Pennsylvania Company

Reporting marks	PRR
Locale	Pittsburgh, PA to Chicago, IL
Dates of operation	April 1, 1871 – January 1, 1918
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters

The Pennsylvania Company was a major holding company, owning and operating much of the Lines West territory (west of Pittsburgh and Erie, Pennsylvania) of the Pennsylvania Railroad, including the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, the PRR's main route to Chicago, Illinois. It also owned but did not operate the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Pan Handle Route), another line to Chicago. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Reporting marks on two CP Rail covered hoppers passing Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, June 20, 2004. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... This article is about the largest city of Illinois. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded  -Incorporated 1758   County Allegheny County Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... The Erie skyline, facing south from Presque Isle State Park across Presque Isle Bay Presque Isle State Park, known to locals as the peninsula. ... 1911 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was a major part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, extending the PRR west from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Fort Wayne, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois. ... Chicago, known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles. ... The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. ...

History

The Pennsylvania Company was incorporated April 7, 1870 in Pennsylvania as a holding company with a broad charter. It was organized June 1, with president William Thaw of the PRR. Tom Scott replaced Thaw as the president January 20, 1871. On April 1 of that year the company began operating several railroads; others were acquired later. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 2. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... A charter is a document bestowing certain rights on a town, city, university, land or institution; sometimes used as a loan of money. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Thomas Alexander Scott, born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania on December 28, 1823, is considered by some to be the most successful white collar criminal in American history. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...

• April 1, 1871: Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway - main line direct from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Chicago, Illinois
• April 1, 1871: Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad - main line from Pittsburgh north to Erie, Pennsylvania
• April 1, 1871: Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad (merged into the Vandalia Railroad, PRR-owned but not Pennsylvania Company operated, January 1, 1905)
• April 1, 1871: Lawrence Railroad (merged into the YL&P June 1, 1887)
• April 1, 1871: New Castle and Beaver Valley Railroad (merged into the PY&A January 1, 1906)
• December 1, 1871: Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad - branch of PFW&C to Cleveland, Ohio
• January 1, 1873: Columbus and Shelby Railroad (merged into the JM&I November 18, 1881)
• January 1, 1873: Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad (merged into the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, PRR-owned but not Pennsylvania Company operated, October 1, 1890)
• January 1, 1873: Lake Erie and Louisville Railroad (merged into the JM&I June 26, 1890)
• January 1, 1873: Louisville Bridge Company (began operating itself October 1, 1890)
• January 1, 1873: Shelby and Rush Railroad (merged into the JM&I April 10, 1882)
• May 1, 1873: Ashtabula, Youngstown and Pittsburg Rail Road; Ashtabula and Pittsburgh Railway (merged into the AN&Y June 16, 1887)
• May 1, 1873: Mansfield, Coldwater and Lake Michigan Rail Road (merged into the NWO November 28, 1877)
• May 1, 1873: Toledo, Tiffin and Eastern Rail Road; Toledo and Woodville Railroad; Northwestern Ohio Railway (merged into the TWV&O May 23, 1891)
• November 10, 1873: Toledo and State Line Railroad (merged into the TT&E May 1, 1878?)
• September 28, 1880: Massillon and Cleveland Railroad
• October 3, 1881: Meadville Railway (reorganized February 1, 1884 as the non-PRR Meadville and Linesville Railroad)
• August 7, 1882: Alliance, Niles and Ashtabula Railroad (merged into the AN&Y June 16, 1887)
• January 8, 1884: Ohio Valley Railway; Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley and Cincinnati Railroad
• August 18, 1884: New Brighton and New Castle Rail Road (merged into the YL&P June 1, 1887)
• June 1, 1887: Youngstown, Lawrence and Pittsburgh Railroad (merged into the PY&A August 1, 1887)
• June 16, 1887: Ashtabula, Niles and Youngstown Railroad (merged into the PY&A August 1, 1887)
• August 1, 1887: Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Ashtabula Railroad; Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Ashtabula Railway
• October 15, 1887: South Chicago and Southern Railroad
• October 15, 1888: State Line and Indiana City Railway (merged into the SC&S February 5, 1901)
• May 23, 1891: Toledo, Walhonding Valley and Ohio Railroad (merged into the TC&OR July 1, 1911)
• January 1892: Rolling Mill Railroad (merged into the TWV&O January 1, 1904)
• January 8, 1892: Salineville Railroad (merged into the C&P January 1, 1899)
• September 16, 1895: Calumet River Railway (merged into the SC&S February 5, 1901)
• January 1, 1900: Cleveland and Marietta Railway (merged into the TC&OR July 1, 1911)
• August 1, 1900: Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway (only 51.492 miles (83 km), formerly the New Castle and Franklin Railroad from New Castle, Pennsylvania to Stoneboro, Pennsylvania plus branches)
• July 1, 1910: Youngstown and Ravenna Railroad
• July 1, 1911: Toledo, Columbus and Ohio River Railroad
• July 1, 1912: Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway

Lines operated by the Pennsylvania Company just before its demise in 1918

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On January 1, 1918, soon after the United States Railroad Administration took over all U.S. railroads, all Pennsylvania Company leases were transferred to the PRR. On March 1, 1920, when the lines were returned to the PRR, they were separated into four regions - the Eastern Region, Central Region, Northwestern Region and Southwestern Region. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The United States Railroad Administration was the name of the nationalised railroad system of the United States between 1917 and 1920. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

The Pennsylvania Company however stayed around as a holding company, and was reincorporated in Delaware on December 12, 1958 and reorganized December 16. Its new purpose was to diversify into real estate and other fields, and the company lasted through the 1968 PRR merger into Penn Central Transportation. A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... A Delaware corporation is a corporation chartered in the state of Delaware in the United States. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Penn Central Transportation Company, normally called Penn Central, was an American railroad company, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and formed by the merger on February 1, 1968 of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad; the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad was added to the merger...

In 1973 or 1974 several subsidiaries were created - the Pennrec Company for theme park investments (including Six Flags Great Adventure and Stars Hall of Fame), the Penn Orlando Company, and Penn Arlington, Inc. (which bought Six Flags Over Texas from the Great Southwest Corporation). 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Theme Park Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... The entrance plaza at Six Flags Great Adventure. ... Six flags over Texas is the slogan used to describe the six nations that have had sovereignty over various parts of the land now known as Texas. ...

See also

• Penndel Company, incorporated in 1953 to merge PRR subsidiaries

1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

References

• Corporate Genealogy - Pennsylvania Company
• PRR Chronology