train timetable -- Wilmington-Philadelphia

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For auction is a passenger train timetable dated May 19, 1974. It is for service between Wilmington-Chester-Philadelphia and intermediate stations. Schedules are by run number, with arrival/departure times for stations served. There are separate listings for northbound, southbound, week day, Saturday, and Sunday/holiday trains. The timetable also has listings for connecting runs between Philadelphia-Newark (DL), Baltimore-Hawthorne (MD), Odenton-Seabrook (MD), and Washington-Lanham (MD).
1974 Penn Central Railroad passenger train timetable -- Wilmington-Philadelphia
1974 Penn Central Railroad passenger train timetable -- Wilmington-Philadelphia
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Description
The Penn Central Transportation Company
, commonly called the Penn Central (PC), was an American railroad company that operated from 1968 until 1976. It was created by the merger in 1968 of two competing railroads, the
Pennsylvania Railroad
and the
New York Central Railroad
, both of which were in considerable financial trouble. The
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
was added to the merger at the insistence of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1969.
The combined railroads did not correct service problems or turn around their financial situation, and in 1976 the US Government formed a government-subsidized company, Conrail, to take over the Penn Central. Five other regional railroads were added to the Penn Central companies in this action. Following railroad deregulation, Conrail became profitable in the late 1980s and operated for a decade as a public company; it was sold in 1999 to
Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation, which divided up Conrail
between their two companies.
For auction is a passenger train timetable dated May 19, 1974
. It is for
service between Wilmington-Chester-Philadelphia and intermediate stations
. Schedules are by run number, with arrival/departure times for stations served. There are separate listings for northbound, southbound, week day, Saturday, and Sunday/holiday trains. The timetable also has listings for connecting runs between
Philadelphia-Newark
(DL),
Baltimore-Hawthorne
(MD),
Odenton-Seabrook
(MD), and
Washington-Lanham
(MD).
This timetable measures appx 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches closed, 22 x 7 1/2 inches opened, and is printed on a thick paperstock. It is in
excellent condition
, with no rips, tears, writing or markings.
A nice collectible for any PC railfan.
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