Nashua City Station Railroad History
  • Railroads & Street Railways
    • Nashua, N.H.

      • Boston & Maine Railroad
      • Boston & Maine Corporation
      • Pan Am Railways
      • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

      • Nashua Street Railway
      • Bay State Street Railway
      • Manchester & Nashua Street Railway
      • Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway
      • Nashua Transit System

      New Hampshire

      • Boston & Maine Railroad
      • Boston & Maine Corporation
      • Grand Trunk Railway
      • Canadian National Railways
      • Central Vermont Railway Comapny
      • Central Vermont Railway, Inc.
      • Maine Central Railroad
      • All N.H. Railroads
      • Street Railways & Mass Transit
      • Heritage Railroads

      All Railroads

      • Connecticut
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • New Hampshire
      • New York
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • Heritage Railroads
  • Railroad Stations
    • Nashua, N.H.

      • Nashua, Union Station
      • Nashua (City Station)
      • Nashua, Main Street
      • Otterson Street
      • Blood
      • South Nashua
      • Hollis

      New England & New York

      • Connecticut
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • New Hampshire
      • New York
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont

      The Maritimes & Quebec

      • New Brunswick
      • Nova Scotia
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Quebec

      By Railroad

      • Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
      • Boston & Albany Railroad
      • Boston & Maine Corporation
      • Boston & Maine Railroad
      • Canadian National Railways
      • Central Vermont Railway Company
      • Central Vermont Railway, Inc.
      • Delaware & Hudson Company
      • Maine Central Railroad
      • New Haven Railroad
      • Rutland Railroad
  • Town-by-Town
    • Nashua, N.H.

    • Connecticut
    • Maine
    • Massachusetts
    • New Hampshire
    • New York
    • Rhode Island
    • Vermont

    • New Brunswick
    • Nova Scotia
    • Prince Edward Island
    • Quebec

    • Unknown Location
  • Shop
    • Lulu Bookstore
    • eBay

Penn Central Company

  1. History
  2. Penn Central Company

Penn Central Company

1968 – 1969, Renamed

Business Type
Corporation

State of Incorporation
Pennsylvania

Business Purpose
Railroad

Rail Operations

Operations In
United States: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia
Canada: Ontario, Quebec

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

PCT Company
1969 to 1969, Merged
Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Company
1968 to 1968, Renamed

Timeline

Click on the icon for source information.

May 8, 1968
Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Company is renamed to Penn Central Company.
Citation
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. "Penn Central Securities Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation Docket No. 56." In Federal Reporter, 529-541. 1974.
December 31, 1968
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company merges into Penn Central Company.
Citation
Unknown source
October 1, 1969
PCT Company merges into Penn Central Company.
Citation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. "PCT Company." Department of State, PENN File. 1-22-2020. https://www.corporations.pa.gov/search/corpsearch.
October 1, 1969
Penn Central Company is renamed to Penn Central Transportation Company.
Citation
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. "Penn Central Securities Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation Docket No. 56." In Federal Reporter, 529-541. 1974.

Routes and Stations

  • 1969
Penn Central Company
New Haven Region, Boston Division

Atlantic and Nantasket Junction - Atlantic to Nantasket Junction
Attleboro and Whittenton Junction - Attleboro to Whittenton Junction
Avery and Cook Street - Avery to Cook Street
Boston and Neponset - Boston to Neponset
Boston and Readville - Boston to Readville
Boston to Providence - Boston to Providence
Braintree and Hyannis - Braintree to Hyannis
Braintree and Plymouth - Braintree to Plymouth
Braintree and West Quincy - Braintree to West Quincy
Braintree Highlands and Randolph - Braintree Highlands to Randolph
Bristol and Providence - Bristol to Providence
Buzzards Bay and Falmouth - Buzzards Bay to Falmouth
Canton Junction and Stoughton - Canton Junction to Stoughton
Cotley Junction and Pilgrim - Cotley Junction to Pilgrim
Cranston and Pontiac - Cranston to Pontiac
East Junction and Red Bridge - East Junction to Red Bridge
Fitchburg and Framingham Centre - Fitchburg to Framingham Centre
Franklin and Putnam - Franklin to Putnam
Lowell and Mansfield - Lowell to Mansfield
Milford and Franklin Junction - Milford to Franklin Junction
Myricks and Newport - Myricks to Newport
Neponset and Milton - Neponset to Milton
North Abington and West Hanover - North Abington to West Hanover
Norwood Central and Wrentham - Norwood Central to Wrentham
Plainfield and Willimantic - Plainfield to Willimantic
Providence and Branford - Providence to Branford
Providence and Washington - Providence to Washington
Readville and Dedham - Readville to Dedham
Readville to Franklin - Readville to Franklin
Signal Station 185 to Avery - Signal Station 185 to Avery
South Worcester and Boston Switch - South Worcester to Boston Switch
Stoughton and Easton - Southgton to Easton
Valley Falls and Water Street - Valley Falls to Water Street
Watuppa and Nash Street - Watuppa to Nash Road
Webster and Southbridge - Webster to Southbridge
Weir Junction and Dighton - Weir Junction to Dighton
West Street and Millis - West Street to Millis
Westdale and East Bridgewater - Westdale to East Bridgewater
Whittenton Junction and New Bedford - Whittenton Junction to New Bedford
Woonsocket and Slatersville - Woonsocket to Slatersville
Worcester and Groton - Worcester to Groton
Yarmouth and South Dennis - Yarmouth to South Dennis

New Haven Region, New Haven Division

Danbury and Campbell Hall - Danbury to Campbell Hall
Derby Junction and Berkshire Junction - Derby Junction to Berkshire Junction
Florence and Westfield - Florence to Westfield
Hartford and Griffins - Hartford to Griffins
Hartford and Waterbury - Hartford to Waterbury
Holyoke and Fair Street - Holyoke to Fair Street
Hopewell Junction and Beacon - Hopewell Junction to Beacon
Manchester and South Manchester - Manchester to South Manchester
New Britain and Berlin - New Britain to Berlin
New Canaan to Stamford - New Canaan to Stamford
Pittsfield to Signal Station 44 - Pittsfield to Signal Station 44
Portland and Air Line Junction - Portland to Air Line Junction
Rockville and Vernon - Rockville to Vernon
Signal Station 214 and Laurel - Signal Station 214 to Laurel
Signal Station 274 to Air Line Junction - Signal Station 274 to Air Line Junction
Springfield and East Hartford - Springfield to East Hartford
Suffield and Windsor Locks - Suffield to Windsor Locks
Torrington and Highland Junction - Torrington to Highland Junction
Waterbury and Devon - Waterbury to Devon
Watertown and Highland Junction - Watertown to Highland Junction
Willimantic and Signal Station 214 - Willimantic to Signal Station 214

New Haven Region, New Haven Division and New York Connecting Railroad

Branford to Harold and Woodlawn - Branford to Harold and Woodlawn
New York Connecting Railroad, Signal Station 3 and Fremont - Signal Station 3 to Fremont

List of All Penn Central Company Stations

Images and Artifacts

0 items found.

  • Facebook
  • About
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer

Nashua City Station Railroad History
© 2025 Matthew D. Cosgro