List of Pennsylvania Railroad predecessor railroads

The following railroads merged to form the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). On February 1, 1968, the PRR merged into Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation.

The following PRR-owned and leased companies were still separate at the time of the Penn Central merger:

Also existing was the Penndel Company, incorporated in Delaware November 20, 1953, to absorb railroad subsidiaries.

  • The Rosslynn Connecting Railroad merged into the Penndel Company December 1, 1969.
  • The Elmira and Williamsport Railroad merged into the Penndel Company July 1, 1969.
  • The Camden and Burlington County Railway, Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad, Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad and New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad (NYP&N) merged into the Penndel Company January 1, 1958.
  • The Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad merged into the Penndel Company February 1, 1957.
  • The Lykens Valley Railroad and Coal Company merged into the Penndel Company August 31, 1956.
  • The Detroit Union Railroad, Depot and Station Company, New Cumberland and Pittsburgh Railway, Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway, Wheeling Coal Railroad and Wheeling and Eastern Railroad merged into the Penndel Company December 31, 1954.
    • The Bradford Railroad merged into the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad January 29, 1932.
  • The Delaware River Railroad and Bridge Company, Englewood Connecting Railway, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway, Indianapolis and Frankfort Railroad, Ohio Connecting Railway, Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley and Cincinnati Railroad, South Chicago and Southern Railroad, Southern Pennsylvania Railway and Mining Company, Wheeling Terminal Railway, York, Hanover and Frederick Railway and Youngstown and Ravenna Railway merged into the Penndel Company December 31, 1953.
  • The assets of the Louisville Bridge and Terminal Railway were sold to the Penndel Company December 30, 1953.

Dissolved companies
  • The New York and Long Island Terminal Railway was dissolved September 29, 1905.
  • The Western Washington Railroad was dissolved October 2, 1908.
  • The Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was dissolved April 24, 1918.
  • The Traverse City Railroad was dissolved May 28, 1918.
  • Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway was dissolved May 7, 1923.
  • The Northern Central Connecting Railway was dissolved April 27, 1925.
  • The Barnegat Railroad was dissolved October 8, 1925.
  • The Roxborough Railroad was dissolved August 16, 1926.
  • The Traverse City, Leelanau and Manistique Railway was dissolved October 31, 1926.
  • The Chambersburg and Gettysburg Electric Railway was dissolved December 21, 1926.
  • The Canton and East Liverpool Railroad and Massillon and Little Beaver Railroad were dissolved June 3, 1927.
  • The Tipton Railroad was dissolved June 8, 1927.
  • The Connecting Terminal Railroad was dissolved June 10, 1931.
  • The St. Louis Connecting Railroad was dissolved September 24, 1931.
  • The Mineral Railroad and Mining Company was dissolved May 17, 1932.
  • The Lorain, Ashland and Southern Railroad was dissolved July 12, 1932.
  • The Johnsonburg Railroad was dissolved August 22, 1932.
  • The Waynesburg and Washington Railroad was dissolved October 7, 1932.
  • The Massillon and Cleveland Railroad was dissolved October 25, 1932.
  • The Sharpsville Railroad was dissolved December 17, 1932.
  • The Ohio River and Western Railway was dissolved March 15, 1935.
  • The Philadelphia and Beach Haven Railroad was dissolved June 24, 1937.
  • The Pennsylvania and Newark Railroad was dissolved December 21, 1956.

References
  • PRR Chronology
  • PRR Corporate History
  • Roberts, C. and Messer, D. (2003). Triumph VI, Baltimore: Barnard, Roberts. ISBN 0-934118-28-0
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