![]() ![]() Like the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and Ohio operated for over a century, but in 1963 the B&O became part of the Chessie System, which ultimately merged with the Seaboard System Railroad to become CSX. The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the 'Pennsy', was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia.It was named for the commonwealth in which it was established. ![]() The B&O did not serve Atlantic City, but it owned a controlling interest in the Central Railroad of New Jersey which did. ![]() RARE Vintage 1957 MONOPOLY Board Game Train graphic. The two also competed on nearly parallel lines from Jersey City to Washington. Vintage Monopoly Board Game 1957 By Parker Brothers Original Full Set Box Damage. The B&O and Pennsylvania were bitter rivals, particularly in the Pittsburgh region where the Pennsylvania legislature itself had blocked the B&O from securing earlier routes into the region to protect the PRR. From these beginnings, the B&O grew to serve much the same region as the Pennsylvania Railroad. The state of Maryland later gave the B&O a charter to build a line from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. Its construction in 1827 marked the first public charter for a major common-carrier railroad. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was originally chartered to build a line connecting the port of Baltimore to "a suitable place" on the Ohio River. ![]()
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