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Pacific and Idaho Northern RR |
Opened in 1899, became part of the Union Pacific in 1936. |
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Pacific Coast Co. |
Reorg of Oregon Improvement Co. in 1897, incl. Pacific Coast Steamship, reverted to Pacific Coast Ry. and RR in 1916. |
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Pacific Coast RR |
From Columbia and Puget Sound RR in 1916, merged into BN in 1970.(Pacific Coast Co. 1897-1916, GN 1951-1970)Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1932 |
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Pacific Coast Ry. (see Pacific Coast (Steamship) Co.) |
From 1882, abandoned 1941.(Pacific Coast Co. 1897-1916 qv) |
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Pacific Electric Ry. |
Opened in 1901, became freight only, with remaining pax operations taken over by the Metropolitan Coach Lines in 1954.(SP) |
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Pacific Great Eastern Ry. |
Opened in 1912, became the British Columbia Ry. in 1972. |
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Pacific Northwest Traction Co. |
From Seattle-Everett Traction Co. in 1912, became the North Coast Lines in 1930. |
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Pacific [not-] Electric Ry. |
From Pacific Electric Ry. (SP) in 1959, became part of the Southern Pacific Lines in 1965.(SP) |
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Pacific Railway and Navigation Co. |
Opened in 1905, became part of the Southern Pacific Lines in 1915.(SP 1908-12) |
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Pacific Short Line |
Opened in 1890, became the Sioux City ONeill and Western RR in 1892. |
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Pacifico, FC del |
From Southern Pacific RR of Mexico in 1951, became part of the National Railways of Mexico in 1980. |
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Palatine Lake Zurich and Wauconda RR |
DBA of Waukegan Rockford and Elgin Traction Co., 1912-18, became actual name in 1918 and then the Chicago Palatine and Wauconda Ry. (abnd. 1924) on 6 Apr 1921.(Waukegan Rockford and Elgin Traction Co. 1912-18) |
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Palisades RR |
Opened as a dummy line in 1894, operated after 1895 as part of the North Hudson County Ry. |
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Pan-American RR (see National Rys of Mexico) |
Opened from 1901 to 1908, merged into National Rys. of Mexico by 1913.(NdM after 1911) |
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Pan Handle Traction Co. |
From West Penn Rys. in 1931, abandoned in 1937. |
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Panama RR/Ry. |
From 1855.(USG to 1979, Panama Govt. 1979-98, KCS after 1998) |
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Panhandle and Santa Fe Ry. |
From Southern Kansas Ry. of Texas in 1914, became part of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Ry. in 1934.(ATSF) |
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Paris and Mt. Pleasant RR |
Opened in 1910, abandoned in 1957. |
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Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Ry. |
From 1894, became the Los Angeles and Pasadena Electric Ry. in 1898.. |
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Pasadena and Pacific RR |
Acquired Los Angeles and Pacific in 1896, became the Los ANgeles-Pacific in 1898. |
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Passumpsic RR (dba of Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers RR, qv) |
Opened in 1850, leased by the Boston and Lowell RR on 1 Jan 1887. |
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Patten and Sherman RR |
Opened in 1896, absorbed by the BAR in 1901 |
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Peace River Route |
From EDandVG, CC, AandGW in 1917, Opened in 1929. |
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Pecos and Northern Texas RR |
From 1889, leased by the PandSF in 1900.( Pecos System, PandSF after 1901) |
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Pecos River RR |
From 1892, leased by the PandSF in 1900.( Pecos System, PandSF after 1901) |
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Pecos System (PVandNE, PandNT, PR) |
Opened in 1899, leased by the Panhandle and Santa Fe Ry. (ATSF) in 1900.( Pecos System, PandSF after 1901) |
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Pecos Valley and Northeastern RR (see Pecos System) |
From 1892, leased by the PandSF in 1900 (part of Eastern Ry. of NM under PandSF)( Pecos System, PandSF after 1901) |
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Pembina Valley RR (see Alberta Government Lines) |
Opened in 1927, part of original Northern Alberta Rys. in 1929. |
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Peninsular Ry. |
Opened in 1904, abandoned in 1934. |
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Penn Central RR |
From PRR and#43; NYC in 1968, became the bankrupt basis of federal Conrail in 1976. |
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Penn Ohio Coach Lines Co. (Bus) |
First acquired electric lines in 1930, . |
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Penn Ohio Electric Co. |
From Mahoning and Shenango Ry. and Light in 1920, became the Penn Ohio Public Service Co. in 1926. |
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Penn Ohio Public Service Co. |
From Penn Ohio Electric Co. in 1926, subsidiary West End Traction Co. survived after 1932. |
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Penn Yan and Lake Shore Ry. |
From Penn Yan Keuka Park and Branchport Ry. (1897) in 1913, abandoned in 1928.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1927 |
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Pennsylvania and Atlantic RR |
