CHIEF ENGINEERS APPRAISE PENN CENTRAL

A "Chief Engineers' Report" compiled by the chief engineers of six major railways has indicated that it will cost $4.6 billion to rehabilitate the Penn Central. The report comments on yard and mainline track conditions, including ballast, rail wear, etc. Because of the extremely poor condition of the railway, the report stresses that rebuilding the railway should begin now and not wait for Conrail.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 55-56
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance of way
• Identifier Terms: Conrail; Penn Central Transportation Company
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084917
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1976 12:00AM