The New York Central Railroad (reporting mark NYC) was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. In 1968, the NYC merged with its former rival, the Pennsylvania Railroad, to form Penn Central. Penn Central went bankrupt in 1970 and merged into Conrail in 1976.

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In 1963 the B&O was acquired by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company and in 1980 became part of the newly formed CSX Corporation. In 1987 the B&O was dissolved when it merged into the Chesapeake and Ohio.

On April 30, 1987, the B&O’s corporate existence ended when it was absorbed into the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, which merged into CSX Transportation on August 31 of that year.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Today, more than 60 museums are located in Baltimore. They range in variety from the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum.

The Iron Horse
1830 – The Iron Horse Wins The race on August 28, 1830, between Peter Cooper’s diminutive Tom Thumb locomotive and the horse-drawn Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad car demonstrated the superiority of steam power.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was founded in 1827 and broke ground on July 4, 1828, for the construction of its headquarters and America’s first commercial railroad tracks.

The 10 Best Railway Museums in the US that Every Rail Enthusiast Should Know About and Visit!

Twenty-one Northern Pacific steam locomotives have been preserved: Two 0-4-0 engines (the Minnetonka and 8). The Minnetonka was built by Porter and Smith in 1870, and is now owned by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum and is on display in Duluth, Minnesota.