Opened in 1923, became part of the Conrail in 1976.(PRR) |
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Pennsylvania and New Jersey RR |
From New Jersey and Pennsylvania RR in 1915, abandoned 1921. |
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Pennsylvania and New York Canal and RR |
From 1869, psrt of Lehigh Valley in 1888. |
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Pennsylvania and Ohio Electric RR |
Opened in 1901, became the Pennsylvania and Ohio Traction Co. in 1919. |
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Pennsylvania and Ohio Traction Co. |
From Pennsylvania and Ohio Electric Ry. in 1919, abandoned in 1924. |
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Pennsylvania Central RR (dba of Pennsylvania RR in 1870s) |
Opened in 1871, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in 1920. |
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Pennsylvania Company (PRR Lines West) |
Opened in 1871, became part of the Pennsylvania RR in 1920. |
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Pennsylvania Eastern RR |
Brief operation of the Quakertown and Eastern under this name. |
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Pennsylvania-New Jersey Ry. |
From Bucks County Interurban RR, abandoned by 1934. |
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Pennsylvania Poughkeepsie and Boston RR |
Opened in 1889, bankrupt in 1891, leased to PandR in 1892, temp. op. by LV inlate 1893, reorg. as the Lehigh and New England RR in 1895.(PandR 1892-1893) |
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Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines |
Merger of Atlantic City RR (RDG) and West Jersey and Seashore (PRR) in 1933, became part of the Conrail in 1976. |
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Pennsylvania RR |
Opened in 1847, merged into the Penn Central RR in 1968. |
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Pensacola and Atlantic RR |
Completed 1 Feb 1883, operated by LandN after 1 Jan 1885, acquired in Jul 1891.(LandN after 1 Jan 1885) |
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Peoria and Pekin Union RR/Ry |
Formed in 1881. Operating in 2011. |
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Peoria Decatur and Evansville Ry. |
From a consolidation in 1879, bankrupt in 1894, became part of the Illinois Central RR in 1901. |
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Pere Marquette RR/Ry |
From Flint and Pere Marquette RR in 1900, became part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. in 1947.(CHandD 1905-7) |
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Perkiomen RR |
From 1875, always operated as a branch of the Reading, which absorbed it in 1929(PandR,RDG) |
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Petaluma and Santa Rosa RR |
Opened in 1903, became part of the Northwestern Pacific RR in 1985.(NWP after 1932)Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1932 |
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Philadelphia and Baltimore Central R.R. |
Opened in 1869, absorbed by Phila. Wilm. and Balt. in 1881.(PRR) |
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Philadelphia and Beach Haven RR |
Opened in 1909, abandoned in 1935.(PRR) |
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Philadelphia and Easton Electric Ry. |
From Philadelphia and Easton Ry. in 1907, became the Philadelphia and Easton Transit Co. (abd. 1926) in 1921. |
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Philadelphia and Easton Transit Co. |
From Philadelphia and Easton Electric Ry. in 1921, converted to bus in 1926. |
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Philadelphia and Erie RR |
From Sunbury and Erie in 1861, became a div. of PRR in 1862 but name continued.(PRR) |
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Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Co. |
From Inland Traction Co. in 1902, became Lehigh Valley Traction Co. in 1903. |
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Philadelphia and Reading Ry. |
Opened in 1836, became the Reading Co. in 1924. |
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Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Co. |
Consolidate in 1896, taken over by Phiula. and Suburban Transp. in 1936. |
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Philadelphia and Western Ry. |
Opened in 1907, became part of the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co. in 1953. |
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Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington RR |
From Phila, Wilm. and Balt. in 1902, to PRR in 1917.(PRR) |
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Philadelphia Germantown and Norristown RR |
From 1832, became part of Phila. and Reading in 1870. |
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Philadelphia Newtown and New York RR |
From 1889, became part of Reading in 1929. |
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. |
Consolidated in 1907, became Phila. Transp. Co. in 1940. |
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Philadelphia Reading and New England RR |
From Central New England and Western RR in 1892, became the Central New England Ry. in 1899.(PandR to 1893) |
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Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co. (Red Arrow Lines) |
From Phila. and West Chester Traction Co. in 1936, taken over by SEPTA in 1970. |
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Philadelphia Transportation Co. |
From Phila. Rapid Transit Co. in 1940, taken over by SEPTA in 1968. |
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Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore RR |
From 1837, became Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington in 1902.(PRR) |
