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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 March 1, 1942. It contains train schedules between Washington-Baltimore-Philadelphia-Boston-Montreal-Quebec-Ottawa, Washington-New York express trains, Washington-Pittsburgh express trains, Washington-Chicago express trains, Washington-Columbus-Xenia-Cincinnati express trains, Washington-Dayton-Indianapolis-Louisville-St Louis express trains, Washington-Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit-Wheeling express trains, Washington-Harrisburg-points north, New York-Norfolk, Philadelphia-Atlantic City, and Washington-Baltimore. Listings are by run number, with arrival/departure times for stations served. Equipment manifests are provided for the primary runs. There is a schedule of coach and Pullman fares, as well as a nice 2-page map showing the PARR system.
This timetable measures appx 9x4 inches closed, 9x8 inches opened, and contains 16 pages; it is printed on a lower-grade paperstock. The timetable is in excellent condition, with no writing or markings, no rips or tears. It appears to have had little if any use.
A great collectible item for any PARR fan.
For auction is a passenger train timetable from the PARR dated March 1, 1942. It contains train schedules between Washington-Baltimore-Philadelphia-Boston-Montreal-Quebec-Ottawa, Washington-New York express trains, Washington-Pittsburgh express trains, Washington-Chicago express trains, Washington-Columbus-Xenia-Cincinnati express trains, Washington-Dayton-Indianapolis-Louisville-St Louis express trains, Washington-Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit-Wheeling express trains, Washington-Harrisburg-points north, New York-Norfolk, Philadelphia-Atlantic City, and Washington-Baltimore. Listings are by run number, with arrival/departure times for stations served. Equipment manifests are provided for the primary runs. There is a schedule of coach and Pullman fares, as well as a nice 2-page map showing the PARR system.
This timetable measures appx 9x4 inches closed, 9x8 inches opened, and contains 16 pages; it is printed on a lower-grade paperstock. The timetable is in excellent condition, with no writing or markings, no rips or tears. It appears to have had little if any use.
A great collectible item for any PARR fan.
