Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
K. A. Browne's files on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's Train "X"
Kenneth A. Browne (1905-1985) was the research director attached to the president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway system. This collection consists of his files and documents the history of the development of Train "X" from its beginnings in 1945 to the point at which the New York Central's "Xplorer" was introduced in 1956.
Reading Company records
Chartered in 1871, Reading Company was the holding company for the system of railroads, canals and coal mines assembled by the predecessor Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company between 1833 and 1896. The collection consists of the corporate records of the Reading Company (1871-1976), the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company (1833-1896), the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company (1896-1923), and 159 predecessors and subsidiaries.
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- Advertisements 1
- Anthracite coal industry 1
- Bus lines 1
- Canals 1
- Coal mines and mining 1
- Drawings 1
- High speed trains 1
- Holding companies 1
- Personnel records 1
- Police, Private 1
- Railroad police 1
- Railroad stations 1
- Railroads -- Buildings and structures 1
- Railroads -- Employees 1
- Railroads -- Equipment and supplies 1
- Railroads -- Rolling stock 1
- Railroads -- Rolling stock -- Design and construction 1
- Street-railroads 1
- Strikes and lockouts 1
- Technical drawings 1
- Telegraph 1
- Timetables 1 + ∧ less
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