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Phillips and Rangeley Ry. and#43; Sandy River RR |
Opened in 1893, became the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RR in 1908. |
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Phoenix and Eastern RR |
Opened in 1905, became part of the Arizona Eastern RR in 1910.(ATandSF 1905-06,SP after 1906) |
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Piedmont Air Line RR |
From Richmond and Danville and various to Atlanta in 1874, replaced by the consolidation of member lines in 1891. |
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Piedmont and Northern Ry. |
Opened in 1910, became part of the Seaboard Coast Line RR in 1969.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1951 |
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Pierre and Fort Pierre Bridge Ry. |
Fully absorbed by the CandNW in 1920.(CandNW) |
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Pine Creek RR (see Fall Brook Coal) |
From Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Ry. in 1884, leased by the CCandA dba Fall Brook Ry. on 1 Jul 1892. |
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Pinehurst RR |
Built as a trolley with steam freight in 1896, operation discontinued about 1905. |
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Pittsburg and Connellsville RR |
From 1860 (Pittsburg Washington and Baltimore RR (1871-4), leased to the BandO Dec. 13, 1875(BandO) |
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Pittsburg and Shawmut RR |
From Pittsburg Shawmut and Northern RR in 1916, . |
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Pittsburg Bessemer and Lake Erie RR |
From Pittsburgh Shenango and Lake Erie RR in 1896, became the Bessemer and Lake Erie RR in 1901. |
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Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago RR |
Formed in 1856, , became part of the Pennsylvania Co. (Lines West) in 1921.(PRR afdter 1869) |
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Pittsburg Shawmut and Northern RR |
From a consolidation in 1899, abandoned in 1947. |
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Pittsburg Summerville and Clarion RR |
Opened in 1904, became the Pennsylvania Southern RR in 1910. |
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Pittsburgh Akron and Western RR |
Opened in 1890, became the Northern Ohio RR in 1895. |
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Pittsburgh and Butler St. Ry. |
Opened in 1907, consol. into the Pittsburg Mars and Butler in 1917. |
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Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon RR |
Opened in 1871, became part of the Pittsburgh Rys. in 1909. |
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Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR |
Opened in 1879, became the independent againin 1979.(LSandMS/NYC/PC 1894-1979) |
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Pittsburgh and West Virginia Ry. |
From Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Ry. in 1917, became part of the Norfolk and Western Ry. in 1964.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1931 |
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Pittsburgh and Western Ry. |
Opened in 1879, became part of the Baltimore and Ohio RR in 1902.(BandO after 1891) |
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Pittsburgh Cincinnati and St. Louis Ry. |
Opened in 1868, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Ry. in 1890. |
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Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Ry. |
From Pittsburgh Cincinnati and St. Louis Ry. 1890, became part of the Pennsylvania Co. (Lines West) in 1921. |
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Pittsburgh Columbus and Cincinnati RR |
Opened in 1865, became part of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati and St. Louis Ry. in 1868. |
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Pittsburgh Harmony Butler and New Castle Ry. (see also PMandB) |
From 1908, converted to bus in 1931. |
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Pittsburgh Mars and Butler Ry. |
From Pittburgh and Butler St. Ry. (1907) in 1917, converted to bus in 1931.(PHBandNC) |
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Pittsburgh McKeesport and Youghiogheny RR |
Opened Nov 1883, acquired by the PandLE in 1884 |
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Pittsburgh Rys. |
Opened in 1895, became the Port Authority of Allegheny Co. about in 1990. |
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Pittsburgh Shenango and Lake Erie RR |
From a consolidation in 1888, became the Pittsburg Bessemer and Lake Erie RR in 1896. |
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Pittsburgh Westmoreland and Somerset RR |
Opened in 1906, abandoned 1920 in 1916. |
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Plant System (dba of Savannah Florida and Western after 1890) |
DBA applied to Savannah Florida and Western Ry. in 1890, became part of the Atlantic Coast Line RR in 1902.(SFandW) |
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Ponchartrain RR |
From 1831, to Louisville and Nashville in 1888. |
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Pontiac Oxford and Northern RR |
From Pontiac Oxford and Port Austin RR in 188, became part of Grand Trunk Western in 1928.(GTW after 1910) |
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Pontiac Oxford and Port Austin RR |
From 1883, became Pontiac Oxford and No. in 1888. |
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Pontiac Pacific Junction Ry. |
Opened in 1887, acquired by Ottawa Northern and Western Ry. on 20 Sep 1902 |
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Port Authority Trans-Hudson RR |
From Hudson and Manhattan RR in 1961. |
