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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

K. A. Browne's files on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's Train "X"

 Collection
Accession: 1894
Abstract:

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.

Dates: 1945-1956

Reading Company records

 Collection
Accession: 1520
Abstract:

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.

Dates: 1795-1979

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  • Subject: Railroads -- Rolling stock X

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Advertisements 1
Anthracite coal industry 1
Bus lines 1
Canals 1
Coal mines and mining 1