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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 from the PARR dated June 25, 1950. It contains train schedules between Philadelphia-Lancaster-Harrisburg, Lancaster-York, and Harrisburg-Hagerstown-Roanoke Listings are by run number, with arrival/departure times for stations served. Equipment manifests are included for the primary trains.
This timetable measures appx 8 x 3 1/2 inches closed and opens to appx 22x8 inches; it is printed on a lower-grade paperstock. The timetable is in very good condition, with no writing, no rips or tears; there is a rubber-stamped date on the front cover (see first image). The cover shows minor wear.
A great collectible item for any PARR fan.
For auction is a passenger train timetable from the PARR dated June 25, 1950. It contains train schedules between Philadelphia-Lancaster-Harrisburg, Lancaster-York, and Harrisburg-Hagerstown-Roanoke Listings are by run number, with arrival/departure times for stations served. Equipment manifests are included for the primary trains.
This timetable measures appx 8 x 3 1/2 inches closed and opens to appx 22x8 inches; it is printed on a lower-grade paperstock. The timetable is in very good condition, with no writing, no rips or tears; there is a rubber-stamped date on the front cover (see first image). The cover shows minor wear.
A great collectible item for any PARR fan.
