Penn Central Transportation Co. Archives
(Penn Central Transportation Co. was the railroad company subsidiary of Penn Central Co. After its bankruptcy and reorganization, non-railroad assets were conveyed to Penn Central Corp., which was succeeded by American Premiere Underwriters, Inc., and Great American Insurance Co./American Financial Group)
News:
2-5-2008: "Goldman's CMO Liabilities: No Bull! Goldman must be liable for CMOs, writer says" http://www.blackstarnews.com/?c=121&a=4201 (Courtesy Black Star News http://www.blackstarnews.com)
11-21-2005: American Financial Group/Penn Central Transportation Co. sold 179 million tons of coal reserves in three distinct areas (Southwest Pennsylvania, Central Pennsylvania and Ohio) to Consol and other operators for $29M. See- http://sev.prnewswire.com/mining-metals/20051121/DAM02521112005-1.html Courtesy PR Newswire http://www.prnewswire.com)
1-15-2005: Cincinnati Reds owner Carl Lindner contributed $250,000, and another $250,000 from Lindner's American Financial Group to the inauguration fund of President Bush.
12-6-2004: Great American Insurance Company Receives Subpoena in Insurance Probe http://ir.afginc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=89330&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=650577&highlight=
11-8-2004: American Financial Group Announces Environmental Clean-up Settlement Relating to a Former Railroad Subsidiary's Site http://ir.afginc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=89330&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=641787&highlight=
Documents:
Penn Central Corp. Track Segments
Available For Sale 5-14-1979 (including 1970 PCTC System Map) (PCC
Track Segment Sale 5-14-1979.pdf) 5.131MB
SALMAR Commodity Description Six Alpha Market Research, Manager, Marketing Data Control Philadelphia, PA Ext. 3192 11-3-1975 (PCTC A6 Commodity Description 11-3-1975.pdf) 21.535MB
"1973 - The Year of Decision for Penn Central" (Address by Goerge P. Baker, Trustee, Penn Central Transportation Co., at the 1973 National Transportation Institute, Chicago, 2-6-1973) (Baker Address 2-6-1973.pdf) 1.029MB
Organization Chart 3-1-1971 (PCTC Org Chart 3-1-1971.pdf) 1.909MB
Notice of Proposed Discontinuance of (Passenger) Service, H.C. Kohout, VP-Passenger Service, Philadelphia 3-9-1970 (PCTC Psgr Discontinuance 3-9-1970.pdf) 84KB
Equipment and its Utilization c.1969 (PCTC Equipment Utilization c1969.pdf) 1.754MB
Logo placement on equipment (PCTC Logo Equipment.pdf) 1.155KB
U.S. House Hearings-
Penn Central Transportation Company: Adequacy of Investor Protection Hearing Before the Special Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, 91st Congress, Second Session 9-24-1970 Serial No. 91-98 (PCTC Investors 9-24-1970.pdf) 11.775MB Courtesy David Mangold Collection
U.S. House of Representatives 92d Congress, First Session, Staff Report of the Committee on Banking and Currency "The Penn Central Failure and the Role of Financial Institutions"
"Part I - Effects of Penn Central's Diversification Program on the Railroad's Cash Position" 11-2-1970 (PC Failure Part I 11-2-1970.pdf) 537KB
"Part II - Case Study of a Penn Central Subsidiary: Executive Jet Aviation" 12-21-1970 (PC Failure Part II 12-21-1970.pdf) 6.578MB
"Part III - Penphil: The Misuse of Corporate Power" 2-15-1971 (PCTC Failure Part III 2-15-1971.pdf) 4.2MB
"Part IV - Penn Central Loses Four Million Dollars: A story of International Intrigue" 3-11-1971 (PCTC Failure Part IV 3-11-1971.pdf) 1.17MB
"Part V - Trading in Penn Central Stock: Financial Institutions and Privileged Information" 3-29-1971 (PCTC Failure Part V 3-29-1971.pdf) 1.840MB Courtesy David Mangold Collection
Legislation-
U.S. Senate
1974 S.3343 Interstate Railroad Act of 1974 Bill - "... a bill to designate a national network of essential rail lines; to require minimum standards of maintenance on rail lines; to provide Federal financial aid for rail rehabilitation; to establish rights of access by rail carriers to rail lines and facilities, and for other purposes." (S 3343 4-10-1974.pdf) 3.612MB
1973 S.1031 Essential Rail Services Act of 1973 Bill - "... a bill to designate a national network of essential rail lines; to require minimum standards of maintenance on such lines; to create a not-for-profit corporation to acquire and maintain rail lines in the Northeast; to provide financial assistance for rehabilitation of rail lines; and for other purposes." (S 1031 2-27-1973.pdf) 6.394MB
1972 S.4017 Regional Railroad Rights of Way Authority Act Bill - "... a bill to allow the establishment of regional rail roadbed authorities to take ownership of the roadbed of bankrupt railroads and to issue revenue bonds to aid in the recapitalization of bankrupt railroads." (S 4017 9-21-1972.pdf) 1.509MB
Freight Schedules-
Freight Service Guide 12-31-1968 (PCTC Freight Map 12-31-1968.pdf) 3.608MB
3-15-1969 (PCTC Freight Schedule 3-15-1969.pdf) 7.39MB
6-1-1974 (PCTC Freight Schedule 6-1-1974.pdf) 16.033MB Courtesy Blair S. Davies Collection
Station Lists-
A.D. 80 Official List of Stations Revised Sections C (Stations Classified by Customer Accounting Centers), F (Alphabetical List of Stations) & G (Numerical List of Stations [PRR-Reading Seashore Lines, Monongahela Rwy, Monongahela Rwy Mines, PC&Y Rwy, Central IN Rwy]) 10-1-1970 (PCTC A.D. 80 10-1-1970.pdf) 24.882MB
List of Station Initials and Reporting Marks 4-1-1968 (PCTC Station Initials 4-1-1968.pdf) 498KB
ICC Annual Reports-
R-1 Annual report to the ICC 12-31-1974 (ICC PCTC 1974 R-1.pdf) 25.965MB
R-1 Annual report to the ICC 12-31-1973 (ICC PCTC 1973 R-1.pdf) 25.965MB
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports-
1968 (PCTC CAFR 1968.pdf) 19.696MB
Proxy Statement 4-10-1969 (PCTC Proxy 4-10-1969.pdf) 3.363MB
1973 (PCTC CAFR 1973.pdf) 2.558MB
Penn Central Corp. 1986 (PCC CAFR 1986.pdf) 12.173MB
Interchange Reports-
Sheet Numbers 221-228 9-28-1973 (PCTC Interchange Report 221-228 9-28-1973.pdf) 715KB
A.D. 5252 Weigh Cards-
NYC 922180 @ Indianapolis (PCTC Indianapolis Car Weigh Card.pdf) 180KB
Pennsylvania Railroad Archives
U.S. Railway Administration Archives
U.S. House of Representatives Archives
Interstate Commerce Commission Archives
Penn Central Railroad Historical Society http://www.pcrrhs.org
Penn Central Railroad Online http://pc.smellycat.com
American Financial Group, Inc. http://www.amfnl.com
PRR Research - A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors, and Its Historical Context by Christopher T. Baer (includes PCTC chronology) http://www.prrths.com/PRR_hagley_intro.htm (Courtesy Philadelphia Chapter http://www.prrths.com/Phila_New_Index.htm of the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society http://www.prrths.com)
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