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Port Jervis Monticello and New York RR |
From Port Jevis and Monticello in 1886, became part of the NY Ontario and Western in 1902 |
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Port Royal and Augusta and#43; Port Royal and Western Carolina Rys |
Opened in 1878, became the Charleston and Western Carolina Ry. in 1896.(CoG 1889-1893) |
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Port Royal and Western Carolina RR (see PRandA) |
Opened in 1878, became the Charleston and Western Carolina Ry. in 1896. |
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Portland and Interurban Lines |
Official Portland Guide published in 1908. |
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Portland and Ogdensburg RR |
Opened in 1871, became part of the Maine Central RR in 1888. |
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Portland and Rochester RR |
Opened in 1866, acquired by the Boston and Maine RR on 1 Jan 1900. |
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Portland and Rumford Falls Ry. |
Opened in 1890, became part of the Maine Central RR in 1907. |
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Portland Consolidated Ry. |
Consolidation of city lines in 1904, became Portland Ry. in 1905 |
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Portland Electric Power Co. (PEPCO) |
From Portland Railway Light and Power in 1924, became the Portland Traction Co. div. Portland Transit in 1946. |
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Portland Eugene and Eastern Ry. |
Opened in 1912, became part of the Southern Pacific in 1915.(SP after 1913) |
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Portland-Lewiston Interurban RR |
From Portland Gray and Lewiston RR in 1914, abandoned in 1933.(Androscoggin Electric Co.) |
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Portland Railway Light and Power |
From Portland Ry. and OWP in 1906, became the Portland Electric Power Co. in 1924. |
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Portland Ry. |
From Portland Consolidated Ry. in 1905, became Portland Ry Lt and Power in 1906 |
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Portland Traction Co. |
Split From PEPCO in 1940, abandoned in 1950. |
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Portland Traction Co. Portland RR and Terminal Div. |
From Portland Electric Power Co. 1946, discontinued service in 1958. |
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Portland Transit Co. (see Portland Traction Co. div.) |
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Portsmouth Dover and York Street Ry.(beware copies!) |
From consolidation in 1903, acquired by the Atlantic Shore Line Ry. in 1905. |
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Portsmouth Electric RR (beware copies!) |
From 1899, converted to bus in 1925.(BandM after 1900) |
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Potomac Edison Co. (see Hagerstown and Frederick Ry.) |
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Poughkeepsie and Eastern Ry. |
From New York and Massachusetts RR in 1893, became part of the Central New England Ry. in 1907. |
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Prescott and Northwestern RR |
Opened in 1891, still operating as of 2005.Psgr. Svc. endedandnbsp;1945 |
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Prince Edward Island Ry. |
Opened in 1872, became part of the Canadian Government Rys. in 1914. |
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Princeton Branch RR |
Opened 29 May 1865, became part of the United RRs of New Jersey before Sep 1870(Camden and Amboy RR) |
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Profile and Franconia Notch RR |
Opened in 1879, became part of the Concord and Montreal RR in 1894. |
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Prospect Park and Coney Island RR |
Opened 1882, leased and electrified by the BrooklyRapid Transit Co. in 1899. |
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Providence and Taunton St. Ry. |
From 1898, acquired by Brockton St. Ry. in 1901.(ee Taunton St. Ry.) |
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Providence and Worcester RR |
Opened in 1847, became part of the NY Providence and Boston in 1888. |
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Providence Warren and Bristol RR |
Opened in 1854, became part of the Old Colony in 1891. |
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Provincial and New England All Rail Line |
Early through route between Portland and St. John.(St. John and Maine and#43; EandNA and#43; MC) |
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Public Service Company of Indiana |
From Interstate on 30 March 1931, acuired by Indiana RR March 1932(Indiana RR after 1932) |
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Public Service Company of New Hampshire |
From Manchester Traction Light and Power Co. in 1925, converted to bus by 1940. |
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Public Service Coordinated Transport |
From Public Service Ry. in 1928. Became Transport of NJ in 1971. |
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Public Service Corp. of New Jersey |
From omnibus consolidation in 1903, vested rail ops. in subsidiary Pub. Serv Ry. in 1907. |
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Public Service Ry. (NJ) |
Formed as subsidiary in 1907, merged with bus ops as Pub. Serv. Coord. Transp. in 1928. |
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Public Utilities Co. (Evansville) (see CERA) |
From Evansville and Southern Indiana Ry. in 1912, 1921. |
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Puget Sound Electric Ry. |
Opened in 1902, abandoned 1928. |
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Puget Sound Shore RR |
Opened in 1882, absorbed by the NP in 1898.(NP after 1885) |
