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Penn Central Company

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Penn Central Company former U.S. transportation company, formed in 1968 by the merger of the New York Central RR and the Pennsylvania RR . By the early 1970s the railroad was bankrupt; in 1976 the U.S. government created Conrail from the Penn Central and five other failed eastern railroads. In 1994 the company became an insurance firm, American Premier Underwriters. Conrail itself was taken over in 1999 by the CSX and Norfolk Southern railroads. Bibliography: See J. R. Daughen and P. Binzen, The Wreck of the Penn Central (1971, repr. 1999). Author not available, PENN... Read more
New York Central RR
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... of mergers, formed the New York Central and Hudson River RR Company, linking New York City with Buffalo ... and in the 20th cent. New York Central trains reached as far west as ... large railroads, the New York Central was one of the leading railroads ... City's food supply. The New York Central ... Read more
United States
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... sections: the fertile central lowlands, the agricultural ... rises from the central lowlands to the ... Pacific coast. The Central Valley in California ... northernmost section; the Central Basins and Highlands ... 50 states has a free and public primary ... chartered commercial company, the ... Read more

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Do owners have a fair chance of prevailing under the ad hoc regulatory takings test of Penn Central Transportation Company?
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum; 9/22/2003; Hubbard, F. Patrick Deery, Shawn Peace, Sally Fougerousse, John P.; 12845 words ; ... unconstitutional. Which is to say that a Penn Central taking, ... no less than a total ... investment-backed expectations under Penn Central. Id. at 632-636 (O'Connor, J ... restriction would be relevant under Penn Central, it is logical to assume that notice ... Read more
Cincinnati Holding Company Penn Central to Change Name. (Originated from The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/1/1994; Phillips, B.J.; 641 words ; ... there is one Penn Central employee left ... remains of the company archives and ... After the Penn Central emerged from ... interest in the company was acquired ... We felt the Penn Central name was, if ... way, says a company spokesman ... Read more
PENN CENTRAL MAY SPIN OFF SPRAGUE
The Boston Globe; 3/31/1987; Wendy Fox, Globe Staff; 229 words ; ... been independent. Penn Central, a diversified company based in Greenwich ... Sprague is a public company." David H. Street, Penn Central's vice president ... Sprague a separate company, Street said, the ... shares and those of Penn Central may be worth more ... Read more
William H. Moore Dies at 77; Tried to Save Penn Central
The Washington Post; 11/25/1992; Richard Pearson; 2138 words ; ... bankrupt Penn Central Transportation ... took over as Penn Central president ... around the company that had ... traveled Penn Central's system ... out of a company rail car ... Although Penn Central had headquarters ... million. A company that had ... combined ... Read more
Penn Central Looking to Sell Silver Spring-Based Vitro; No Buyer Found Yet for Defense Contractor
The Washington Post; 12/11/1992; Sandra Sugawara; 314 words ; The Penn Central Corp. yesterday ... defense contracting company based in Silver ... intelligence community. Penn Central is selling the company as part of an ... Montgomery counties. Company officials said ... operating officer of Penn Central, said that "the ... Read more
Central Penn's local center will expand to new location; As the suburban Harrisburg-based college tackles its projected enrollment jump here, it plans a $200,000-plus marketing campaign.
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 7/26/2004; Tim Mekeel; 509 words ; ... to change. In the coming weeks, Central Penn will launch a $200,000-plus marketing ... seeing a lot of us soon," said Central Penn's Rick Fox. The career-focused ... Business. With so much new space, Central Penn will have room for 20 classrooms ... Read more
Stuart T. Saunders Dies at 77; Former Head of Penn Central
The Washington Post; 2/9/1987; 1385 words ; ... training who headed the Penn Central, America's largest railroad ... merger with the New York Central Railroad to form the Penn Central Transportation Co. At the ... executive officer of the Penn Central until June 8, 1970, when ... 60. Two weeks later, the company filed for ... Read more
Conrail's big surprise: 20 years after its creation, scion of Penn Central thrives.(Business)
The Washington Times; 4/18/1996; Field, David; 805 words ; ... government bailed out the bankrupt Penn Central railroad by creating government-backed ... freight yards. Its core predecessor, Penn Central, was infamous for these standing ... 1, 1976, its predecessor was the Penn Central Transportation Company and five other bankrupt ... Read more
Bormann Revisited: Using the Penn Central Test To Determine the Constitutionality of Right-To-Farm Statutes
Brigham Young University Law Review; 9/1/2006; Gittins, Jeffry R; 8352 words ; ... explanation of the factors of the Penn Central balancing test. A. Penn Central's Application to Right-To-Farm Laws To see why the Penn Central test should be applied to ... regulation goes too far is the Penn Central test.140 B. The Penn Central Decision In ... Read more
National Penn to buy central Pennsylvania bank.
Morning Call (Allentown, PA); 9/8/2005; 648 words ; ... Blumenau Sep. 8--National Penn Bancshares leapt into ... community bank. National Penn, of Boyertown, will ... Financial is the parent company of Nittany Bank, which ... It gives National Penn ownership of one of ... operations. National Penn's deal is an unusual ... that it brings the company ... Read more

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