Pennsylvania Railroad

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The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), officially the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia. In 1882, it was the largest railroad (by traffic and revenue), transportation enterprise, and corporation in the world. Over its existence, the Pennsylvania Railroad acquired, merged with, or owned part of at least 800 other rail lines and companies. In the 1920s, the company carried several times more traffic than other Class I railroads of comparable length, such as the Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroads, and by the end of 1926, it operated 11,640.66 miles (18,733.83 kilometers) of rail line. The Pennsylvania Railroad's only close competitor was the New York Central Railroad (NYC), which carried around three-quarters of the PRR's ton-miles. In 1968 the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with New York Central and became the Penn Central Transportation Company, or...

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