Karl Gabosch collection of Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central ephemera
Creation: 1946-1978Abstract
Karl Gabosch (1932-2008) was an employee of Pennsylvania Railroad Company and its successors, Penn Central and Conrail. The collection consists of a sample of company manuals, internal publications, and maps that were issued to him over the course of his career.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1978
Creator
- Gabosch, Karl, 1932-2008 (Collector, Person)
Extent
14 item(s) (one half-box and 2 oversized items in MD-121)
Biographical Note
Karl Gabosch (1932-2008) was an employee of Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) and its successors, Penn Central and Conrail. He was born in Philadelphia and joined the Pennsylvania Railroad Company after military service in the 1950s. He spent his entire career with the PRR and its successors, Penn Central and Conrail, retiring in the mid-1990s. Gabosch worked in sales, freight forwarding, and car repair. For seven years in the early 1970s, he was stationed in San Francisco, forwarding freight from the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads to Penn Central and Conrail.
Scope and Contents
The Karl Gabosch (1932-2008) collection of Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central ephemera consists of a sample of company manuals, internal publications, and maps that were issued to Gabosch over the course of his career. They have been preserved to complement the larger, official archives of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Karl Gabosch collection of Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central ephemera
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Ashley Williams
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
